A GLIMPSE OF OLD PEAKS ISLAND BY ALICE BOYCE, EUNICE CURRAN, ELLIN GALLANT, & JOYCE O’BRIEN

Living on an island in Casco Bay may seem a boring existence, but the authors assure readers that life was fun and event-filled all the time. The writers are all residents, so they should know their subject! ALICE BOYCE, a lifelong resident of Peaks Island, Maine is a retired bank employee. She lives in the family home where she and her four brothers and sister grew up. EUNICE CURRAN, a lifelong resident of Peaks Island, Maine and her late husband, John, also an islander, raised their three children on the island. Eunice was employed by the City of Portland, Maine and retired as City Clerk. ELLIN GALLANT and her sister Joyce O'Brien were raised on Peaks Island. She returned to Peaks Island after retiring from a business career in California. She and her husband, Frank, live in her family home. RETA MORRILL was born on Peaks Island, Maine married Tom. a fellow islander and raised five children. The family traveled extensively while Tom was serving in the military. They returned to the island after Tom's retirement. Reta now resides in her childhood home. JOYCE O'BRIEN and her late husband, Jim, raised their four sons in Portland, Maine and spent summers on Peaks Island. After Jim's retirement they moved to the island permanently. Paperback 160 pages