North Ellsworth Auction Co.

03/01/2026

📍 367 Bar Harbor Rd Trenton ME

02/01/2026

♥️🤍💙 Happy New Year!!!

31/12/2025

We meant to share this this morning and got side-tracked with the ice!!! TODAY 1/31 is the last day til Spring for Two Old Goats Antiquities and Artisans and they are open til 4!!!
📍 749 Bar Harbor Rd Trenton ME

30/12/2025

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Object of the Day: Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

H. MYERS (Henry Remmey at Henry Myers' Baltimore Stoneware Manufactory) Water Cooler. Sold for $120,000 in our Spring 2024 auction:

https://www.crockerfarm.com/stoneware-auction/2024-04-05/lot-8/Highly-Important-H-MYERS-Henry-Remmey-at-Henry-Myers-Baltimore-Stoneware-Manufactory-Water-Cooler/

30/12/2025

🎥 WOW, we forgot had such a stellar cast!!! It was released in 1999, which means it’s . 🩶🖤🤍

⁉️ What’s your favorite ?
📌 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl,_Interrupted_(film)

29/12/2025

🪴 Just another reason to look forward to SPRING!!! 🇺🇸

We are officially closed for the 2025 season!
From Mary & Ray, their Staff, and all their Vendors...Thank You!
We will see you in Spring 2026!

28/12/2025

⁉️ Are you making a New Year’s Resolution ⁉️

📚 New Year’s resolutions have evolved over 4,000 years, shifting from ancient religious rituals and oaths of loyalty to modern personal goals for self-improvement.

Ancient Origins

Ancient Babylon (c. 2000 BCE): The Babylonians are credited with the first recorded New Year’s celebrations and pledges. During the 12-day Akitu festival (held in mid-March during the spring planting), they made promises to their gods to repay debts and return borrowed farm equipment. Keeping these vows was believed to secure divine favor for the coming year.

Ancient Rome (46 BCE): After Julius Caesar reformed the calendar and established January 1 as the New Year, Romans made sacrifices and promises of good conduct to the god Janus. Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, was depicted with two faces—one looking back at the past year and one looking forward to the future.

Medieval and Early Modern Eras

The Vow of the Peacock: In the Middle Ages, knights practiced the "Peacock Vow" (or Vow of the Pheasant) at the end of the year. They would place their hands on a live or roasted peacock and renew their vows to chivalry.

Early Religious Services: By the 18th century, religious leaders like John Wesley, founder of Methodism, created Covenant Renewal Services (often called "Watch Night" services). These were intended as spiritual alternatives to rowdy celebrations, where congregants would reflect on past sins and resolve to be better servants of God.

Personal Pledges: One of the earliest written uses of the term under the heading "Resolutions" was found in the 1671 diary of Scottish writer Anne Halkett, who pledged, "I will not offend anymore".

Rise of the Modern Tradition

The "New Year Resolution" Phrase: The specific phrase "New Year resolution" first appeared in a Boston newspaper in 1813.

Satire and Popularity: By the early 19th century, the habit of making and breaking resolutions was so common that it began to be satirized in magazines like Walker's Hibernian Magazine (1802), which published joke resolutions for public figures.

Secularization: Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the tradition shifted from religious accountability to individualized self-improvement. Modern resolutions often center on physical health (exercise, dieting), financial stability (saving money), and productivity.

📌 www.almanac.com
📌 www.nationalgeographic.com
📹 becauseisaidiwould.org - https://youtu.be/OHqIlFi79aA

26/12/2025

📍 4 Park St Cherryfield ME
❄️ Pretty day to take a trip Downeast!

25/12/2025

🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!
*Sorry, Buzzy deleted the last post. He has promised to stop touching the social media!! 🤣 If you’d like to retaliate, you can text him good tidings at 207-479-3442.

23/12/2025

♥️ It’s that time of year!!! We love vintage recipes. What’s your favorite?!

20/12/2025

💫 What’s the coolest thing you’ve found at ?