Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… the war, he was particularly concerned with coastal shipping and defenses in the District of Maine."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… settlement of northern New England, specifically coastal and interior Maine, land distribution, and conflicts before and during Maine’s transition…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Like most coastal communities, Islesboro has been home to many resourceful and flourishing cottage industries."

Old Berwick Historical Society

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

"Scarborough men have engaged primarily in coastal fishing, particularly clams and lobsters. As a second job, some lobstermen operated fishing party…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… five tidal rivers, several smaller streams, some coastal freshwater marsh, tidal flats and less than 200 acres of upland habitat."

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

"… 10 August 1897, despite near-zero visibility, the coastal schooner Howard H. Middleton was under full sail as it approached Portland."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… of a late nineteenth century tintype studio in a coastal resort. Curiously, the sitter holds two large dollar bills and has another pinned to his…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"A large majority of the homes were designed and built by captains and shipbuilders, men who had a tendency to overbuild structures in order to…"

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

"… part of a plan to improve postal service, and the coastal King’s Highway was not used as often. In 1753, the British Government named Benjamin…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"… a navigational landmark since the early days of coastal exploration. From the first Native Americans who settled near the sheltered waters to the…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… of itinerants, moving from village to village in coastal and rual areas of the state. Such was the case of Almond W."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"… Society & Museum Realizing that this significant coastal wildlife habitat was severely threatened, in 1957 the Maine Department of Inland…"

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

"… was one of the two mainstays of the economy of coastal Downeast Maine. From the 1880s to the end of the 20th century, Lubec and Eastport were the…"

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

"… long shipbuilding history of many other Maine coastal and river towns. There was a brief period of time, however, when Dunstan Landing was an…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… on the seaside ledges? Investigate tidal pools or coastal caverns? Boat the bays or lakes (powered by oar, paddle, sail or steam)? Brave an island…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… The moniker is most fitting for this tranquil coastal village - a village that might never have been were it not for its connection to the sea."

Hudson Museum

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

"… similar patterns of use in other areas of the coastal Northeast. Perry Westbrook states in his Biography of an Island that the Malecite…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"From 1730, the Church Under the Ledge in the coastal area, now Route 88 in Yarmouth, was the center of the community, providing both worship and town…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… they discovered was the relative backwater of coastal Maine. Seeing an opportunity, A.C. and Emily Savage, like other year-round settlers on Mount…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… the robust import-export business that thrived in coastal waters off Mount Desert Island. Their story illustrates how one family works to become…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… an important role in the character of the small coastal community. Many locals can attest to the fact that the island would be a very different…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… differences throughout the past century, this coastal town's diligent, diverse, and talented residents had developed a strong communal pride and a…"