Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The mackerel population had been fished to exhaustion by 1900, and around 1857 lobster fishing began to grow in popularity."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"It’s a beautiful day to walk to the beach and have a family picnic or meet friends. Let’s get together with friends for a game of softball or go ice…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… View Hotel in Swan’s Island Village where many dances took place. Carl Rowe seining in a weir, Swan's Island ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"Poster for Frank "Big Thunder" Loring, 1884Northeast Harbor Library These native performances and tours were wildly popular with summer visitors…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Some of the most influential dancers and choreographers of the century traveled to the island during this time to study with Sartorio including Paul…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"In addition to the Festival, many artists also sell their works through the Abbe Museum Shop and local galleries on the Island."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… of the Arts Era when concerts, festivals, dance and theatre were abundant. We also explore the cultural shift in popular entertainment when Movies…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"The years progressed, and, as the population grew, other forms of recreation were found: dance halls, pool rooms, boxing matches, horse racing, a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… and dining room in the basement, theater and dance hall on the ground floor, balcony and dressing rooms on the second floor, and the IOOF Lodge on…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Dance Program for the Second Holman Reunion, Dixfield Centre, 1902Dixfield Historical Society Col. Jonathan Holman was a frequent visitor to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… the town a venue for summer plays, silent movies, dances, town meetings, school functions, and the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs meeting hall."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"It was a very vibrant scene and young Charles, together with his vivacious mother and later his outgoing wife Katharine Larchar Savage (1905- 2001)…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"I was a small girl, but was allowed to go and stay until 10 o’clock. Lots of older folks and young ones to came from Down Town."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"A pavilion for movies and dances, a starch factory, doctors’ offices, a rake factory, a hotel, and many other businesses came and went."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"You can imagine taking a boat to an island for a dance would be a lot more involved than taking a car like we would today."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"The largest and most well known of the Swan's Island quarries is Baird's quarry, and it is that site which we will explore in this exhibit."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The McCormick house

"… Stockbridge, Earl and Eleanor Tozier, Betty Staples Byrd (with her seven children), Vincent and Charlotte Bridges, and Sheldon and Tina Torrey."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"Old Buildings Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house Minturn Schoolhouse The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"… the stuff used to run right down the rocks and everything and in the wintertime we’d slide down it."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"Great swells carried us grandly on their backs; the birds swooped and gave strange cries, and the breakers on the islands came in with a voice of…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"Lucia. Swedish folk dancing and the sounds of Swedish music can still be heard during the various festivals and celebrations."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"… the twists and turns of these island lives, and find out for yourself which stories are 'history' and which live on! Fine Sand beach, Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"… Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s firsts have been overlooked in the era of women’s rights and not…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"Cattle and sheep were brought to the island at an early date. Community members raised their own farm animals."