Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"A steamboat even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove. Started in 1839, the village shipyard was located at the present day town landing."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The Rockland, Blue Hill, Ellsworth Steamboat Company, which later became part of the Eastern Steamship Company, offered high class transportation to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Soon the steamer Rockland was stopping in Southwest Harbor on its way to Machias. This was its only Mount Desert stop, and the village would become…"

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

"… 1894 this old mail route was discontinued and a steamboat company contracted to bring the mail daily from Rockland to Old Harbor This is a much…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… in The New York Times: “In a thick fog the Eastern Steamboat Company’s steamer Cumberland and the United Fruit Company’s steamer Admiral Farragut…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Wharves were built at several points on the island for the convenience of these steamers and the islanders."