Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"… a living history of the industries that have sustained its residents over the centuries. Join us as we explore the twists and turns of these island…"

Maine Forest Service

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Circus swing, Boston, 1853

"… of the boys leg at 2 say 7 feet the boy at 2 sustaining him without breaking his leg." View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"One traditional employment that helped sustain some through these times was the ice industry, which had started in Maine 100 years earlier and peaked…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"Try as they might the business could not be sustained. It was purchased by a Norwegian company in 2000 and closed in 2003."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"… resource, the homesteaders were able to be a self-sustaining community. They left the island infrequently to trade or purchase goods not produced…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… "poor man one mile high in the air all alone sustained by a cloth bag filled with gas." The journals and scrapbooks Martin wrote from 1864 to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"However, due to an injury sustained by Mr. McGregor while laying the main 24” pipe, and the onset of the winter of 1913-1914, work was stopped until…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… to life's problems, qualities which helped sustain them through the many challenges of the 20th century."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… a dozen part time, but the business could not be sustained. It was purchased by a Norwegian company in 2000 and closed in 2003."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… how the borderlands can best be revitalized and sustained in the future. Bibliography Print Resources Allis, Jr., ed., Frederick S."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… of the town's Chamber of Commerce mounted a sustained effort to attract doctors, dentists, attorneys, and other professionals to town."

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

"… Middleton struck a ledge off Higgins Beach and sustained a large hole in the bow below the waterline."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… bridge across the river at this place is to be sustained [principally] by oak and brown ash piles…."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"He died in 1962 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in New York City and is interred in a private mausoleum in the Bronx."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… any social service support or a land base to sustain them. While poor white families received public assistance, Maliseets were denied public…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… settlement using their own skills to build and sustain a growing town. (A History of Farmington Maine 1776-1885, Francis Gould Butler) Walton…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"These strengths should sustain the town as it welcomes its third century. Winter in Lubec Winter view of Lubec, from the International Bridge."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… amount of money, but this was barely enough to sustain it. Things began to change in the late 40s, 50s and 60s."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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