Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
A Sea Captain and the House He Built
From Kittery to Calais, Maine’s coastal towns and cities are graced with 19th-century homes built by the state’s prosperous shipbuilders, vessel owners, and sea captains. In Brunswick, one of the most notable is the Captain George W. McManus House of 1858.
Clara Martin and the Earliest Guide for Mount Desert Island Tourists
One of the earliest guidebooks to Mount Desert was written by a woman, Clara Barnes Martin.
Memories of Early Schooner Days
A schooner hand recalls his years on the water
Early Photos Tell the Gritty Story of Maine’s Granite Industry
Early photos tell the gritty story of Maine’s granite industry
Edward Robinson’s Pictorial Legacy
Early photographs of Monhegan capture a vanishing way of life.
George Hathaway
Portland’s prolific marine artist, George Hathaway, got his start painting furniture.
Governor Baxter and the Making of a Historian
Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth explains how early encounters with Gov. Percival Baxter inspired his career.
Henry Peabody
Henry Peabody took Maine lighthouse photography to a new level.
Preserved In Stone
During Maine’s great age of sail, several prominent mariners were immortalized in larger-than-life stone sculptures. Today these impressive monuments are poignant reminders of people who helped to shape the state’s maritime economy.
