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John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In the evening…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"Her son, Jimmy one of her five children, started racing in the early 1980’s. Dorothy worked at the racing office about the same time."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"Potato races, Swan's Island, ca. 1950Swan's Island Historical Society Swan Islander’s would gather in Swan’s Village to participate in 4th of July…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 3 of 3

"… Dot goes to the Northern Maine Fair to watch the races. She eats her hotdogs and watches her grandkids and great grandkids have an awesome time…"

East Grand School

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 22-71

"… events mentioned include: Ernst Sjostedt Horse racing Dramatic Club of Brownville John French George Knowles John Pomlow Electric street railroad…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 00-29

"Items mentioned include: Horse racing Dr. Charles Snell Cone cedar tree Gate designs 1866 Philadelphia National Union convention Bangor Democratic…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"After four seasons of racing, he started in 68 races and won 31 of those. During this period, he earned the nickname of “The Iron Horse from…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"The first auto race in the United States was November 1895 in Chicago; in nearby Old Orchard Beach, competitive auto racing on the beach began…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Harness racing has been held since Bass Park was created. Even today horses race on the original track as they did well over a hundred years ago."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"… including illustrations, one of which is a canoe race on Kenduskeag Stream. Ten members of the Penobscot tribe paddled the canoes."

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… Horsing Iron, Jerry Iron, Nog, Oker, Pitch Ladle, Racing Knife, Reeming Iron, and Wrung Staff. Now here are the descriptions of each tool."

Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… – Charlotte White, Hazel Moulton, Alfred Race, Hattie Colson, John Hill, Mrs. George Haley, Dr."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"… of several decades of debate over the place of race and ethnicity in American citizenship. On a local level, changes in Portland city government…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"… to Rusticators Northeast Harbor Fleet Race, ca. 1930Great Harbor Maritime Museum In 1761, Abraham Somes moved his family to Mt."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"There is a grand stand to watch the horse racing of trotters and pacers. Amusement rides have been added and thousands of people from Franklin County…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"Horse racing has a long history in the State and Blue Hill is still known for its traditional rules."

Stanley Museum

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Ski Museum of Maine

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… and America’s Campaign to Create a Master Race, 2003, Four Walls Eight Windows, New York. Bruinius, Harry, Better for All the World: The Secret…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"A fifty-year old community of black and multi-race families was destroyed. Six months later, the State sold Malaga to the highest bidder for sixteen…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"… their little tents being set up, and the hunters racing in the Bay for porpoises, we were sure that the ‘season’ had really begun. -Albert L."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"After that, the hotel race was on – and Bar Harbor won. Island House and slip, Southwest Harbor, 1893Southwest Harbor Public Library Making…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"Part 1, to page 29 Horse racing, plans of gates, 1866 Democratic Convention, politicians   Part 2, pages 30-47 Profiles of political figures…"