Author Description

Guilford, Maine: Stories from a Mill Town is a warm, clear-eyed portrait of a small Maine mill town across the 1950s–1970s—told by someone who grew up there, left, and never stopped carrying it around in his pocket. From snow-packed winters and church suppers to long summer twilights by the river, these pages capture the everyday moments that made Guilford feel like home. You’ll revisit the places and characters that shaped a community: the Gold Nugget handing out root beer floats, Goulette’s IGA with its oddball treats and special orders, Davis Brothers Store and a Saturday spent flipping through record bins, the Guilford Memorial Library—part refuge, part launchpad—and the night the Koritsky Block fire turned the sky orange. You’ll meet people as unforgettable as Donald Davis, K1BUC, “the Old Milkman,” Dr. George C. Howard, and a bulldozer wizard named Tommy Thompson who could shift gears with one good arm. Local history with a heartbeat — mill life, Main Street, and the families who kept the town going. True stories, gently polished — nostalgic without being sentimental. Perfect for Guilford natives, New Englanders, and anyone who loves small-town Americana. Part memoir, part community scrapbook, Guilford, Maine: Stories from a Mill Town preserves the voices, places, and hard-won pride of a town that taught its kids how to work, how to help, and how to belong. Whether you grew up in Piscataquis County or a thousand miles away, this book will feel like stepping back onto a familiar street and hearing someone call your name. Open the book and come home to Guilford.