Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Fishermen and women would use bamboo for the material to make fishing poles back then. The bamboo was really weak so it kept breaking, and people had…"

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

"These historic community boundaries are still respected, and many young fishermen might fish where family before him fished, but today anyone goes…"

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

"1930Swan's Island Historical Society Fishermen turned predominantly to lobstering, scalloping, and shrimping as the supply of fish such as cod…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"… the sheltered waters to the present day, farmers, fishermen, merchants, educators, artists, summer residents, and retirees have come to call Blue…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"… Historical Society/MaineToday Media Fishermen aboard Herb Pick's motor boat, Portland, 1923Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"These fishermen were mostly fishing for herring. During the 1980s Roger May of Swan’s Island used his airplane to help locate the fish."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"… and naturalists, and a prime territory for fishermen and hunters. X In 2000, a group of volunteers and representatives from town, state and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"Foremost, of course, were lobsters, but other fishermen still pursued fin fish. If the island's seagoing tradition had diminished, the summer…"

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

"… waters around Swan’s provided a living for the fishermen, family members and other island citizens continued to use the land to grow vegetables and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… mackerel became profitable, and Swan’s Island fishermen adopted the jig hook. Mackerel fishing could be done from any size of boat."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… company owners and clam diggers, boaters and fishermen who claimed that dikes shut out the overflowing tides of the marshes, resulting in streams…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… stations established in the 17th century by fishermen and fur traders were supplanted by more stable farming settlements."

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

"… Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don Googins Local Fishermen at Pine Point, Scarborough, 1932Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Scarborough’s…"

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

"For years, lobster fishermen knew that area of Stratton Island as the old wreck. This name was added to others around the island such as clam cove…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Prominent Women Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Resources Mountains of Maine, Steven Pinkham, Down East Books, 2009 Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"The Bridge That Changed The Map Text By: Carl W. Stinchfield Return to Online Exhibits Maps are often changed when bridges are built which alter the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Porter Lake Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Class Picnic At Porter LakeStrong Historical Society Return to Student…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"Welcome to Strong Welcome to StrongStrong Historical Society Strong has been known by several names over the years."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"The Railroad Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad station…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"Student Research Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Online Exhibits The Strong School 7th and 8th graders and Mrs."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"The Cheese Factory Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Cheese/Pantry BoxStrong Historical Society…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"About Us Below: Kathy Amoroso, Director of Digital Projects for Maine Historical Society, shows (l-r) Kathy Lambert, Valerie Tucker, Ben Godsoe…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"About Us Century-old Books Discovered In a Cardboard Box X Strong Elementary School Librarian Jami Badershall was cleaning the back room of…"