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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"Donald LeMoine sledding, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society Sledding was also a popular winter past time and there were enough…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"He is shown "haulling his pas dinner on his red sled Tiger in 1862," "mutilating his apple tree," with David Towle, wading in the mud in 1865; and…"

Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… wrote about his early gardens, his lameness, his sled design, national politics, his apprenticeship to and work for Doctor Increase S."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… day for us boys because you used to hitch your sleds to the ice wagons when they made the run up the hill empty, you know, after they unloaded the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Betsey, her young son and the baby rode in the sled. Another boy traveled with them and drove their three cows."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"… day for us boys because you used to hitch your sleds to the ice wagons when they made the run up the hill empty, you know, after they unloaded the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Babcock let me have his sled and helped me reload and haul my load up the Mason Wilson Hill with my own oxen."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… there were two choppers, some to tend to the sled and horses (called a teamster), and someone to help unload at the landing (called a yard man)."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… was a linen hose, a two-wheeled hose reel, and a sled for in the winter. They were paid around three dollars a year."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… buy the steam engine, and also about four to ten sleds to carry the logs. One last thing is that it took four men to operate this machine: an…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… reel that they could use in the summer, and a sled they could use in the winter. Every year after the station was built they raised more money to…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… of linen hose, a two wheeled hose reel, and a sled for winter use. The pay for firemen was either $3 per year or their poll tax."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… wagons, buckboards, sleighs, and four-runner sleds were driven by one or two horses. Dark Harbor Wharf, Islesboro, 1917Islesboro Historical…"