Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Sounds

"Hallowell Sounds Here are some interesting and exciting Hallowell Sounds. The Serenaders Stars Over Stevens ~ Listen to the singers from the Stevens…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Permanent Settlement

"Richardson built his home further down the shore near what is now called the Sound. James and Rachel (Gott) Richardson had eleven children and…"

Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power

"…   CMP Graph 2 Download This is what the Journal of a CMP lineman might have sounded like: Written by Dylan Thiboutot Lineman's Journal"

Lubec, Maine - Links

"… formed to promote and protect environmentally sound tourism and the historical, cultural, ecological and economic environment of Lubec."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Allen Building

"… across the street from Stew’s Downtown Sight and Sound. Sources: Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times: A Walk through History. Presque Isle, 2006."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… directly onto boats in the deep water of Somes Sound and shipped to cities along the Atlantic Coast.Mount Desert Island Historical Society…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"… at the mouth and Southeastern shore of Somes Sound and obtained title to their property directly from Bartholomy DeGregoire and his wife, Maria…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"Lucia. Swedish folk dancing and the sounds of Swedish music can still be heard during the various festivals and celebrations."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"… Point (Northeast Harbor) by the entrance to Somes Sound. Adapted to the seasonal rhythms of the region, they migrated between seacoast and inlands…"

Historic Hallowell - Communication

"… piece of equipment that was used to produce sound. It was the first system of electronic broadcasting as well."

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… partners for life The two of them heard not a sound Not even the old town hound The next morning they found out When they heard someone shout…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin apple tree, Bangor, ca. 1862

"… king apple as to quality, size, durability, and soundness." Martin found it "a specie of greening with a red cheek the flesh when ripe a juicy…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… woolen mills and grist mills were built near the sound and other areas on MDI. Shipbuilding was also one of MDI’s early businesses."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"… and settled at the head of what is now Somes Sound, followed later that same year by James Richardson and his family."

Maine Granite Industry Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"Maine Historical Society Although the title may sound humble, clerks managed the books and, as they were privy to sensitive information, wielded…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… south of where Hadlock Brook empties into Somes Sound. They mowed the grass, and pitched their six canvas tents: a parlor tent, kitchen, pantry…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… Opera Company (SOC), as it was now known, the sounds of the Russian language were the sounds they had been taught to fear growing up during the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… the island in two, marking the area east of Somes Sound as Eden. Fancy porcupine-weave basket, Penobscot, 1862Abbe Museum Living in scattered…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… between Maine and Massachusetts was without sound footing from its infancy. In 1680, a petition from one hundred and eighteen inhabitants of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Nearby, the deep and protected harbor of Somes Sound provided a means of shipping goods to market. Mount Desert Island Historical Society But all…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… kept in the Old Yellow School House & Museum on Sound Drive. Here, the records of island history are fully cataloged, protected from fire and…"