Keywords: Waterfront, Fishing, Fishing nets, Fishing industry
Item 4152
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1854 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 11400
Repairing nets, Portland, 1934
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1934 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4
"459). He observed dip nets used to take the fish out of the brine, so they could be taken to the benches where “stringers” were working."
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"… and the resulting international trade in fish, furs and lumber led to the boom period of 19th-century wooden shipbuilding."
