Orr’s Island man, 96, emerged from WWII to pioneer a new way of childbirth in America
Dr. Philip E. Sumner in 2002. Now 96, Sumner was a machine gunner with the U.S. Army during World...
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Category: History
Before the Harpswell Anchor, there was the Casco Bay Breeze
The nameplate of the Casco Bay Breeze. Published in the early 1900s, the seasonal newspaper...
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Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay found solace on Ragged Island
Edna St. Vincent Millay on Ragged Island. (ROCKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY PHOTO) Poet Edna St....
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New monument on Orr’s honors 171 island veterans
Dr. Philip Sumner rings the bell on the new veterans memorial at the Orr’s Island Cemetery...
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‘A sense of discovery’: Bailey Island photographer reflects on globe-trotting career
Robert Freson on the porch of his Bailey Island home, next to the “message stones” he...
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On Orr’s Island, former ambassador wants to change minds about Haiti
Pam White and her husband, Steve Cowper, pose for a photo with Haiti’s president and first...
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Harpswell’s Merriconeag Yachting Association celebrates 100 years
Dr. Roland Otto “RoRo” Meisenbach and his wife, Marion Vinal Meisenbach. RoRo Meisenbach’s vision...
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