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Mackerel fleet, Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1894

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1894 Location: Boothbay Media: Photographic print

The mackerel fleet in Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Early Fish Canneries in Brooklin

By the 1900s, numerous fish canneries began operating in Center Harbor, located within the Brooklin community. For over thirty years, these plants were an important factor in the community.

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes showcases historic recipes, dating from the 18th century to the 1950s, like sweet treats, traditional favorites, promotional printings, medicinal concoctions, curious libations, and recipes that have fallen out of favor.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"He worked on the island as a mackerel seiner and was the captain of several schooners. Mackerel fishing declined in the late 1800s, and Smith may…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Mackerel fishing could be done from any size of boat. Vessels fit out in early spring, fished for mackerel in southern waters, and returned around…"

Backup Captain
by Shannon & Asa Richards

Our family’s deep connections to the maritime and fishing communities

Too Small to Have a Town Drunk
by Scott Maker

Vignettes from Downeast Maine