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“You can’t get there from here!” might well had been said often in Millinocket’s early days. Millinocket’s location was very different from many New England towns which were often situated on roads leading to nearby villages. Millinocket’s location, surrounded by woods, was serviced only by the B & A Railroad which passed nearby on its way to Aroostook County to haul potatoes to points south. The early logging operations of GNP were reached by a woods road that followed Millinocket Stream to...

Magic City Becoming Famous As One of Vacation Centers reads a 1932 caption in the local newspaper. Sub headlines read: IS NEAR KATAHDIN and Good Fishing and Hunting Abound Near Town – Good Facilities. The article (found in a Chamber of Commerce secretary’s repot book) has the name Frank H. Speed handwritten on it. Speed was secretary of the Chamber at that time. The article highlights some of the area’s attractions and that the town “is fast becoming a recreation center” and is...

The Millinocket Insurance Agency closed recently after many years of conducting business on Penobscot Avenue. The museum has recently received items from the business from third generation owner Robert Speed. From the beginning of town, Millinocket Insurance was the place to purchase railroad tickets. One item, a Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Time Table from 1907, has many rules and regulations “for employees only.” It outlines the movement for trains and includes “important...