Visit any small town in Maine, and you’ll likely be able to identify the buildings that have been the community’s gathering spaces over the years. In Brooklin, Maine, a town of just 827 year-round residents, one of the town’s longtime … Continue reading →

In the summer of 1893 the World’s Columbian Exhibition (or World’s Fair) in Chicago catapulted a number of brand names into their places in history. Pabst Best Select, which battled Budweiser for the fair’s best beer award, updated its can … Continue reading →

When Silas Lee and his wife, Tempe, moved into the grand, Regency-style house they called Elm Lawn in 1807, Wiscasset was the most significant shipping port northeast of Boston. High on a hill overlooking the busy harbor, their brick mansion was … Continue reading →