Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"A plaque-bearing boulder atop Avery Peak commemorates the man X The plaque reads, “Myron H. Avery Peak/of Mt."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"I wouldn’t have been able to bear such a tragedy.” Emma Page, 9. “It is terrible to read, hear, and think about."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… of the islets on the Northern side of Swan’s Island now bears his name. This history has largely been forgotten on the island today. Next page"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"The brook which bears her name was once the water supply for the Town of Dixfield. The upper Weld Street area, which had very few houses until around…"

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

"All egg-bearing females and those with a V-notch cut in a tail flipper must be released. Cutting a V-notch is meant to keep the females in the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… Plantation, and one of the islands still bears his name. Originally, the islands and the mainland were known as Stratton's Plantation."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Then the coming of the English settler, bearing the ax as well as the musket. Then the calm of peace and the growth of log huts, the ring of the ax…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Like the hospital which bears their name, the Sisters of Mercy made it their mission to serve the most vulnerable members of society."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… they would track deer, caribou, moose, and bear. They would use a bow and arrow to catch the animals in a snow drift."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… found that the corn crib had been destroyed by bears. His potatoes and turnips had kept well and the settlers used the potatoes for seed that year."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… we got on to the field, sights that will hardly bear description met our eyes. Turn which way we would, nearly a dozen grim corpses lay before us…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… the archives of the Blue Hill Historical Society bears witness to the formation of the Bluehill Fishing Company in 1836."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… play basketball on the University of Maine Black Bears squad. Coming into the tournament, Hampden was ranked number 9 in Eastern Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… that make up Lincoln’s 76.8 square miles: black bear, whitetail deer, moose, coyotes, bobcats, lynx, snowshoe hare, skunks, woodchucks, raccoons…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… arrival, he found most of his stores damaged by bears. A few years later, in 1783, the entire town suffered when early frost destroyed corn and…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… one hand harassed by the British and commanded to bear a part in the administration of their affairs being (as they say) within their jurisdiction…"

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

"Route 9 bears northeast at Walnut Hill Village. Starting here, a portion of the road is marked as the North Yarmouth Memorial Highway, so designated…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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