Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The logs sometimes got caught up on rocks, stopping the ones behind or even forcing them under. The loggers used poles, booms and even dynamite to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"The log work it seems to me cannot be done most satisfactorily by day work as it is of the utmost importance that it be done perfectly."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"… Star Coater, which would be placed in the north yard of the Rumford Mill. This addition would require many alterations and additions to processes…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Farm. Yard with horses, wagons, milk cans-needed) and brought new business to Lowell’s Store. Croswell's Store c."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… bigger and thicker ones were used for the softest logs while the thinner axes were used for the hardest logs."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… Public crew on hand works to secure hundred of yards of rope to the tree. Presque Isle Historical Society Cutting down the National…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… suppliers of materials needed to construct the yards and vessels. Prosperity Eastport was captured and occupied by the British from 1814 until 1818…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… between three miles at its widest point and a few yards at the Narrows, depending on the tide. The bedrock geology of Islesboro and surrounding…"