On this date in Maine history: Aug. 25

Aug. 25, 1894: Renowned poet and author Celia Thaxter (1835-1894) dies on Maine’s Appledore Island, in the Isles of Shoals, the inspiration for many of her poems. She is 59. Although she was born on the mainland – in Portsmouth, New Hampshire – and spent many years away, she is associated most closely with the […]Read More