Maine Memory Network

Interior of bateau, Patten, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Patten Media: Photo negative

Bateau on the West Branch of the Penobscot River, ca. 1910

Courtesy of John Howard, an individual partner Date: circa 1910 Media: Glass negative

Northern Threads: Adaptive reuse

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring up-cycled and reused historic fabrics.

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… the same Reuben Colburn who had built the leaky bateau for Benedict Arnold’s ill-fated assault on Quebec City in 1775, joined with several others…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"The army split up, four men to a bateau. Two men would pole the boat, while the other two would walk on shore to relieve them later."