This column offers a look back at the history of the Midcoast mined from the pages of back copies of The Courier-Gazette and even the Lime Rock Gazette, which started in 1846.

Daniel Dunkle is editor of The Courier-Gazette. He lives in Rockland with his wife, Christine, two children, and two cats. He started his newspaper career as a cub reporter with The Courier-Gazette in 1998. He is author of the historical/sci-fi novel, "The Scrimshaw Worm," available on Amazon.

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