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Salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"Salmon farming had success in other parts of the country and world. The waters around Swan’s Island seemed a good fit for salmon farming."

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Team of trained moose, Caribou, 1942

Caribou Public Library

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Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Clans and bands would congregate for the salmon fishing when many people could be fed in one spot. Meductic, Tobique, and Grand Falls were such large…"

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Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"In 1988, Mariculture Products started a salmon farm that was obtained and renamed "Island Aquaculture" by a local group in 1993."