Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… son John recalled that during his boyhood Indians camping nearby taught him how to make snowshoes, woodsplint baskets, and a scoop net for fishing."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Sporting camps around Maine loved to have Fly Rod come and visit. She was great publicity! The sporting camps would give her free food and free…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… Goods sold a variety of equipment, including camping supplies, sports equipment and guns.Bangor Historical Society Shep was very energetic, smart…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… shoreline is now heavily developed with family camps, cottages and homes. The different fish in Porter Lake are the landlocked salmon and lake…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Even during that rough time she helped injured prisoners in the camp. This act of unselfishness shows how heroic she truly was."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"SEE New NOTES Mary Camp Swanton and Henry Worcester Swanton, Ambrotypes, ca. 1864, BathPatten Free Library In addition to Zina Hyde, John Swanton…"

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

"The Champlain Society Champlain Society Camp Pemetic, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island Historical Society Significance of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… hay and potatoes which were needed for the lumber camps to survive. Many of these farmers also worked as lumbermen during the winter months."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… Army in the Rhode Island campaign as aide-de-camp to General John Sullivan. After his service, Rufus studied law with Theophilus Parsons in…"

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

"… entrance, for these were the grounds of Saco (Camp Ellis) fishermen. These historic community boundaries are still respected, and many young…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… group of year-round loggers arrived and built the camps out of logs (surprise!). The buildings were usually huge, having to hold hundreds of…"

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

"… army where he sketched battle scenes and camp life. Back in his studio after this assignment, Homer worked on a series of war-related paintings…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… of camaraderie and community that existed in the camps continues through the annual Native American Festival, now in its 22 year."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… – a pipe vise, an umbrella holder, and a portable camp. These were never patented. He built a beautiful Victorian house for his family."

Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Parties wishing to Hunt or Camp in Maine can secure an Excellent Guide by addressing Joe Pierpoll, Princeton, Maine, the best Indian guide in the…"

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

"… was washed overboard and her body floated to Camp Ellis. For years, lobster fishermen knew that area of Stratton Island as the old wreck."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Sumner Cobb writes from Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, 1918 A letter from Sumner Cobb to his family, discussing the Spanish Flu.Maine Historical…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… smell of roasted porpoise also wafted through the camp either because someone was roasting a chunk of porpoise for dinner or boiling its fine oil…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"I had- we had a kerosene stove from camping. So we had lots of camping equipment. So we did get our cooler out and we did get our stove out."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… spent many years traveling there seasonally and camping on the island. While there, his mind was on finding folks to rent his canoes, sport-hunters…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… leaving this relatively palatial home and de-camping to the 2-bedroom, 1-bath Old House. The Old House built by John Savage II ca."