Lewiston (Me.)]]> Lewiston (Me.)--Newspapers]]> Franco-Americans--Lewiston (Me.)]]> Second row: F. X. Guay; Albert Bedard; Odule Laplante; Joseph Belanger; N. L. Gendreau; Mr. Runneau.
Back row: Corine Gauthier (Dumais); Loretta Vachon; Blanche Verville (Sutton); Camile Lessard (Bissonnette).

Camile Lessard would go on to write the book "Canuck", which was printed by Le Messager.

Le Messager was the oldest and longest-running French newspaper in New England. It began printing in 1880 and ran through 1966. The later paper moved to a larger location at 223 Lisbon Street in Lewiston, where the outlines of the name "Le Messager" can still be seen on the façade.]]> Unknown]]> 1890]]>