Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"Ocean View Hotel Ocean View Hotel porch, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society The Ocean View Hotel was located at 241…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"… that brings together the new and the old, the ocean and the land. It creates a stronger sense of community through a greater understanding of the…"

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

"Captain Herrick’s Ocean View Hotel in Swan’s Island Village had a well used dance floor. Once the Odd Fellows Hall was built in 1909, dances were…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"It overlooked the ocean and offered guests a scenic view of Blue Hill Mountain. The inn offered “Electric Lights, Long Distance Telephone…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"They traveled the ocean, rivers, lakes and ponds in birch bark canoes, making seasonal journeys to hunt and gather wild animal and plant foods."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… he made his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean only two months prior. Lindberg's emergency landing signaled to the people of Maine that…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Portaged canoes over Carrying Place bog to reach ocean travel routes. Harvested smelts and sweet grass. Ox Cart at N.W."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… reliable source of transportation to the Atlantic ocean which was crucial for trade and commerce. Slack Tide "Now...this our petition...will…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… large numbers of soldiers and allies across an ocean had a direct impact on local farms. At a time when wool was needed in the manufacture of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… shaped for shipbuilding and easily reached by ocean-going ships. Front Street, Bath, ca. 1903Patten Free Library The cultural factors laid…"