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Keywords: Frozen

Historical Items

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Item 101363

Frozen harbor, Monhegan, 1934

Contributed by: Monhegan Museum Date: 1934 Location: Monhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 99424

Frozen remnants of the Biddeford City Building, Biddeford, 1895

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1895-01-01 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 101039

Unloading logs, Lake Pennesseewassee, 1939

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1939 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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How Sweet It Is

Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.

Exhibit

Ice: A Maine Commodity

Maine's frozen rivers and lakes provided an economic opportunity. The state shipped thousands of tons of ice to ports along the East Coast and to the West Indies that workers had cut and packed in sawdust for shipment or later use.

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Student Exhibit: A Friend in Need!

Sometime in the 1920s a 700 hundred pound moose fell through the ice, likely between Norridgewock and Skowhegan. She was rescued by a game warden and another man. Here is the story.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Logging truck, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… Description These trucks would come across the frozen lake from the woods to the mill in the winter."

Site Page

Camp Runoia

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98

"… and falls again The storm continues Everything is frozen Trees fall, the ice melts You can hear nothing, just silent After 3 days of wind and rain…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

My career as a wildlife biologist
by Ron Joseph

Rural Maine provided the foundation of a rewarding career as a wildlife biologist.

Story

From Pee Wee to Pro The Maine Way
by Danny Bolduc

I am the very first person from Maine to have played hockey in the Olympics and in the NHL.