Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Fox farms were invented so people could sell the pelts for a profit. Foxes were kept in one hundred 16 by 16 foot pens."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… trappers who found a great market for the beaver pelts. Beaver hats were in fashion! Trappers also trapped mink, martin, rabbits, fishers, bears…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"“Driving pelting rain” on Tuesday January 23rd, along with temperatures above freezing, reduced the accumulated white stuff a foot, leaving the…"

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

"Machine guns were still pelting the street with bullets. Brady was hit and fell dead in the middle of Central Street."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… at about dark, where we stopped all night in a pelting rain without overcoats or blankets. On our way from the flank around to the front, we met…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… confiscating a large quantity of beaver and moose pelts, Church and his men sailed away, and the recorded history of Islesboro (called Longue…"