North Bath, Maine, is set on a beautiful peninsula surrounded by the Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers with Merrymeeting Bay at the headland. This glorious peninsula is rich not only in its pristine beauty but also in its history. In The Road to Down Street, native Nancy Dearborn Lovetere meticulously researched the very beginnings of her beloved hometown, from its seventeenth-century roots to its evolution as a thriving rural community, with farms, shipyards, mills, tanneries, blacksmith shops, lively Yankee characters, and more. Lovetere brings this historic Maine community to life with details and anecdotes that will delight not only locals, but also those who appreciate the wide-ranging magnificence of Maine's history.
The Road to Down Street
Written by Nancy Lovetere
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 220
Genre: History | Nonfiction
Ages: All
ISBN: 978-1-934031-40-7
Publication Date: 2011
Dimensions: 6.0 x 9.0 x 0.63
Shipping Weight: 0.75 lbs.
Nancy Dearborn Lovetere (1944-2009) grew up in North Bath on the Kennebec River and Merrymeeting Bay. She was a lifetime member of three state Societies of Mayflower Descendants. Grandmother and marathoner, she shared a triangular existence in Connecticut, Maine, and Florida with her husband, John, until her death in 2009.