Keywords: Ice
Item 23128
Moving ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1963
Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1963 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 1203
Ice scraping, Bowdoinham, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Bowdoinham Media: Photographic print
Item 89174
Downes property, East End Avenue Near Ice Pond, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Cynthia A. Downes Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 70946
Ice House, Presumpscot Street (rear), Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Canadian National Railroad Use: Ice House
Item 151146
General Ice Cream Corporation building, Portland, 1967
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1967 Location: Portland Client: General Ice Cream Corp. Architect: Wadsworth, Boston & Tuttle
Item 151551
John S. Hyde farmer's cottage, Bath, 1913-1915
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1913–1915 Location: Bath Client: John Sedgwick Hyde Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting
"Forty-two ice houses like “Ice Mania”, covered the shores of the Kennebec River. Ice men are guiding ice blocks toward the steam-powered conveyor…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98
"Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98 Ice Written By Tiffiny McCollett and Ashley Boerner Ice thickly covered every little branch and glittered…"
Story
Come back to Maine, I did!
by Dan Bolduc
Reflections and the value of Maine from a former pro hockey player from Waterville
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.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Health Education & Physical Education, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to myriad communities in Maine, past and present, through the universal lens of sports and group activities. Students will explore and understand the history of many of Maine’s recreational pastimes, what makes Maine the ideal location for some outdoor sports, and how communities have come together through team activities throughout Maine’s history.
