Thanks for this history! My Great Grandfather worked for the Calvins and spent a lot of time on the island. He was captain of some of their sailing ships, the last one being the S.S. Dunn. He was known as Captain James Dix. His brother was a sailmaker on the island.
My great grandparents lived there for years , My grand father built a barn & dock there ,& My grand mother & great aunt worked for the Calvin,s They came to Kingston in the early 1900,s