‘Off the Grid’: Gun Shop Owner, Former Selectman Stephen ‘Smitty’ Smith Dies Unexpectedly after Returning from Moose Hunt
By Paul Sylvain
As he posted in his own words at the start of a weeklong moose hunt on Oct. 13, Stephen J. Smith is “Off the grid.”
Better known to most people simply as “Smitty,” the long-time, well-known, and often colorful owner of Smitty’s Trading Post and former Machias selectman, died unexpectedly on Oct. 19, shortly after returning from that northern Maine moose hunt. He was 70.
