Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"… were some near Scrag Island, some in Toothacher Cove and some at nearby Frenchboro. The first deliveries of salmon smolt (baby salmon) were brought…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Library Due to increases in retail activity, fishing and fish processing employment opportunities, shipping and farming, Lubec’s population grew…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Lifesaving Station constructed at Carrying Place Cove – 1.5 miles west of West Quoddy Head • Last sailing ship built in Lubec – Charles Sears 1879…"

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

"… industry, which had actually begun in the Ryder's Cove and Hewes Point settlements some twenty years earlier."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… were probably similar to those found at Parker Cove and Coombs Cove. THE BLUFF Further south on one of the two highest points of land on Islesboro…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Ryder’s Cove, or Sabbathday Harbor as it was known to early sailors as an ideal place to rest on Sundays, became Islesboro’s first summer community."

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

"… added to others around the island such as clam cove, ringbolt, and barn run. Sagamore Wreck of the Sagamore, January 14, 1934Scarborough…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Historical Society RYDER'S COVE Ryder’s Cove, originally known as Sabbathday Harbor, is reached from Ryder’s Cove Lane."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… were also two mining companies, the Blue Hill Bay Company and the East Surry Company. Despite the town's many businesses however, a worldwide…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… (1675-1702) Garrison Cove Marker on Black Point Road in ScarboroughScarborough Historical Society & Museum The first Indian attack occurred…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… the years it produced lumber, barrel staves, and fish boxes. Its products were sold locally and loaded on ships for use in other ports."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… Berwick, Maine, and they scoped out the area on fishing and trading expeditions, as was true for Matthew Patten."

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

"Fishing was from early on an important pursuit in Blue Hill. A packet of receipts and share certificates in the archives of the Blue Hill Historical…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Nevertheless, the coves, creeks, and tidal flats that surrounded the Point created a problematic landscape where several bridges were needed to…"

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

"… father’s fascinating old marine store, near the cove at the South of the present wharf, smelling of all tarry seafaring things…” Kimball’s story…"