Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"The Skowhegan Island Skowhegan dam X Fishing on the Kennebec X by Kate Hodgdon, Scott Clarke, and Gus Hoy Skowhegan Island has been a…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"… and includes deer, fox, and all manner of fish, shorebirds, and waterfowl. The soil is rich and supports farming even today."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… along the Saco River for thousands of years - fishing its waters, canoeing to the headwaters each summer, and living in villages farther up river…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"Most of the settlers were employed farming, fishing or both. Some traded with the native populations, and there was a carpenter and a few mechanics…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… the war effort, later being converted back to fishing vessels. There remains a fairly accurate list of the vessels launched from the shop in the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… through on their way to the “up country” where fishing and hunting would be the draw. But those same folks coming from Boston or New York could…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… Berwick, Maine, and they scoped out the area on fishing and trading expeditions, as was true for Matthew Patten."

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

"Dakin Sporting Goods Hunting And Fishing Window Display, Bangor, ca. 1937 Dakin's Sporting Goods sold a variety of equipment, including camping…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… and zoom-in for a closer look! Check out the kids fishing on the dock!Hubbard Free Library The wharf that was on the Kennebec is like a dock where…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… gardens, hunted game in nearby woods and lived on fish and clams from the river under the watchful eyes of armed guards along the river."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… of Winter Harbor, and settlers continued to farm, fish and trade. Lady Pepperell's needle case, 1812McArthur Public Library Fighting with the…"

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

"Wabanakis did not build this weir due to fishing restrictions imposed upon them, but surely their ancestors had one in this location. St."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and the resulting international trade in fish, furs and lumber led to the boom period of 19th-century wooden shipbuilding."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… of pot ashes 1 pair of wheels lamb, potato, fish, bread, butter 15m 73 feet of boards 1/2 loaf of bread 1/2 bushel of potatoes 2 barrels of water 7…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… goods and red tokens were for things like meat, fish, butter, fat, and dairy goods. Rationing Gas The OPA, the Office of Price…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… across the country for its lobby, known as the "Fish Pond," were young ladies lingered, "fishing" for husbands."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… as Jacksonville, Florida, and seasonally went fishing as far north as Labrador. During the Civil War, A.C."

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

"… lakes and streams should be stocked with valuable fish; the increase of animals and birds encouraged; the growth of trees, shrubs, plants, ferns…"