Tag Archives: Spurwink River

The Clam Man of the Spurwink: Ivory Kilborn’s Shoreline Legacy

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Don Taylor

The Life of a Clam Digger on the Spurwink By Alfred Elden [Written for the Lewiston Journal.] Just before coming to ‘Mitchell’s erstwhile famous roadhouse, on the popular Cape Shore Drive a house closed, this year, but noted for half … Continue reading →

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Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

Posted on October 10, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society and Charlene Fenlason The first “roads” were not really roads but Indian footpaths through the woods. Generally, the trails followed firm ground rather than a direct course, avoiding swamps and hills … Continue reading →

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