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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"fish weirs X Life in a salt marsh depends upon the grass. Through photosynthesis the Spartina grasses (known variously as cordgrass, salt hay…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Dried on fish stages and salted, cod kept for many months and was easy to transport. Space for fish stages and wood to build them were needed and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Click to view Salt Marsh Tools Salt hay continued to be important to the people of Scarborough well into the 1800s, as it became a source of income…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Seine fishing (hand line fishing) was one form of fishing used by island fishermen. These fishermen were mostly fishing for herring."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"Clams were shucked (meat cut from the shell), salted, and barreled in fish houses on the flats of Blue Point."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"The market for salt fish expanded in 1800, leading more settlers to rely on fishing as a livelihood."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… how long to allow the brining to go on, how much salt to add and when, given the condition of the fish and the temperature."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Exports were salt and smoked fish, sardines, potatoes, hay, wood and other agricultural products. By 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Occasionally, when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"Hall saw them in use to “break up” the salt and fish in the brining tanks. Van Riper’s photograph of the Brining Room shows one ready to use."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… later converting it to the Electrolytic Marine Salts Company. Photo donated by Margaret Bailey. X Text by Jennifer Multhopp With images from…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Portland YMCA • “Klondike” – Electrolytic Marine Salts Co. established in Lubec • First Lubec High School class graduates (1897) 1900s 1900 •…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… resulted in increased acreage and thus increased salt hay yield. Clam diggers believed they were losing flats and that clams were worth thousands…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… were known for their skill in dealing with the salt-water environment, expertly handling canoes and hunting seal and porpoise."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… finish hauling early enough to undertake a second fishing-related job such as fishing for shrimp or dragging for hen clams."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"Fogg, John D. “Recollections of a Salt Marsh Farmer.” Seabrook, New Hampshire: Historical Society of Seabrook, New Hampshire, 1983."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Lumber and fish were bought and sold; fishing fleets sailed to the Grand Banks fishing grounds; and ships sailed to England, the West Indies and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… was named for Paoli Hewes, who established a salt works on the point in 1792. Hewes Point developed into Islesboro's second summer resort area in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"… of Much Grass" Can You Help the 19th Century Salt Marsh Farmer?   Transportation Through the Years Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway Maritime…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"People said to have had a Litchfield fishing rod were Henry Ford, William R. Hearst and the Duchess of Windsor."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"Work began and by the next spring Harold was back fishing from the Cappy. In a later diary entry, Queenie commented on the Cappy being repaired."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… the menu added bread, butter, meat, clam or fish chowder, and donuts. At that point, hot lunch cost from six to twelve cents a meal."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Mitchell Co., 1905. Snow, John O. Secrets of a Salt Marsh. Portland, ME: Gannett Books, 1986. Southgate, William S."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"To increase marsh salt hay production, he initiated one of the first diking experiments in Maine. His experiments attracted the attention of farmer…"