Keywords: fire boat
Item 9361
1937 Chevrolet fire truck, Presque Isle, ca. 1959
Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: circa 1959 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 103739
Fire on Hobson's Wharf, Portland, 1934
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship
Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
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
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976
"Many of the townspeople went out in boats to help others. Many loans were needed to rebuild all of the businesses that were damaged during the flood."
Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
