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Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"Eddie's Market Text by Elizabeth and Kailey, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X X Eddie…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Special potato bag, Presque Isle, c. 1950

"In the 1940s potato farmers started packaging their potatoes in distinctive bags. The wide variety of bags illustrates the strong interest in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"A MARKET FOR STARCH Marketing potatoes at starch factories, Houlton, 1895Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum A tradition unique to many…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… it difficult for farmers to get potatoes to urban markets, farmers sold their potatoes to starch factories in the area which then processed the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"This effectively assisted local farmers by reducing Canadian competition in the potato market. While serving in the Maine State Senate, Gould chaired…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"Our interview with a former farmer Today farmers continue the challenge to survive. There are big farms called agribusinesses across the Midwest and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"… corner of Jordan and Main Streets (now JP Cash Market). The dealership has been relocated several times throughout its lifetime."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 1 of 3

"… Isle, Maine fifty years ago down where JP Cash Market is now located. Back then, Frank (Skippy), who owned Carroll’s Auto Sales, sold used cars."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"The use of ice in the fishing industry allowed for an increase in the market for fresh fish, and the expansion of rail lines resulted in a greater…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Many early farmers raised sheep for meat and wool; some wool was sold to the Shakers in New Gloucester or Mayall Mill in Gray."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… transport the harvested timber to southern markets was by rail. The Central Maine Railroad stopped at Farmington, so several communities north of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"The wood products of Strong were shipped to markets all over the world. Forster Manufacturing Co. Forster's Toothpick MillStrong Historical…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… first Registered Guide and the first person to market Maine as a destination for early tourism. She lived in Phillips, wrote about and guided in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"… County Fair.” www.cumberlandfair.com Cumberland Farmers Market. www.cumberlandfarmersmarket.org Hutchinson, Grace E."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… were worth more than any other product a farmer could produce, and large quantities were shipped from Hallowell until the middle of the 19th…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… its agricultural heritage by supporting the local farmer's market and purchasing local food and goods. References Butler, Ben and Natalie."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Donald A. Thurlow opened the Pine Point Seafood Market and sold fish, lobsters, clams and other seafood."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"In 1925, Gannett would consolidate the Portland newspaper market with the purchase of the Portland Evening Express from Colonel Dow."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"In the winter farmers would come with their teams and sign on to haul ice. During the Depression, when times were real bad, I can remember all the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… investment made by the trappers who found a great market for the beaver pelts. Beaver hats were in fashion! Trappers also trapped mink, martin…"

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

"The numbers of farmers had decreased from 201 to 177 and the number of sailors from 112 to 52. But there were 115 miners in town, not counting the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… and a renewed interest in locally grown foods, farmer's markets and co-ops, new farms are beginning to appear in Hancock and Washington Counties."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"This was accomplished by a local confidante, farmer Waldo Pettengill, while Hugh was working on the design of the manufacturing facilities and the…"