Apr 27, 2013 · Whales Back Granite Quarry, Sullivan, Maine – Quarries and Beyond. The trademark for the granite quarried from the Whales Back quarry is . By Roger M. Woodbury, Original Owner and Operator of the Quarry, November 2010 . wife and I decided to begin after selling some investment property in Ellsworth.. for us to leave the business making the company an employeeowned .