Crossmichael has a long and interesting history. Pictured to the left is Main Street probably around the 1920's. Note the car parked to the left. Many of the buildings shown here are still extant. In the distance, the village fountain and drinking trough can be seen. Though this was removed some time after the second world war, some artefacts still remain in the possession of local people, and there are plans to rebuild the fountain in a new location. The gap between the houses just forward from the people in the photo gives access to the road that now leads to the marina. Note the absence of kerbs, though cobbled pavements can just be discerned.

Crossmichael mill is situated north of the village on an unclassified road. This picture shows the waterwheel in operation. The mill was the original corn mill for Crossmichael and was latterly used as a sawmill. The building is now a ruin, with the broken remains of the wheel still visible to the rear. The present owner intends to restore the building to a dwelling.

Crossmichael station is now a private house, but the platforms can still be seen from the road leading to the marina. The photo on the left shows is taken looking towards Castle Douglas, the next station on the line. The line was single track from Castle Douglas across the moors towards Stranraer. Steam hauled throughout its life, the line sadly became a victim of Dr Beeching in the sixties. The signal box, out of shot to the rear of the cameraman, remained in place complete with roof until the early years of this century, when it succumbed to an attack of arson. Although the rails were removed soon after closure, much of the trackbed remains, and parts of the line can be walked, notably the section from Mosdale (at the other side of Loch Ken) to Loch Skerrow Halt, then on across the Big Water of Fleet viaduct to Gatehouse station.