Frank Ginn Farm on the Ginn Road in Fort Fairfield. All buildings except the potato house are still there. Lots of trees now too. Mr. Ginn hated trees. Swam in that pond across the road all summer as a kid. Even Mr. Ginn's apple tree is still in front of the machine shed.

Not sure but I think this is where Ed and Anita Bemis lived from the late 70s through the 80s. Spent a few weekends out there with Frank.

Randy, Thanks for making the notes about all the farms in the neighborhood. Love it! Jim Carter gave us an old photo with that old apple tree in it. It 's our favorite tree.

Enoch Ginn settled on the property in the 1850's. There was a log cabin initially built along side of the stream behind the potato house, the current home structure was built some time in the late 1850's or early 1860's. Enoch's son Odbrey lived in the home after Enoch and then Odbrey's son Frank had the farm. Besides raising potatoes he had a significant number of races horses. There used to be a dance hall just down the road from the farm called Ginn's Pavilion, dances were held there from the 1920's through the early 1950's.

How wonderful to see my Grandfathers farm.

My family - The Lebel family from St. Francis would move to the Ginn Farm every fall and our large family with the help of some Canadian workers would harvest the crop. Long lasting wonderful memories of the farm. I drive by there every time I'm in the county.

I would like to know if the Ginn Pavilion was on the east or the west side of Densmore Road? And where was the parking area?

I believe I had the Bemis property listed swhen I had a real estate office in Presque Isle from 1977 to 1980.

Hi John, thanks for sharing your connection to the Bemis property! It's fascinating to hear about your real estate office in Presque Isle during the late '70s. Since the aerial photo was taken in 1965, we'd love to know if anything significant changed on the property over the years. Do you happen to recall any distinctive features or landmarks from that time? Were there any specific memories or stories associated with the property?

I bought the Ginn farm which included the dance hall in 1976. I opened it to the public for 5$ admission fee which included the cost of the band and all the beer you could drink.It was located on the north west side of the Ginn or Marshall rd. line dividing Presque Isle from Fort Fairfield.
There was parking for about 50 cars to the west of the building but during the parties I had. cars were parked along both sides of the Ginn and Marshall roads.
State police shut it down, sighting floor strength (there were hundreds of people attending) and exit door issues.
Whenever the dancehall was open, word got out and the people just flocked to it.

This farm was once owned by my great-great-grandfather Enoch Ginn. My great-grandfather was Joseph Linton Ginn a son of Enoch and once owned a part of the property which later his brother Odbrey owned it. I understand that a portrait of Enoch Ginn once hung over a fireplace. Also my sister-in-law said that the house was shown on a program “If Walls Could Talk”.

Frank Ginn had a race horse named Marcia Brewer I believe. Anyone remember? I lived in the next house east in Fort Fairfield. The Ginn farm was the next farm west in Presque Isle.

Hi Guy! How fascinating to hear about the history of your family's farm in Aroostook County, ME! We'd love to learn more about your great-great-grandfather Enoch Ginn and the changes that have occurred since the photo was taken in 1965. Do you have any memories or stories from that time? Also, we're curious about the type of farming that took place on the property.