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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"There would be a parade, speeches and music. After a brief ceremony at the town memorial park, people walk down to the fisherman’s co-op wharf and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"… act out historical scenes, and learn from local historians. Check out the exhibits below to see ways the students got involved: Old Buildings…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"The community would come to cheer the local teams. It was all great fun (not sure the donkeys would agree) and money was raised for local charities."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"… were a meeting place for islanders to catch up on local news. Beatrice Stockbridge, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"… was obtained and renamed Island Aquaculture by a local group in 1993. Salmon pens were located in several spots around the island."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"… the few islands that created their own limits in local waters. Five men discussing the lobster haul of the day, Swan's Island, 1950Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… obtained and renamed "Island Aquaculture" by a local group in 1993. The business employed seven or eight islanders full time and up to a dozen part…"

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

"According to local history, Swan's close friend General Henry Knox used this structure as a model for the Knox Mansion in Thomaston."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… the Point in 1886 -- Junius Hill, a professor of music at Wellesley, and John Holman -- were well-connected in musical circles. Mrs."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… offered activities, like sailing expeditions, music, and picnic excursions. Guests who wanted to build summer cottages of their own began buying…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"People with amazing musical talents play on the sound stages. There are many frustrating games that are fun and for a minimal price you can keep…"

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

"And it has spurred the growth of the local economy. Yet, the people of Blue Hill still pride themselves on self-sufficiency and hard work."

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… Hill's summer colony, its history as a center of music education and performance, and its history as a town that provides outstanding educational…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"In 1805, music was introduced to the school. Soon the arts became popular, and students began to pay for painting, drawing and music lessons."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"… sheep on Long Island a the time of the Civil War; and fishing as there were dozens of weirs (pronounced locally as 'wares') around the shore."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"Most of the laborers were locals but there were also quarrymen from Italy and Scotland. The town grew quickly during this time and there was a large…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"According to local historians, over 100 vessels were built in Blue Hill, from 100-ton schooners to a 498-ton ship."

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

"Local fishermen moved quickly and easily from one fishery to another. They worked a combination of weirs, stop-seines, trawls and traps."

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"(JF) Hinckley, William P. Bits of Local History, 1989. —(LI) Hinckley, William P. The Old Cemetery of 1794, revised 1976 edition-- (LC) McLane…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… the efforts of individual musicians and local musical groups, especially bands. In his ambrotype, Charles Thompson (at left) of South Berwick…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… and Germany as well as Maine and Canada, with musical works in all languages, chamber music, many-hands and multi-piano performances, and at some…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"Swedish folk dancing and the sounds of Swedish music can still be heard during the various festivals and celebrations."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"In addition to the Festival, many artists also sell their works through the Abbe Museum Shop and local galleries on the Island."

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