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The Free Press is the official campus newspaper of the University of Southern Maine. It was first published in 1972. It publishes a print edition weekly during the academic year, equaling roughly 22 editions a year. The newspaper has a circulation of 3,000 and prior to 2023 published daily on its website.
Camden made national headlines in 2010 after it was announced that the town would be giving some land away (2.8 acres and a run-down leather tannery) for "free", on the condition that a prospective business owner would have to pay $175,000 to the city of Camden and create 24 "full time" jobs. As of 2012, Camden had yet to find any takers. [18]
H. Allen Fernald (born June 1, 1932) is an American multi-millionaire, publishing executive, and philanthropist. [1] He is the owner and chairman of Down East Enterprise in Rockport, Maine, which publishes Down East and Shooting Sportsman magazines. [2] He was the Chief Executive Officer of Holt, Rinehart & Winston from 1995—1999.
February 19, 1982. The American Boathouse is a historic boathouse on Atlantic Avenue in Camden, Maine. Built in 1904, it is one of the nation's oldest recreational boathouses. It was built to house the 130-foot (40 m) yacht of Chauncey Borland, the first commodore of the Camden Yacht Club. It was listed on the National Register of Historic ...
The first library established in Camden was known as the Federal Society's Library, and was started in 1796 with a collection of 200 books. [ 3] At that time, Camden was a very small town consisting of 15 houses centered on the harbor. The Federal Society's Library operated for 34 years until the books were sold at auction .
September 24, 1999. The High Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved 19th-century residential area of Camden, Maine. Extending along High Street ( United States Route 1 ), the district has maintained its character since the 1920s, despite encroaching commercialization of nearby areas, and retains a cross-section of architecture of ...
March 22, 1991. The Chestnut Street Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential part of Camden, Maine, United States, which represents a cross-section of the town's architectural history, and of its transition from a shipping center to a summer resort community. The district extends south from the town common, along Chestnut ...
Curtis Island Light, originally Negro Island Light, is a lighthouse marking the approach to the harbor of Camden, Maine. [2][3] It is located on Curtis Island, which shelters the harbor from ocean storms. It was first established in 1835, and the present structure was built in 1896. The light was automated in 1972, and listed on the National ...