Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… and shipped ice, as well as farmed the state's rocky soils. Biddeford and Saco were well known for ice harvesting, granite cutting, and cotton…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"Clara and Rocky Keezer, Passamaquoddy, selling their baskets at the Native American Festival, 2010. (Photo by Dee Lustusky) X Wabanaki dancers…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"The coast is dotted by small, rocky islands and beaches, graceful dunes, and lush marshlands. Two long thin fingers of land create a large, naturally…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"Most of Swan's Island shoreline is rocky, but there are a few lovely white sand beaches. Swan's Islanders on their bikes, ca."

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… London Farming in Maine has been a rough and rocky road. Almost four centuries ago, settlers from Europe began coming to the region that is now…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"Conditions such as a rocky or weedy field or digger break downs could hinder the amount of barrels filled."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"… since this section of the Maine coast is very rocky, and more dangerous than down in Massachusetts or even in southern Maine."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"The lake trout like the rocky shoreline. The salmon and brook trout are occasionally stocked to make fishing even more popular."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… and settlers like the waves crashing along the rocky shoreline. Many lives were lost on both sides, and for some time many of the settlers fled…"

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

"… water streams, saltwater rivers, beaches and rocky ledges, has been a site for fisheries, clam digging, lobster fishing and recreational activities…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… the wharf by a pulley and cable set into a small rocky island, Ringbolt Ledge, till they could safely get their sails up and maneuver out of the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… land along the Androscoggin River or upon the rocky hills. Their farms were widely separated, and they struggled for existence in the face of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… in good company and under good pilotage along the rocky shore, landing for our geological discoveries even as old Champlain may have landed for his…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"In addition, the rocky coast and frigid waters resulted in exhaustion and frequent injury to cast and crew."

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

"Rocky Cliff at Prouts Neck, ca. 1940Scarborough Historical Society & Museum By 1857, Homer had left the lithographer and his freelance career as an…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The rocky land was not easy to farm but they managed to grow rye, corn, beans, potatoes and other vegetables to survive."

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

"The rocky bed of the river has interfered somewhat with the pile driving, when it has been crossed, as it will be in a few days, and the intervale on…"