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Site Pages
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!
"… and turns of these island lives, and find out for yourself which stories are 'history' and which live on! Fine Sand beach, Swan's Island X"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake
"The salmon and brook trout are occasionally stocked to make fishing even more popular. See Maine Fish Species Return to Student Research"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4
"Occasionally, when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a…"
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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…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"… its marsh, fresh water streams, saltwater rivers, beaches and rocky ledges, has been a site for fisheries, clam digging, lobster fishing and…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation
"They loaded on the beach or mud flat areas at Lincolnville and Gilkey Harbor. The Red Wing, owned and operated by Leroy McCorison transported cars…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2
"Lumber and fish were bought and sold; fishing fleets sailed to the Grand Banks fishing grounds; and ships sailed to England, the West Indies and…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2
"The ledges and beaches are about seven miles toward the coastline from the bouys marking the shipping lanes."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures
"Four friends at Fine Sand Beach, Swan's Island, ca. 1920Swan's Island Historical Society Young and old loved to spend time at the beach."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3
"… of summer trips describe the social aspects of fishing trips, gear used and fish harvested. Later on she would discuss in detail efforts to…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation
"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation
"These days, people will catch one or two fish a day. A "Take-Out Dinner" fresh from the brook, Strong, ca."
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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3
"The contractor found one end of the beach was sand, uniformly graded to small stone to larger stone to very large stone on the other end."
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront
"with a delegation to plead for aid for the fishing industry. His group went to a luncheon and conferences at the House Restaurant, visited the White…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3
"… temporarily on loan to the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester Vermont as part of an exhibit entitled: “A Graceful Rise – Women in Fly…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4
"… easterly tip of Pine Point through Old Orchard Beach to Hill’s Beach in Biddeford was often used."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts
"… summer experience, including walking on the stone beaches, family bon fire parties, and indoor card and board games, especially Bridge, Canasta and…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad
"… wood transport and for visitors to enjoy hunting, fishing and canoeing. Railroad commissioners learned immediately that building a standard gauge…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3
"… Museum enshrines the region’s rich hunting and fishing tradition, as well as local luminaries such as Carrie Stevens and Ms. Crosby."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4
"… residents to visit area amusement parks and beaches for pleasure at an affordable cost. For a period of thirty years, the Portland Railroad Company…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family
"… “Fly Rod” Crosby, because of her love of fishing. One month before her second birthday, her father died of consumption."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4
"… November 1895 in Chicago; in nearby Old Orchard Beach, competitive auto racing on the beach began probably as early as 1903.(2) The first recorded…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"… endure long carriage trips to visit Scarborough beaches. By the 1870s, sixty-five trains a day brought passengers and freight in and out of…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway
"The highway continued on to the ferry at Ferry Beach; and from the ferry landing at Pine Point, the traveler would proceed on the beach to Old…"