Maine Memory Network

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

"… can throw a stone from water to water at high tide.” Dr. Small, a Deer Isle man who served as a doctor on Swan’s Island between the years 1891 and…"

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

"Note how the workers appear, casually working and walking atop the I-beam. Higher tides than normal come during new moons, as occurred on a cold…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Narrative Head-of-Tide Text by David Bergquist, Ed.D., L.H.D. Image selection by Dana Lippitt, Curator, Bangor Historical Society; Bill Cook…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"Fog, rain, and dramatic tide changes forced changes in plans and locations regularly. In addition, the rocky coast and frigid waters resulted in…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… and a few yards at the Narrows, depending on the tide. The bedrock geology of Islesboro and surrounding islands is unlike that of any other rocks…"

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