Maine Memory Network

Lobster fisherman poster, 1963

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1963 Media: Photographic print

"Sunbeam III" at sea, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: circa 1950 Media: Photographic print

Southard property, Church Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cecile A. Southard Use: Dwelling

Fishermans Shack, Commercial Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jones real estate Company Use: Fishermans Shack

John Dunn, 19th Century Sportsman

John Warner Grigg Dunn was an accomplished amateur photographer, hunter, fisherman and lover of nature. On his trips to Ragged Lake and environs, he became an early innovator among amateur wildlife photographers. His photography left us with a unique record of the Moosehead Lake region in the late nineteenth century.

Student Exhibit: Ice Harvesting

Ice Harvesting was a big industry on the Kennebec River. Several million tons of ice could be harvested in a few weeks. In 1886 the Kennebec River topped the million ton on ice production.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"When that stock was depleted, fisherman would adjust to catch another variety. Men who worked making, Swan's Island, ca."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"… people and the itinerant New England fisherman who remained the region’s primary European population."

Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick

A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman

Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
by anonymous

Carlo Giobbi on his family's Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square