Keywords: Maritime vessel
Item 148769
"Sunbeam II" passengers watching Norwegian vessel "Toronto" deliver sailboats, Bear Island, 1938
Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: 1938-05-06 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 10667
Wreck of the schooner Empress, Kennebunkport, 1891
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1891-10-28 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.
Exhibit
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2
"Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks Wreck of the Sagamore, Scarborough, 1934Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Shipwrecks…"
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Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: The Maine Shipyard
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students a close-up look at historical operations behind Maine's famed shipbuilding and shipping industries. Students will examine primary sources including letters, bills of lading, images, and objects, and draw informed hypotheses about the evolution of the seafaring industry and its impact on Maine’s communities over time.
