10/15/2026
Downtown Calais is filled with stories - some of which we still remember!
Some of you may remember Casey’s Barbershop when it was located on the corner of Main and Sawyer Streets, where St. Croix Subs is today. According to the St. Croix Historical Society, Mike Casey began his business in the old Flatiron Block, next to the St. Croix Hotel, around 1880. The business later became Mike Casey & Sons, and around 1900, moved across the street to the corner of Sawyer Avenue.
The cigar advertisement on the side of the building changed over the years. When Jake Chambers renovated the building, he had the advertisement repainted.
And if you step inside St. Croix Subs today, you’ll find a photograph of the old barbershop hanging on the wall. Look closely, and you’ll notice the tin ceiling is still there--a familiar detail that makes it easy to recognize the same space, even after all these years.
A little piece of Calais history that’s still with us today!
