Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Kennebec River Log Drive by Michael Hoy Log driving began in Maine on the Saco river in the 18th century."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 3 of 3

"EVENTS Log Drives (Text pending) Hardwood Products, Guilford, ca. 1930Guilford Historical Society Annual River Drive, Guilford, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 8 of 17

"The Saco River Driving Company served as the wood operation and river driving subsidiary of J. G. Deering & Son."

Ambajejus Boom House

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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp mill, Lincoln, 1915 - Page 1 of 2

"… to the Brewer Mill in 1915 because the river drive stopped in Lincoln. A narrow gauge train dumped pulp wood into the mill pond."

Presque Isle Air Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 4 of 13

"… the mechanical parts of this digger through a drive on the back of the tractor that is connected to the digger."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Architecture in the 20th Century

"… sums up the town’s architectural qualities: “ (Driving through Thomaston is an) aesthetic feast for the lover of fine old houses."

Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913

"The identity of the lady driving the car is unknown but the car may be a Maxwell. This picture postcard was taken between 1913 and 1922, before…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"Not many people like to drive to the theater in Bangor just to watch a movie, then drive all the way back."

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… Q Did you still go to work? A Yes, I even had to drive over electrical wires in the road to get there. Q How long was the power out? A 13 days."

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"… on the left, as the male figure in the foreground drives a snake from the yard. Historically – in its dynamic view of a coastal market town…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… Community High School is located at 9 Campus Drive, while Piscataquis Community Middle School is located next to the high school at 25 Campus…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"Eventually neither cars nor the plows could even drive through it. Some areas of snow measured fifteen feet in depth."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… Kennebec X For nearly 100 years, massive log drives covered the river shore to shore, shooting downstream during the spring’s highest water…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"River drives continued into the 1950’s and were not without perils. Boom Chain, Guilford, 1908Guilford Historical Society It was dangerous work…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"… the statistics: "27 arrests with one for drunken driving and 2 for lascivious behavior." He also wrote that police equipment was the same as in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… categories: stallions, matched and gentlemen’s driving horses, poultry-best pen Americans: Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes, swine-registered boar…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3

"… sometimes have me be his dad’s chauffeur and drive him wherever he wanted to go. Like one time, Skippy told me to go get his dad who was in the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"… tricycles and wagons and pretend that they were driving on the highway. When Albert was in high school, he worked at the JJ Newberry Company as a…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"Going outside was often dangerous and driving was not recommended because of tree branches falling. Day eight was a happy day for most families…"

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… used for tasks such as ramming, crushing, and driving wedges. The Caulking Mallet was a waterproof filler and sealant, used in building work and…"

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

"… owners by laying them crosswise of the raft, driving oak pins into the opposite ends of every sixth or eighth log with two quick strokes of a tiny…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 12 of 13

"The truck driver has to drive the truck very smoothly, no quick starts or stops. A quick start could cause man and barrel to fall off the back of the…"