L.L. Bean’s former camp at the entrance to the Mill Stream on Great PondEric Hoogland, our past BHS board member and curator, led historical walking tours in the village for years. Below is a reprint of an earlier history of L.L. Bean’s relationship with the town....
Lot M. Morrill (1813-1883) was governor when the Civil War broke out.Lot M. Morrill (1813-1883)Belgrade has been home to its fair share of notable residents. Among the most prominent were Peaseley Morrill’s sons, Lot M. Morrill (born 1813) and Anson P. Morrill (born...
The Vanishing Judge: Joseph Force Crater and His Mysterious Maine ConnectionOn a warm summer evening—August 6, 1930—Judge Joseph Force Crater, a rising star in New York’s legal and political circles, stepped into a taxi on West 45th Street in Manhattan and vanished...
Florence Reed (1883–1967): Acclaimed Actress and Beloved Summer Resident of Belgrade, MaineFlorence Reed was a towering figure in American theater and early cinema, celebrated for her commanding stage presence, versatility, and passion for the dramatic arts. Born in...
E.B. White: A Life Rooted in Words and WildernessElwyn Brooks White—better known as E.B. White—was a beloved American author whose works have shaped generations of readers. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, in 1899, White was a gifted essayist, poet and children’s book...
Anna Held (1872 – 1918): Broadway’s Belle and Belgrade’s Brief StarAnna Held, born Helene Anna Held in Warsaw, Poland, was a luminous figure of the stage whose charm helped shape American theater at the turn of the 20th century. Best known for her partnership with...
When the early white mariners from England and France first came on the Maine coast in the early 1600s with some explorer a fisherman before that, they found numbers of Indians living here. In a fairly short period of years, Southern New England Indians were greatly...