Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"Four friends at Fine Sand Beach, Swan's Island, ca. 1920Swan's Island Historical Society Young and old loved to spend time at the beach."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"… and turns of these island lives, and find out for yourself which stories are 'history' and which live on! Fine Sand beach, Swan's Island X"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… this panoramic vista includes tidal pools, cobble beach and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood forest."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"It’s a beautiful day to walk to the beach and have a family picnic or meet friends. Let’s get together with friends for a game of softball or go ice…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… endure long carriage trips to visit Scarborough beaches. By the 1870s, sixty-five trains a day brought passengers and freight in and out of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"They loaded on the beach or mud flat areas at Lincolnville and Gilkey Harbor. The Red Wing, owned and operated by Leroy McCorison transported cars…"

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

"The contractor found one end of the beach was sand, uniformly graded to small stone to larger stone to very large stone on the other end."

St. Croix Historical Society

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

"Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1991. Print. Postcard of 1897 Auditorium X Postcard of 1897 Auditorium With Horsedrawn Carriages X…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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