Dan ’61 and Ann Pinkham outside of Lakehurst Lodge on Dec. 15. The Pinkhams have owned and operated Lakehurst Properties in Damariscotta with their family members since 1969. (Nate Poole photo)

Characters of the County: Ann and Dan Pinkham: From Classrooms to Cabins

by Nate Poole for The Lincoln County News

Lincoln County is the kind of place where certain last names tell a story and invoke memories for longtime residents. Pinkham is one of those names, and Ann and Dan Pinkham are two of the best candidates to explain and exemplify why.

The couple met at the University of Maine in 1961. They both enrolled in an art class with Vincent Hartgen to fulfill their general education requirement. Dan was a forestry student and Ann was studying education. Ann had gotten Dan’s attention, and, one day he decided to make sure he got hers.

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Originally published December 27, 2021 in The Lincoln County News. Click on the link above to read the full article.