Maine Memory Network

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

"The highway continued on to the ferry at Ferry Beach; and from the ferry landing at Pine Point, the traveler would proceed on the beach to Old…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… politics, and an effort by the residents of the beach neighborhoods to separate themselves from the rest of the city further fueled this sense of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… visits site of the Middleton shipwreck on Higgins Beach; Rodney Laughton, President of the Historical Society, talks with students about the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"The coast is dotted by small, rocky islands and beaches, graceful dunes, and lush marshlands. Two long thin fingers of land create a large, naturally…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"and Mrs. Clayton Laplant Jed Beach, Thesis “Outside Eden”, 2003 Ruth Kidder Papers, DHS Coll.#139 "Bicentennial Calendar", information from DHS…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… in a tintype of a man seated on a bench on a faux beach with a maritime scene behind him, complete with a sailing vessel and a lighthouse."

Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Woodsmen and Whigs: Historic Images of Bangor, Maine. Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1991. Print."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… this panoramic vista includes tidal pools, cobble beach and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood forest."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… William Roberts built a log cabin close to the beach. John Clement, a cooper, brought his family five years later."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… summer experience, including walking on the stone beaches, family bon fire parties, and indoor card and board games, especially Bridge, Canasta and…"

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

"Bayley’s shipped lobsters to the Fulton Fish Market in New York City and provided lobster meat to many Old Orchard Beach, Saco and Scarborough…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… bark named Horace that was wrecked on Kennebunk Beach in 1838; and the Watchman, which sank fifty miles offshore with a cargo of coal."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"They loaded on the beach or mud flat areas at Lincolnville and Gilkey Harbor. The Red Wing, owned and operated by Leroy McCorison transported cars…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… one and hang out with friends there than at the beach skating. People all over the world like to be able to go with family to see a movie in their…"

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

"… its marsh, fresh water streams, saltwater rivers, beaches and rocky ledges, has been a site for fisheries, clam digging, lobster fishing and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"It’s a beautiful day to walk to the beach and have a family picnic or meet friends. Let’s get together with friends for a game of softball or go ice…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… construction of the Hotel Pemberton at Nantasket Beach. His eighteen months in Boston were critical to his professional growth, for he was exposed…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Other Recreation Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca."

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 - Welcome to Strong

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