Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"… between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration between local schools…"

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

"Better fishing practices were also adopted; around 1871 the hook and line method was replaced with seining."

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

"Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII Fishing and shipbuilding led the state of Maine into its “Golden Economic Age” in the 1850s, as…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… descended, and went, leaving Main Street in this state near the Columbian Store. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934Lubec Historical Society The…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… of Massachusetts (for Maine was part of that state until 1820) signed into law the Legislative Act on June 19th, 1811, which separated the new Town…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… tower up to the lantern became property of the State of Maine, Bureau of Parks and Lands, coveniently adjacent to Quoddy head State park."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Since then, no trace. The brick edifice, at Water and Main Streets, still stands as of 2010, but no one seems to know what happened to the gift from…"

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

"Even though it was the height of the fishing season, team members willingly sacrificed part of their income (for lack of time to tend their lobster…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… there are also remains of oysters, sea urchins, fish, waterfowl and deer. Their size and quantity suggest longer periods of use rather than short…"

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…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Circumstances clearly pinpointed Maine State Representative Sumner T. Pike as Master of Ceremonies. Eleanor Roosevelt attended the dedication, two…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… and types, from rowboats and small sailboats, to fishing boats were used for this purpose. Sieur de Monts Steamboat, Islesboro, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project

"… between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration between local schools…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Fish and clams were plentiful, as well as wild duck. Wildlife included fox and mink. Deer arrived in the 1930s and are now abundant."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Pine Point never has been home port to any large fishing vessels, but it’s likely that some Scarborough men fished off shore on commercial vessels…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… third of the land was good for farming, but the fishing was excellent. Travel was difficult at all times but especially in winter on roads built…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… calamity occurred on the 125th anniversary of the state legislature acceptance of the Charter to establish the Town of Lubec; the burials two days…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… Jacob started working for a man named Ira Fish in 1826 in the lumbering business. Ira ended up selling Jacob land where he built a house in the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… Town Hall where you can get your hunting and fishing licenses. I could get mine there. Another thing is, you can get a passport there and you can…"

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…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"People said to have had a Litchfield fishing rod were Henry Ford, William R. Hearst and the Duchess of Windsor."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… opened the Pine Point Seafood Market and sold fish, lobsters, clams and other seafood. By 1971 the market moved to a larger building on the…"

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"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Fox farms generally consisted of 200 foxes. Foxes were fed fish and horse meat. When it was time for the foxes to be skinned, they were skinned in…"