Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… of Maine dividing East and West Penobscot Bays. Early settlers arrived by various seacraft (or by sleigh over frozen water) bringing with them all…"

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

"… rivers, ponds, lakes and long tidal estuaries and bays. This was a ready-made transportation system for settlers who were not about to spend energy…"

Friendship Museum

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Blue Hill Historical Society

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Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Abbe Museum

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Cumberland Historical Society

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Wilson Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… town, the charm of its situation, its sparkling bay, its inlets, its shores, its landscapes of hill, dale and plain…” The same qualities began to…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"View of Pleasant Street and Blue Hill Bay, ca. 1850Blue Hill Public Library Sailing vessels were built in Blue Hill as early as 1792, but it was in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… County Fair Collaboratively written by The Bay School's eighth grade: Noah Cimeno, Aphelion Crampton, Alexander Heilner, Loriman Looke, Finn…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - CONTACT

"CONTACT Balloon view of Saco Bay, including Biddeford Pool, ca. 1880McArthur Public Library Got a question or comment about what you have seen…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Note that the water of Johnson Bay beyond the end of the street is not visible, probably a result of fog always common in Lubec even during midsummer."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… fisheries • New England Aquarium establishes Bay of Fundy Right Whale Research Field Station in Lubec Water Street, Lubec, ca."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"In 1832 a canal connecting Johnson Bay and South Bay was dug and plaster mills constructed where Jeremiah Fowler employed 125 men."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"And Washington Street would soon connect to Water Street, sometimes called Front Street, with the sweeping curve shown below."

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

"The Bay of Fundy, the Maine coast, and even the Gulf of St. Lawrence were fishing grounds for the rest of the season."