Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"The engine was usually a gasoline car engine. A belt ran from the engine pulley to a hauling winch; and as long as the engine was running, the winch…"

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

"The Maine Department of Marine Resources manages lobster fishing within a three-mile boundary of the coast, working closely with the Atlantic States…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Creek, later converting it to the Electrolytic Marine Salts Company. Photo donated by Margaret Bailey."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… age, beaconing safety to generations of anxious mariners. Ancient volcanic basalt, black and craggy, defile the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… by Portland YMCA • “Klondike” – Electrolytic Marine Salts Co. established in Lubec • First Lubec High School class graduates (1897) 1900s 1900 •…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… birth of another industry – The Electrolytic Marine Salts Company, "Klondike” -- the gold from seawater hoax. Ferry Lubec at Dock, Lubec, ca."

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

"… Homer, landscape painter best known for his marine subjects, was born in Boston 24 February 1836 to Charles Savage Homer and Henrietta Benson…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"Various organisms, plant life and marine animals were attracted to the resulting mudflats and seed from salt-tolerant grasses took root and began to…"

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

"… where he drew inspiration for his famous marine paintings. Lewis L. Litchfield Lewis Litchfield, station agent for the Boston & Maine Railroad in…"