Maine Memory Network

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country...as soon as possible..." Henry David Thoreau, 1846 The District of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… when their sites were covered with the original forest growth, when the river was the only highway and the spotted line the only guide through the…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood forest. The preserve contains three miles of public walking trails."

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…"

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…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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…"