Antique quilts are revered today often for the sentimental value as well as the intricate hand-sewn detail and patterns. There is one type of antique quilt, however, that stands out from most others — the “crazy quilt”.
Why invite birds to your yard? Birds make great yard guests for many reasons. We know that the right trees on your property can increase its value, but adding birds to those trees can give an additional boost.
Harry Rufus Pipes was born in Presque Isle on Sept. 8, 1878, at the old Presque Isle House Hotel. His father, William, originally from New Brunswick, had moved to Presque Isle in 1876.
By Nancy Battick Peter Rowlett, a mathematics columnist for the magazine New Scientist, recently wrote a column of interest to genealogists. He’d discovered that one of King Henry VIII’s Masters of the Mint was a man named Ralph Rowlett. Peter wondered if he could be related to or descended from Ralph. Genealogists would tackle this […]
The City of Presque Isle has created a new arm extension of public information with an emphasis on social media. City officials recognize the indisputable relevance of social media in the past 20 years with its rapid growth, immediacy and easy access by local citizens, businesses and organizations.
To the editor:
The United Methodist Church just eliminated the 52-year-old stance that homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.
To the editor:
I am not a resident of Presque Isle, but I have family there and spend a significant amount of money there, so I feel that I have a right to add my 2 cents’ worth.
