Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… by mistake? In 1820, Captain John Bradstreet was sailing when nasty weather forced him to port his ship in Randolph."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… by mistake? In 1820, Captain John Bradstreet was sailing when nasty weather forced him to port his ship in Randolph."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Merchant Sail. Center Lovell, Me.: Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, 1955. (S) Flagg, James Montgomery. Roses and buckshot. New York: G.P."

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Capt. R.G.F. Candage: Autobiography . A Sailing Master’s Journal. 1911 (reprinted 2003). Candage, R.G.F. Historical Address, 1886 (reprinted 2006)."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"1850Blue Hill Public Library Sailing vessels were built in Blue Hill as early as 1792, but it was in the early 1800‘s that shipbuilding really took…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"The goal then and now was to teach children to sail. Former land and loading dock of the Blue Hill Granite Company were purchased and a clubhouse…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… of timber, good harbors and a demand for sailing vessels resulted in the development of the shipbuilding industry, which reached its zenith in…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… from the organization's collection Lighthouse, Sail Rock offshore X It stands tall and straight, despite its advanced age, beaconing safety…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"His company then sailed to the larger island of Islesboro, encountered more French and natives who also fled by boat."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… balloon that got away as it was being filled and sailed over Blue Hill Mountain. Fortunately, it came down in the nearby town of Orland and was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… eight men, likely accompanied by their families, sailed from Lynn to Black Point. While a new fort was built at the western side of Garrison Cove…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"The ball sailed up in the air, eyes following its path, heading right for the hoop. The buzzer went off and swish, the basketball sunk through the…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"In fact, Reverend Jernegan was at that time sailing, under an assumed name, to France with his family and proceeds from his gold extraction scheme."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"At one time he owned more wooden sailing vessels than anyone in the United States. There are several stories about how the settlement of Guinea…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… of a wanderer, went to sea on a whaling ship that sailed around Cape Horn. He settled in California where he transported freight up the Sacramento…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"By 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise of steam powered vessels. A group of businessmen formed a committee to build wharves that would…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"He was shooting from the deck of the boat he was sailing with his brother to Prince Edward Island. Both canneries were important operations later in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… ships were loaded with goods and produce and sailed on the tide down the Kennebec River to the sea."