Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 3 of 3

"… and for supper they would snake at the food booths. Still today, Dot goes to the Northern Maine Fair to watch the races."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 5, pages 77-96

"… topic mentioned include: Lincoln assassination Booth's arrest Martin store burglary Thomas McAloon William Stevens Michael Driscoll Cornelius…"

Brick Store Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… floor of the building contains an old ticket booth, a kitchen, and ample space for tables. The second floor has a stage, a large open floor, and a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"New York Sportsman's Show booth, 1897 "Camp Oquossoc" displayed expert taxidermy and the latest sporting equipment from all over Maine."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… a shooting gallery, a baseball throw, exhibit booths, movies, and picnic nooks. One of the more unusual attractions was live alligators and snakes…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… had food sales, sold lunches at the mills, had booths at the county fair, and sold chances on quilts and other donated items."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"There were also exhibit booths, as well as a bowling alley, merry-go-round, Ferris wheel, wooden swings, dancing pavilion, open-air stage casino…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… Public Library Once you step through the ticket booth, in front of you is the heart and soul of the fair: The Midway."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • New Lubec Memorial Library building completed • Connors Brothers plant (former Booth Fisheries Factory B) closes – last sardine plant in Lubec"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Central School always had a food booth. In later years, junk auctions became popular. These were when people would sell junk that they didn't need…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… to look up when standing in front of the ticket booth at the Braden Theatre on Main Street in Presque Isle, one would see a “cornerstone” of the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Peacock Canning Company and Booth Fisheries. Connor Brothers, the last of Lubec’s factories, closed its doors in September of 2001."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"A new national player had come to town, Booth Fisheries, and now shared that waterfront. 1. Putting Little Herring in Cans The industry was…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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