What’s in a name? Particularly if the conclusive – or persuasive – backstory remains elusive, buried in the swamps of time. So it is with the tiny Down East harbor facing the wilds of the Atlantic Ocean, known today as Bailey’s Mistake. Despite its tranquil façade, this blind inlet in a remote corner of Maine has been the scene of action for many hundreds of years, many more if the question includes the trail of the region’s original First Nation occupants - those who were forced to deal with both the English and the French invaders. This work explores the record, going back four centuries, creating a tapestry of legends all based on historical facts. Does one of them explain the inscrutable name? Maybe. Lieutenant Bailey's Mistake is the eighth book set in Down East or rural Maine from the author JD Rule.