Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail - Star #24 - Kingman 1879

The Sewall House in Island Falls, Maine. Theodore Roosevelt

spent many a night with the Sewall family when he was 

when he was visiting during three separate trips to the county

in 1878 and 1879. This image is c 1921 by Hermann Hagedorn

TRC 560.12-075 Houghton Library, Harvard University 

Updated 7-12-2026

May 31, 2026, Joe Banavige released this wonderful American 250 Tribute to William W " Bill" Sewall, TR's Maine guide (along with Wilmot Dow, Bill's nephew) 

Click here to see Joe's Substack post

    I first started researching Theodore Roosevelt in 2010. A volunteer at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine. I oversaw the Narcissus project (Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914). This initial research piqued my curious nature. I wanted to learn more about Theodore Roosevelt and his various visits to Maine.

    Twelve years later, that seed of curiosity has taken root and blossomed into the development of what is the Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail: Connecting Maine Communities. Insight throughout the State of Maine is what this trail provides by tracing and describing Theodore Roosevelt's connections with each of these communities.

Each community is identified with a star with a number or

a moose with a letter. The key to the logo landmarks is below.

Each moose represents a community that has an indirect

connection with Roosevelt, meaning he may not have paid the

community a visit, and there is a meaningful connection to Roosevelt

in that community. The stars indicate a community

that Roosevelt visited and probably engaged with the people.

And/or the local geography. As research continues, other

communities will be added to the logo.

Logo: "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders

Over the ensuing weeks, each of these

communities/landmarks with its Roosevelt

connections will have a separate page describing

details of TR's connections. Each will also

have a link(s) to local resources/venues.

Key by "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders

Today, we describe "Star 24" shown on the list (key) above - Kingman 1879

 I first learned details of Theodore Roosevelt's trips to "The County" (Aroostook County, ME) to stay at the Sewall House in Island Falls, with Maine guide William Sewall, from multi-award-winning Maine author Andrew Vietze. Andrew's 2010 book, Becoming Teddy Roosevelt: How a Maine Guide Inspired America's 26th President.

William "Bill" Sewall - c 1880 TRC 570.Se8-001

Houghton Library, Harvard University

    Theodore Roosevelt's first of three trips to Island Falls within twelve months, beginning in September 1878, would lead to a lifelong, endearing friendship with the Sewalls and Dows (Wilmot Dow was Sewall's nephew and also a Maine guide for TR).

    Theodore Roosevelt was an active writer starting at a very young age. He kept a journal for many years. Many of those journals are now in the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University. They were a resource for this post.

Roosevelt arrived in Island Falls on August 23, 1879. This would be his final visit to Island Falls. He would depart for Boston from the railroad station in Kingman on September 24. Here are the excerpts from the final entries in his journal for that trip...

 In his 1879 journal, Roosevelt writes...(Edits not made to the original writings)

Monday, September 22

Sewall, Dow, and I started in a birch down the Mattawamkaeg. We paddled downstream about 10 miles below the Lake, landing several times to look for partridges...I shall be very sorry to end this trip, and yet how I shall enjoy getting back to Harvard.

Tuesday, September 23

Started tolerably late, paddling down to below Wytipitlock, and then camping.

Wednesday, September 24

Paddled down through the dead water, about 12 miles, to Kingman, where I took the train for Boston. I was really sorry to leave both Sewall and Dow; I have had capital fun this trip, and have passed as pleasure a month as a fellow could. Am feeling as strong as a bull.

By Jove, it sometimes seems as if I were having too happy a time to have it last. I enjoy every minute I live, almost.

In the above accountings, TR mentions a "birch." That is a birch-bark canoe. 

He mentions camping along the Mattawamkeag to below Wytipitlock. Perhaps we could narrow down to close proximity of where that campsite was if we backtrack and measure about 12 miles from where he might have landed his canoe in Kingman. At this point, it's hard to say if the campsite was on the banks in Wytipitlock or the banks of Drew.

I haven't located any photos of the railroad station in Kingman, if there was a station in Kingman :)

If you know or have a photo, perhaps you'll consider sharing it with me for inclusion in this post.

William Windgate Sewall (with an ax) and Wilmot S. Dow

(with a rifle) at camp on Pratt Cove, Mattawamkeag Lake,

Island Falls, Maine. The file is dated circa 1921. However,

Wilmot died in 1891 (35 years old). So, this image is pre-1891.

TRC 560.12-053 Houghton Library, Harvard University

I strongly recommend you acquire a copy of Andrew Vietze's book, Becoming Teddy Roosevelt: How a Maine Guide Inspired America's 26th President. Great reading for all ages.

Paperback issue

Hardcover first edition copy

of Andrew Vietze's "Becoming Teddy

Roosevelt" PWM Collection

A great resource for TR's diaries

1877- 1886 - A Most Glorious Ride

Edited by Edward P. Kohn

PWM Collection

A portion of my collection of TR-related books :)

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Click Here: For the list of links to Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail Posts in Easy Order to View

We continue the restoration work on the 1912 Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban. 

Click Here: Narcissus Restoration-Related Posts

More than a century old, the stately "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem.  This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents first captivate, fascinate, then generate interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by donating today!

Click Here: Donation Options

The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition narratives.

Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban

     The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.

Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project

Independent book publisher Phil Morse, holding

Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

 Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive

Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail - Star #26 - Bible Point/South Aroostook - 1878

William Wingate Sewall at Bible Point, c 1921

TRC 560.12-109 Houghton Library, Harvard University

Update 7-11-2026

May 31, 2026, Joe Banavige released this wonderful American 250 Tribute to William W " Bill" Sewall, TR's Maine guide (along with Wilmot Dow, Bill's nephew) 

Click here to see Joe's Substack post

    I first started researching Theodore Roosevelt in 2010. As a volunteer at the  Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, I oversaw the Narcissus project (Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914). This initial research piqued my curious nature. I wanted to learn more about Theodore Roosevelt and his various visits to Maine.

    Twelve years later, that seed of curiosity has taken root and blossomed into the development of what is the Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail: Connecting Maine Communities. Insight throughout the State of Maine is what this trail provides by tracing and describing Theodore Roosevelt's connections with each of these communities.

Each community is identified with a star with a number or

a moose with a letter. The key to the logo landmarks is below.

Each moose represents a community that has an indirect

connection with Roosevelt, meaning he may not have paid the

community a visit, and there is a meaningful connection to Roosevelt

in that community. The stars indicate a community

that Roosevelt visited and probably engaged with the people.

And/or the local geography. As research continues, other

communities will be added to the logo.

Logo: "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders

Over the ensuing weeks, each of these

communities/landmarks with its Roosevelt

connections will have a separate page describing

details of TR's connections. Each will also

have a link(s) to local resources/venues.

Key by "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders

Today, we describe "Star 26" shown on the list (key) above - Bible Point/South Aroostook

Bible Point photo by Hermann Hagedorn, circa 1921

TRC 560.12-079 Houghton Library, Harvard University

  I first learned of Bible Point in Island Falls (ME) from Maine author Andrew Vietze. Andrew's 2010 book, Becoming Teddy Roosevelt: How a Maine Guide Inspired America's 26th President.

    Theodore Roosevelt's first trip to Island Falls was in September 1878. His father, Theodore Sr, had died earlier that year, and TR was still feeling the loss when he arrived in Island Falls. In TR's personal diary, he mentions reading his Bible while in Island Falls. And, on occasion, would take his Bible on treks into the woods to read. 

A great resource for TR's diaries 1877-1886 - A Most Glorious Ride

Edited by Edward P. Kohn

    In Becoming Teddy Roosevelt: How a Maine Guide Inspired America's 26th President. Author Andrew Vietze, through TR's entry in his diary, addresses how Roosevelt used the site while in the Maine woods in the Island Falls area on Sunday, March 2, 1879. (paragraph on page 48).

Hardcover first edition copy of Andrew Vietze's "Becoming Teddy

Roosevelt - PWM

On Sunday, he read his Bible, as was his custom, though he didn't allow himself to be housebound by his habit. He trudged out to a point near the south end of the Mattawamkeag Lake, near the confluence of the West Branch of the Mattawamkeag River and First Brook, where the huge water body narrows back into a river. Roosevelt found this lakeside grove, sloping down to the water, especially picturesque and peaceful, and he returned there so many times during his stays in Island Falls that it has been designated a Maine Historic Site called Bible Point.

    A few years back, I headed up to Island Falls to check out Bible Point for myself. Bible Point is mostly in the South Aroostook boundaries, just outside the property lines of Island Falls. 

Below is a YouTube video, or click here. The video of the adventure along Merriman Road and the mile hike to reach the site. A total of just under ten miles. 

This video story is made up of stills and video clips of the trek to the site. The description below fails to mention that Merriman Road was a gravel road with an active logging harvest at the time. The permits for the harvest were posted along Merriman Road. This made for a very interesting expedition to Bible Point. 

The description of the site at Maine.gov:

Location: From Island Falls, take the Merriman Road to its end, then follow the hiking trail along the western shore of the West Branch of the Mattawamkeag River for approximately one mile.

Bible Point, a 27-acre property near the south end of Mattawamkeag Lake, was made famous by Teddy Roosevelt, who visited the area beginning in 1878. As a young man under the guidance of his lifelong friend and guide, Bill Sewall, Roosevelt camped at the southern end of Mattawamkeag Lake and hunted and fished throughout the area. It is reported that each day, Roosevelt would take his Bible and hike to a beautiful point of land at the confluence of the West Branch of the Mattawamkeag River and First Brook, where he would read the bible.  A plaque was erected in 1921 by Roosevelt's biographer Hermann Hagedorn, and it reads:

Within this kiosk is a copy of Theodore Roosevelt's letter,

dated March 20, 1918, titled My Debt to Maine.

To see the entire text of TR's letter, Click Here.

TR buttons, courtesy of the Theodore Roosevelt Association

The buttons were removed after photo ops. PWM image

This plaque commemorates Theodore Roosevelt's love for the area. 

PWM image

"This place, to which a great man in his youth liked to come to commune with God and with the wonder and beauty of the visible world, is dedicated to the happy memory of THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Stranger, rest here and consider what one man, having faith in the right and love for his fellow man, was able to do for his country." Hermann Hagedorn (TR biographer)

Below, or click here for a video walk-around at Bible Point.

Walk around Bible Point video

Straight ahead to the point where First Brook

(on the right, just out of sight) merges with the West Branch

of the Mattawamkeag River (seen on the right). PWM image

Bible Point. PWM image

William Sewall is sitting on the chair between two tree trunks.

Looks like at Bible Point Photo by Hermann Hagedorn

TRC 560.12-076 Houghton Library, Harvard University

Notice the pair of trees with a seat between them :) I believe it's in

the same spot as the above photo. Bible Point. PWM image

PWM image

Mattawamkeag River. PWM image

Bible Point. PWM image

The seat between the trees. Bible Point. PWM image

Blogger selfie at Bible Point along the Mattawamkeag River.

PWM image

First Brook as it enters the Bible Point area. PWM image

Along the walking trail to/from Bible Point. PWM image

Evidence that a Pileated Woodpecker paid a visit? PWM image

Along the walking trail to/from Bible Point. PWM 10-6-2015

Along the walking trail to/from Bible Point. PWM image

Along the walking trail to/from Bible Point. PWM image

Some images along Merriman Road 

PWM image 10-6-2015

The left arrow had black letters has Bible Point written on it. PWM image

Collection area for harvested logs. Logs that have been delivered

by a skidder are then stacked by the machine seen in the

background here. PWM image

Harvested logs are stacked in a collection area. PWM image 

Starting at the top, the first star is in Island Falls.

The star below Island Falls is the beginning of Merriman Road.

It is about 7 miles along Merriman Road, heading southeast, that you

come to the next star. This represents where you turn left and travel

for about a mile. At the next star, Merriman "Road" ends, and a trail

for ATVs or Snowmobiles begins. Follow this trail for about a mile,

and you come upon Bible Point, the final star. The only time I saw any

signs of Bible Point was when turning left, about 7 miles in, there were

a couple of plastic signs with an arrow and Bible Point handwritten on

the sign. - Screenshot 10-9-2015

After having traveled along Merriman Road, these "veins" and small,

cleared areas along the road are known. The veins are trails made by

a skidder as it harvests and drags trees to the collection areas along

the road. These collection areas are cleared areas along the road where

the trees are stacked for loading. Screenshot 10-9-2015

An expanded view of harvesting trails and collection areas.

Screenshot 10-9-2015

Sign in the yard at the original Sewall homestead in Island Falls,

where Theodore Roosevelt stayed during his three visits in 1878/79.

PWM image

The original Sewall homestead, where Theodore Roosevelt stayed during his three

visits to Island Falls in 1878/79. PWM image

A portion of my collection of TR-related books :)     

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Click Here: For the list of links to Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail Posts in Easy Order to View

We continue the restoration work on the 1912 Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban. 

Click Here: Narcissus Restoration-Related Posts

More than a century old, the stately "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem.  This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents first captivate, fascinate, then generate interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by donating today!

Click Here: Donation Options

The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition narratives.

Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban

     The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.

Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project

Independent book publisher Phil Morse,

holding the Gold Book Award Winner plaque

Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive

Theodore Roosevelt in 3-D - July 20 at Teddy Roosevelt Days Event Opening at Seashore Trolley Museum

Theodore Roosevelt and William W. Sewall of Island Falls, Maine,

remained close friends from the first time they met in 1878, when TR

stayed at the Sewall House in Island Falls until TR's death in January

1919. Donna Davidge is the great-granddaughter of William W. Sewall

and has kept the Sewall House in the family. Ms. Davidge will

have a few personal family items, including several 3-D photographs

of TR (including the ones above) that guests will be able to

experience using the 3-D viewer. Ms. Davidge's  TR/Sewall items

will be on display only at Seashore Trolley Museum for the opening

gala of the TeddyRoosevelt Days Event to benefit the Narcissus.

Friday, July 20. Photo courtesy Donna Davidge

Guests will not need Dramamine to enjoy their

  The 3-D viewing experience of vintage 3-D photographs

of Theodore Roosevelt on July 20.

Friday, July 20, will be the only time the TR/Sewall

artifacts will be on display during the Teddy Roosevelt

Day's event weekend. See below for an online ticket

purchase link and more details on the weekend

schedule and guest speakers

for the Friday opening.

This beautiful original photo of First Lady Edith Roosevelt

is signed by her and dated February 6, 1903. Mrs. Roosevelt and her

husband, the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, were

close friends with Mr. and Mrs. William W. Sewall of Island Falls, Maine.

Donna Davidge is the great-granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sewall and has

kept the Island Falls Sewall House in the family. Ms. Davidge will have

a few personal items, like this framed, signed image of Mrs. Roosevelt, on

display at Seashore Trolley Museum for the opening gala of the Teddy

                                         Roosevelt Days Event to benefit the Narcissus.

Photo courtesy Donna Davidge

The Theodore Roosevelt/William W. Sewall-related artifacts

will only be on display during the opening gala, Friday, July 20

-- Seating is Limited  --

Friday gala opening tickets are available to purchase online.

The Friday Katahdin Expedition is SOLD OUT!

Tickets are $30 each. Click Here to Order Tickets Online

A Fundraising Event to Benefit 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban,

No. 14, Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the

Narcissus on August 18, 1914. The three-day event is hosted by
Seashore Trolley Museum.

2018 Teddy Roosevelt Days

a three-day event  being held

at
Seashore Trolley Museum

Kennebunkport, Maine

July 20, 21, & 22

A Benefit Event For the Narcissus Project

The Friday Katahdin Expedition is SOLD OUT!

4th Annual Teddy Roosevelt Days Event at Seashore

      As in previous years, the fundraising event to benefit the Narcissus Project will kick off with a Friday activity that requires tickets to be purchased in advance for the limited-seating gala opening. The Friday activity will include a reception, trolley rides, a guided tour of the Narcissus, presentations, raffles, a silent auction, and Theodore Roosevelt-related items for sale. All proceeds benefit the restoration and companion interpretation programs (Exhibits & Education Program Development) of the 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban, No. 14, Narcissus. 

Saturday and Sunday activities are open to the public with the purchase of general admission tickets to the Museum. 

Tickets for the Friday gala opening are available now to purchase online.

Tickets are $30 each. Click Here to Order Tickets Online. Sold Out

 Full Schedule for the Weekend Event:

The Mount Katahdin Expedition

Friday Opening, July 20th, 2017 - 3pm-8pm

Tickets to the Expedition are $30. Click Here to Order Tickets Online. Sold Out

(Each ticket includes an all-day Friday (July 20, 2018), a general admission ticket to Seashore Trolley Museum, allowed to attend the meet & greet reception, with light refreshments, two drink tickets (beer/wine), one raffle ticket, and a silent auction bidder #)

Friday Opening Schedule - Prepaid tickets required for this opening activity: Sold Out

3 pm         Guest arrival, check-in, silent auction preview

4 pm         Vintage Trolley Ride to Riverside Barn and walk to Town House Shop for Tour of 

                  Narcissus (currently under renovation) with Project Manager Phil Morse

5:30 pm    Reception at Exhibit Gallery, Visitor's Center with light refreshments (beer & wine) and                       silent auction (rare TR-related books, glass art, etc.) bidding ongoing

6 pm         Welcome & Opening Remarks: Mr. Phil Morse, Narcissus Project Manager, Seashore                          Trolley Museum - Introduction of each guest speaker  

* Presentation: Ms. Sheila Libby Alexander,  Board Member, Skyline Farm, and Carriage Museum,       North Yarmouth, ME - History of Skyline Farm & Carriage Museum, How the Libby Sleigh was acquired, and comments on the restoration of the art on the Sleigh by Conservator Nina Roth Wells.

* Presentation: Ms. Donna Davidge, Owner of  Sewall House Yoga Retreat, History of her

great-grandparents' National Historic Registry home and the William Sewall-Theodore Roosevelt family's life-long friendship. 

7:15 pm    Raffle, Silent Auction closes

7:45 pm    Vintage Historic Trolley Car exclusive trolley ride along Seashore Trolley Museum's                            Heritage Main Line

Tickets for the Mount Katahdin Expedition are $30. Click Here to Order Tickets Online

Seating is limited for the Friday opening, Sold Out

FMI contact p.morse31@gmail.com  

Following the close of last year's Teddy Days opening night
gala activities, the early evening trolley ride was aboard the
beautifully restored, 1901 CT Co. No. 303.
PWM photo

This Narcissus Blog post has details on both guest speakers below:
Donna Davidge from the Sewall House Yoga Retreat and
Sheila Libby Alexander from Skyline Farm & Carriage Museum

Speaker bio
Donna Davidge
Keenly interested in health and exploration, Donna (Amrita) Davidge is a highly experienced 500 E-RYT yoga teacher. She received her Master's in Nutrition in the late 70s, then acted and modeled (living in Europe from 1982-85) from the mid-80s into the early 90s. In 1985, Donna discovered Kundalini Yoga in New York City, practicing and studying this form as a powerful tool for healing and personal growth. Her teacher, Ravi Singh, encouraged her to begin teaching within a year. Pursuing yoga avidly, she became certified by 3HO and Yoga Alliance. She has been a full-time yoga and meditation teacher ever since and can be found in NYC during the winter months when she’s not at Sewall House. She has taught tens of thousands of hours in New York City in groups and privately, as well as in workshops in the Northeast, Canada, Italy, and Costa Rica. Her first yoga teacher was Yogi Bhajan, who gave her the spiritual name Amrita (nectar) in the late 80s. She has studied Ashtanga with Eddie Stern since 1999, Dharma Mittra since 1999, and Iyengar with Genny Kapuler since 2004. She views yoga as a way to grow from within and study the physical and emotional marks our lives make on us. Her teacher, Yogi Bhajan, said happiness is our birthright, so she explores ways to serve her students in a manner that can aid them in finding health and happiness in their own lives. Sewall House offered its first Yoga Teacher Training by request in 2009, with a small group of committed students. 

The Sewall House & Yoga Retreat in Island Falls, ME

Ms. Davidge purchased the Sewall House in 1997 to keep the

home in her family, and to keep the legacy of her

great-grandfather's (William W. Sewall) life and love of

nature alive. PWM 

Theodore Roosevelt, William Windgate Sewall, and Wilmot Dow,

ca March 1879, somewhere in the Island Falls area

TRC 520.12.-016 Houghton Library, Harvard University

Speaker bio:
Sheila Libby Alexander

A Maine native from Yarmouth whose paternal Libby family relatives landed in Maine in 1637. A friend of Dorothy Plummer donated the Libby Family Sleigh to Skyline Farm when Ken Sowles was putting the Carriage Museum together in North Yarmouth. A graduate of the University of Maine with a degree in History, with a Master's Degree in Library Sciences from Simmons College. Retired from a 36-year career at the Portland Public Library. Have been on the Board at Skyline for several years and, in fact, learned to ride there as a kid when Skyline was a riding stable, and I'm still happily riding almost every day.

The John Libby Family sleigh is seen here in a photo courtesy of

Skyline Farm and Carriage Museum in North Yarmouth,

Maine. The Libby Sleigh will be on display at Seashore

Trolley Museum during the 2018 Teddy Roosevelt Days

event to benefit the Narcissus on the weekend of

July 20-22, 2018

1) The John Libby Family Sleigh. John Libby was an early settler (the 1630s) in the Black Point area of Scarborough, Maine. W. S. Libbey, the builder of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban, is a descendant of John Libby (as is this blogger :) This sleigh is described as an "Early Painted Sleigh." The original artwork on the back exterior panel is exquisite.  Ms. Alexander's presentation will include a description of the conservation of the beautifully painted scene on the back of the Libby Family Sleigh.

                                    

2) A wagon from the late 1800s. Theodore Roosevelt visited Maine several times before his New England tour as President in 1902. His early visits to Maine included using horse-drawn transportation of the day. A passenger in a Stagecoach from Dexter to Greenville in 1872. Several trips in a wagon while visiting Island Falls in the company of Maine's William Sewall and William's nephew, Wilmot Dow, during guided expeditions in the Maine woods in the summers of 1878 and 1879. Also, as a passenger in sleighs during his February 1879 visit to Island Falls. He escorted his future wife in a pony-drawn buggy while they were visiting Mount Desert Island in 1880. As President, he was a rider in an open landau carriage pulled by horses in Portland during his August 1902 visit. You will learn more of these details over the weekend :)

Skyline Farm and Carriage Museum 

95 The Lane

North Yarmouth, ME 04097

Skyline Farm

A UNIQUE PLACE WHERE HISTORY AND NATURE ARE JOINED FOR LEARNING AND RECREATION

"Skyline Farm is a fabulous example of how historic preservation, land preservation, and adaptive reuse can come together to create a wonderful community resource." - Hillary Bassett, the Executive Director of Greater Portland Landmarks

At Skyline Farm &Carriage Museum PWM

At Skyline Farm &

Carriage Museum PWM

At Skyline Farm & Carriage Museum PWM

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Click Here: For the list of links to Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail Posts in Easy Order to View

We continue the restoration work on the 1912 Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban. 

Click Here: Narcissus Restoration-Related Posts

Being more than a century old, the stately "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem.  This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents first captivate, fascinate, then generate interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!

Click Here: Donation Options

The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition narratives.

Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban

     The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.

Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project

Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding

Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

 Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive