Maine Memory Network

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

"Eventually lobster boats of about 26 feet in length were designed with inboard engines. Use of gasoline or diesel engines enabled lobstermen to fish…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"… the Exhibits Scavenger Hunt   These lessons are designed to promote skills in visual analysis, historical interpretation, and critical thinking."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… first summer population in 1868 when the steam boats made regular trips between Bangor and Ryder Landing."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"The highway has been designated a national civil engineering landmark. Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit? Source Notes 1. William S."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… representatives, laundries, express service, boat yards, livery stables and blacksmith shops were all present and island-based."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… more French and natives who also fled by boat. After confiscating a large quantity of beaver and moose pelts, Church and his men sailed away, and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Today

"… yard, most have made a lifetime career of fine boat building, some of whom are third, fourth and fifth generation shipwrights and custom boat…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"But settlers were important to the proprietors’ designs. Their presence helped to substantiate company land claims, and the roads, mills, and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"… for Maine did not account for the highlands designated in the 1783 treaty. His proposed border would have limited Maine’s access to rich forests…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… combines them with rich interpretive content designed for a broader public audience. Draper's claim northeast of Bath, 1795Maine Historical…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… the founding of Frankfort, and most likely helped design and build Fort Western, Fort Halifax, and the Pownalborough Courthouse."

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… increasing numbers of tourists headed to newly designated “Vacationland,” where they enjoyed Maine's forests, mountains, and vast coastline."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… collection’s finest and widest crinolines is a boat necked short sleeved teal and pink silk plaid with a set of detachable long sleeves, fringed…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Surry Elementary School, which was designated a National Title 1 Distinguished School in 2011, sponsors many annual community events such as…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… opposed the chosen location of a new school, forcing the municipal officers to designate a lot for the Surry Village School, which opened in 1872."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… rigging and gear used to work the sails of the boat) were configured and set up by riggers. A ropewalk situated on the eastern bank of Mill…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Also two of my father’s boats were in museums. One is in Massachusetts and one is in Penobscot Bay. He designed the one in Penobscot and it was very…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… could also arrive, in more romantic fashion, by boat, canoe, or ferry. From the slip at river’s edge, it was a climb up a steep set of steps, a…"

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

"… the unusually high tides, swift currents and good boat service between Eastport and Lubec would facilitate successful operation of the plant."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… was preferably done by water in canoes and small boats, following the example of Native Americans. People traveled by streams, rivers, ponds, lakes…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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