Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"From deep wood teepees they would track deer, caribou, moose, and bear. They would use a bow and arrow to catch the animals in a snow drift."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"For Western Maine, well-known Deering High of South Portland; for Eastern Maine, the Hampden Academy boys, a team that had yet to win a state…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… bought the largest and most expensive house in Deering Center, Maine. During the last months of his life he took an interest in ancient Egypt and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Wildlife included fox and mink. Deer arrived in the 1930s and are now abundant. Moose occasionally swim from the mainland."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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