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Item 8402

Tow boat La Tosca, Penobscot River, ca. 1900

Tow boat La Tosca, Penobscot River, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Item 100440

Boats at Norcross Wharf, Norcross, ca. 1915

Boats at Norcross Wharf, Norcross, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1915 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 3 Media: Photographic print

Item 23088

West Branch 2, Ambajejus, ca. 1950

West Branch 2, Ambajejus, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Ambajejus Boom House Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: T1 R9 WELS Media: Photographic print

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Steamboats "Rebecca" and "Fairy of the Lake," Moosehead Lake, ca. 1890

Moosehead Steamboats

After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.

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Grand Falls Expedition party, Labrador, 1891

Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador

"The Bowdoin Boys" -- some students and recent graduates -- traveled to Labrador in 1891 to collect artifacts, specimens, and to try to find Grand Falls, a waterfall deep in Labrador's interior.

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Carl A. Garris Jr. with lobsters, Portland, 1926

Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

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Quarry rails from the quarry dock to the quarry, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Sometimes the barges were towed away from the wharf by a pulley and cable set into a small rocky island, Ringbolt Ledge, till they could safely get…"

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3-masted schooner towed by tug boat in Saco River, ca. 1910

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… Lore, Leaders, and Legacy 3-masted schooner towed by tug boat in Saco River, ca. 1910McArthur Public Library Shipyard stamp, Co."

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The Reine Marie Stewart

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… eliminated as a cargo item, the Reine Marie was towed from Portland to Thomaston and tied at Dunn and Elliot’s wharf, where she became a floating…"