Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"… together to carve life and a community out of the rugged landscape. It was first inhabited by native peoples."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"He started farm business and doing so was a very rugged man. When you ask about him most people would call him a gentle giant; he got that name…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"Also, quilts and spreads, carpets, rugs and plants, fancy work, taxidermy. The fair has been held every year since 1840 at the fair grounds on High…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Dark Harbor summer people valued a more natural, rugged summer experience, including walking on the stone beaches, family bon fire parties, and…"

Acadia National Park

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… their families to survive and grow within a rugged and sparsely populated region. Involving extensive physical labor indoors and out-of-doors…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"We have clambered up pathless glens to rugged summits; and we carried rations for only half a day, we felt nevertheless the spirit of explorers in…"

Maine State Museum

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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… primeval forest, stretching back from the rugged shores of a beautiful bay. No echo of human industry to break the silence of the savage region…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… there as they sang "In the Garden" and "The Old Rugged Cross." After the chilly morning service, everyone walked down to the social building on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… with the best materials since it would need to be rugged enough to haul away all the dirt from the excavation and bring in supplies as well."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Lumberjacks were strong, rugged men that were very skilled and talented people. They were so strong that they made hard tasks seem simple."