Elroy Johnson: Man of the people
Almost everyone familiar with Bailey Island has, at one time or another, made their way to Land’s End and seen the statue of a lobsterman looking out over Jaquish Island and the waters of Casco Bay.
Read MorePosted by Joann Gardner | Apr 2, 2023 | History
Almost everyone familiar with Bailey Island has, at one time or another, made their way to Land’s End and seen the statue of a lobsterman looking out over Jaquish Island and the waters of Casco Bay.
Read MorePosted by Joann Gardner | Nov 3, 2022 | Columns
For most of her 80-plus years, Marjorie Johnson lived in a modest house on Bailey Island, on the side of a hill overlooking Mackerel Cove. Her father was a fisherman; her mother, the proprietor of a summer boardinghouse and cottages known as The Willows.
Read MorePosted by Joann Gardner | Aug 5, 2022 | History
Esther Sayles Root (right) with Marjorie Crocker in the author photo for “Over Periscope...
Read MorePosted by Joann Gardner | Jul 4, 2022 | History
Michael Sinnett’s grave is in the cemetery behind the old meetinghouse in Harpswell Center....
Read MorePosted by Joann Gardner | Jun 9, 2022 | History
A view of Will’s Gut from Orr’s Island, looking toward Bailey Island and Water Cove....
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