Keywords: Fisheries
Item 60517
Sardine Factory B, Lubec, ca. 1915, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard
Item 12211
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.
Exhibit
Maine's ample woods historically provided numerous game animals and birds for hunters seeking food, fur, or hides. The promotion of hunting as tourism and concerns about conservation toward the end of the nineteenth century changed the nature of hunting in Maine.
Site Page
"… allowed Richard Wharton to purchase land and fisheries on Merrymeeting Bay but also reaffirmed the rights they retained: Nothing in this deed…"
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s
"… and sardine boats were built for New England fisheries, as well as an increasing number of pleasure vessels."
Story
Backup Captain
by Shannon & Asa Richards
Our family’s deep connections to the maritime and fishing communities
Story
Restoring the Penobscot River
by John Banks
My role as the Director of the Department of Natural Resources for the Penobscot Indian Nation
Lesson Plan
Maine Monochromatic Oceanscape
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson plan will give students an overview of the creatures that live in the Gulf of Maine, real and imagined. Students will be able to describe the creatures they learn about, first learning simple art skills, and then combining these simple skills to make an Oceanscape picture that is complex.
