Not our name, but our passion
The Peavey Memorial Library in Eastport, Maine was built in 1893 and named after Eastport resident Albert Peavey. Albert’s son Frank Peavey had left Eastport and owned a large grain company in Minnesota. Frank donated money for the establishment of the library as a memorial to his father.
Located on Eastport’s main thoroughfare Water Street the library is easily viewed as you walk along the waterfront.
Kjenstad is a modern covered bridge on the grounds of the Cole Land transportation Museum in Bangor, Maine.
Also on the grounds of the Museum is a Veterans Memorial Park.
A great memory of my parent’s retirement home in Pembroke was our weekly trip to the spring across the street from the Pennamaquan River to get fresh drinking water.
Pure cold spring water right out of the ground absolutely delicious.
My grandmother’s house was located on Fort Hill in Eastport and we had run through the grounds of what was Fort Sullivan when we were kids. The only remnants of the fort still extant was the crumbling powder house.
As the below postcard shows the powder house lasted for sometime somewhat intact.
Fort Hill is now dominated by Shead High School more or less on top of where my grandmother’s house was.
A restored officer’s quarters houses the Fort Sullivan Barracks Museum relocated to downtown Eastport.
Fort Sullivan was part of the coastal defense during the War of 1812 being directly across from New Brunswick, Canada. On July 11, 1814 the American garrison at the fort surrendered to the British fleet.
The Mount Desert Historical Society maintain a museum and garden in Somesville on Mount Desert Island.
You cannot miss the site as you pass the picturesque fairy tale bridge spanning the small pond next to the museum.
The small museum is surrounded by beautiful gardens wonderfully framing your photographs of the area.
The museum is open during the summer from 10:00 – 4:00.
Be sure to cross the bridge to see the 18th century Selectmen’s Building.
