Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… platforms at either end of the raft as they drifted with the tide, smoking their pipes or sculling violently with single fourteen foot wide bladed…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"… used for is that it helped going through the big drifts because there were no set trails. Eventually skis got better."

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"The wind made it very difficult to see and some drifts were up to eight feet high. Before this storm happened, it was predicted to be 18 inches, but…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… Every street in town was reported piled high with drifts, much pushed onto sidewalks “which are now but a pleasant memory.” Blizzard, Lubec…"

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

"… hungry birds, and microscopic plants and animals drift with tide and feed siphon eaters, such as clams, and worms tunnel through the root-laced…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"The water was gray and the fog was drifting about, and the sea made our little canoe dance like a cockle-shell."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Public recreation took place at the Drift Inn, a grill restaurant that hosted square dances on Wednesday nights, regular dances on Saturday nights."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… a bow and arrow to catch the animals in a snow drift. Out in the wilderness all of the water was frozen, so there was no way to clean themselves."

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

"… at Richmond Island and the Fannie and Edith drifted westward toward Prouts Neck. Caught by a mighty wave, the ship landed high on the rocks."