Calais, ME

We tried to find a geocache along the Calais Walking trail, but were not successful - where it seemed to be hidden was off the trail and there were lots of bees around, so we elected to pass. But, we got to see some pretty sights, which is part of the goal of getting out to geocache!

Pretty flowers (with bees in them) where we were to find the cache.

A view of the St Croix River and St Stephen, New Brunswick, across the river from us.

A neat little wooden covered bridge on the trail.

From one of the information boards there: 

The St. Croix River was once heavily navigated by vessels of all types, importing and exporting cargo of all kinds. With a tide that rises twenty-six feet, the river was navigable by the large vessels of yesterday, twice in every twenty-four hours. At low water, the river appears like a shallow stream running through a wide and deep valley. The riverbed, made soft by vast accumulations of mud and sawdust, permits vessels of any size to ground without injury.

The principal export from Calais and St. Stephen was primarily lumber. At the beginning of the river's history of commerce, lumbermen have required the use of vessels to bring their product to market. In 1797, tradition reports a vessel built in St. Stephen, and this is said to have been the first vessel launched in the St. Croix River above St. Andrews, New Brunswick.

Beginnings. The Settlement of the St Croix Valley, Rev J.C. Knowlton

 

Buildings in town as we were heading back to Walmart