His
primary occupation though was Innkeeper. In an 1851 advertisement in the
Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, he is connected with the Massasoit House on the
Borders of Pushaw Lake. Interestingly, in the book The Story of a
Town: Glenburn, Maine 1822-1972, there is a discussion of four hotels near
Pushaw Lake, however no mention of Massasoit House. There is a reference
to the Perch House, the authors noting that it was "built by a Hasey"
and passed through a few hands until it burned in the early 1900s. The
Perch house was famous for its perch dinner and is mentioned in the Ben Ames
Williams’ novel Strange Woman. It is my current thinking is that the Massasoit
House and the more familiarly named Perch House were one and the same. This is further supported by a listing in A Business Directory of the Subscribers to
the New Map of Maine (which is undated but appears to be from about 1861) shows
J. H. Hasey with occupation of “Perch House.”
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Bangor Daily Whig and Courier
Friday, 25 July 185
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MASSASOIT
HOUSE ON THE BORDERS OF PUSHAW LAKE
JOHN
H. HASEYHas erected a new, large and convenient Hotel on the borders of PUSHAW LAKE, one of the most desirable watering places in the State of Maine, for the accommodation of travelers, parties of pleasure, invalids, and permanent boarders. The house has been built with special reference to this business, contains a large hall, and is thorough finished and amply furnished.
The distance from the City Hall of Bangor is seven miles over a good road. The house commands a splendid view of Pushaw Lake, with its beautiful green islands and its shores studded with the dark forest.
Safe and swift sail-boats for the accommodation of large parties, with experienced boatmen, are connected with the house, and are furnished with all necessary fishing apparatus for taking the White Perch, Pickerel, and other lake fish, which are abundant in the waters of the lake.
Every
attention will be paid to the wants, wishes, and comfort of visitors, and
parties may be assured of receiving full accommodations at any hour.
There
are very few pleasure resorts from the city of Bangor, and it is the
determination of the Proprietor of the Massasoit House that the excellence of
his accommodations and the variety of his means of promoting the pleasures and
diversions of his guests shall compensate for variety elsewhere.
JOHN H.
HASEY
Glenburn,
July 16, 1851
Selected Sources
- “The Massasoit House on the Borders of Pushaw Lake,” advertisement, Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig and Courier, 25 July 1851, p. 3, col. 1.
- Berry, Clyde G. and Naida J. Gallant,The Story of a Town: Glenburn, Maine 1822-1972 (Privately Printed for Glenburn Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1972), 102.
- A Business Directory of the Subscribers to the New Map of Maine, With a Brief History and Description of the State, Prepared by William Willis; also, Valuable Statistics and Advertisements (Portland: J. Chace, Jr. & Co., n.d.), 105.
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