Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… time high of $54,000, and soon thereafter, Burt’s Bees, which had recently established its presence in town, headed south to North Carolina to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"There was “almost no honey in Maine.” The apple crop was largely affected by the lack of bees. Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"In the winter of 1966, the Bee Block, the Bain Building and the Pastime Theater burned to the ground."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… service linking four hotels, a livery stable, Bee's Store, and the local doctor. Soon an electric light company was set up that could handle 5,000…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… as dogs, cats, and goats, or learn photography, bee-keeping, or proper broadcasting techniques talking to local fishermen on the Citizen’s Band…"

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

"Mr. Hutchins attended a bee at the North Village July 4, 1828 and helped raise a mill for Henry Norton, Norton soon said his rights to the Bartletts…"