Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Alden Ellis, Lieutenant George Anson and George Varney did not return with their "muster mates." They were captured and sent to prisoner of war…"

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

"… for these were the grounds of Saco (Camp Ellis) fishermen. These historic community boundaries are still respected, and many young fishermen might…"

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

"… was washed overboard and her body floated to Camp Ellis. For years, lobster fishermen knew that area of Stratton Island as the old wreck."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Fish Commission 1887. Ellis, Kathleen, Lignell, “In the Sardine Factory or Where Have All the Herring Gone?” Nor’Easter, Maine/New Hampshire Sea…"