Keywords: sport fishing
Item 104841
Phil James and his catch, ca. 1935
Where was Phil James fishing?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1935 Media: Glass Negative
Item 78725
President Dwight D. Eisenhower fishing, Little Boy Falls, 1955
Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1955 Location: North Oxford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.
Exhibit
Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports
"… High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the Press…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports
"Sports Organized Sports Swan's Island softball team, ca. 1978Swan's Island Historical Society Much as the 1950s were all about the Brooklyn…"
Story
Swimming with Jellyfish
by Cathy. L
At the age of 19 Cathy attended an Audubon Camp at Hog Island.
Story
Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins
The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Health Education & Physical Education, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to myriad communities in Maine, past and present, through the universal lens of sports and group activities. Students will explore and understand the history of many of Maine’s recreational pastimes, what makes Maine the ideal location for some outdoor sports, and how communities have come together through team activities throughout Maine’s history.
