Keywords: lobster car
Item 80342
Panorama of Friendship harbor, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Friendship Media: Photographic print
Item 31507
Pine Point Boatyard, Scarborough, 1928
Contributed by: Bruce Thurlow through Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1928 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print
Item 90188
Griffin property, Cliff Island Road, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Stephen H. Griffin Use: Dwelling & Store
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
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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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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2
"Boat Building: Lobster Boats and Skiffs Dory with Twin Girls, Scarborough, ca. 1905Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Later, in the years…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4
"Some time after Portland became electrified in the 1880s, the horse cars were converted to electrics or “trolleys.” By the early 1900s, electricity…"
