Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… masts to the coastal cedar for shingles, Maine's forest land has been the source of the raw materials that has provided the livelihood for her…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… as the Muskie Federal Building in Augusta, the Forest Resources Building at the University of Maine in Orono, the Schaeffer Theater at Bates…"

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

"Mead, a $5 billion forest products company based in Dayton, Ohio, produced coated papers for periodicals, catalogs, books, and commercial printing."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… the village occurred when father Rasle was in the forest. His home and library were burned and items were stolen."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… roughed out seven miles of road; cut 180 acres of forest (of which 100 acres were burned off and readied for planting); and built 26 houses and a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… tramping across the bare summits and through the forest, all the while collecting and observing natural history."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… mountaintops, its mix of boreal and deciduous forests, clear lakes, and bold seashore. The artists were the forerunners of this group and several…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… also contained floating logs timbered from nearby forests. On each log was an identity mark, so the pickers and sorters could identify the logs…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… gone, we can't help but find food in these forests and the waters we'll cross. I believe we should have a shot at it."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… to build their own house with the wood from the forest, and to have extra farming land. They chose Lincoln for all of those reasons."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"The area was heavily forested, much of it with tall pines ideally suited for masts and straight boards for the ships of the King’s Royal Navy."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… many bad fires, including a disastrous forest fire in 1822, but one of the the most dramatic fires occurred in 1939 when the old Grange Hall burned…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"To negotiate the heavily forested hills, roads were built to accommodate a stage line that connected East Dixfield with Dixfield Common, thence to…"

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… in 1997, when the Mercy Recovery program moved to Forest Avenue. Hoping to expand McAuley, Sister Mary Laboure Morin, President of the Portland…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… 3 across from the Inn to northward as far as Forest Hill Cemetery, came into the joint ownership of Mame and her two surviving brothers, Richard M…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Not an easy life those early days, roadless dense forest isolating the early lightkeepers from the small farming population in North Lubec."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… Hall was given over by the Independent Order of Foresters for this purpose. Malcolm Willis was the first commercial teacher."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… from a private citizen and not from a National Forest; and ever used from East of the Mississippi."

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

"Felled trees were pulled out of the forests with teams of horses or oxen. Water powered sawmills were built on streams at the head of the harbor and…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… were migrating to California to use their foresting experience felling Redwoods. The 1881 edition of Colby's Atlas – Hancock, County, Maine lists…"

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

"… to the age of East coast shipping and reliance on forest products. The nation turned to coal, iron, and oil."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… passed through the area, taking advantage of the forest and sea. Champlain voyaged along this coast in 1604, naming islands as he traveled."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… you can still look at some of the trees in the forest that are still bent over and damaged. Q: Please use one word to describe the Hallowell Ice…"