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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"The Tea Room Clevie and Mary Trask, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society 253 Harbor Road is now known best as the popular…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The William S."

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

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"The name of this ship was the Lively, which weighed 102-tons. “Those that stayed with the schooner until 10 October 1852 went to their deaths”, says…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"The two-masted schooner Fannie and Edith was headed to Bangor from Boston when the schooner parted cables, leaving the ship completely at the mercy…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… his father John II, made his living coasting as a schooner captain, logging Savage family land, loading his schooners with lumber and trading in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… also a seaman and vessel captain and later on, schooner owner. In 1821, John II married neighbor Climena Roberts (1801-1884)."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… ships but most were two-masted brigs and schooners for the coastal trade. Captain Candage, one of 52 Blue Hill ship captains of the era, went to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… Dutch cinematographer, slipped and fell from a cliff to his death at Schooner Head. His body was washed out to sea. Sources and Works Cited..."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… He was the owner of the first ship, the schooner Dispatch, built in Hampden in 1793, and part owner of many other vessels."

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

"… in Machias when townspeople fired on the British schooner Margaretta, killing the commander and forcing its surrender."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Schooners brought supplies to islanders, who shipped surplus produce such as potatoes back to Boston on the same vessels."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Indeed, the building of schooners carried Bath through the nationwide depression and into relative prosperity in the 1880s and 1890s."