Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"The island communities were a close-knit group, a sea-going people who fraternized with each other largely because of the isolation of island living…"

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

"… land and easy access to mountains and the sea are factors that have attracted families and businesses."

Belfast Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"The dam is 842 ft. above sea level, making it one of the three highest dams in Maine. It is 847 ft. long; is 57 ft."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… than an inscription that links them to a Bath sea captain. Equally shrouded in mystery is the daguerreotype of five girls, including one with a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… have but this one short stretch of Atlantic sea-coast where a pleasant summer climate and real picturesqueness of scenery are to be found together…"

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

"… away from home in these years to make a living at sea and bring home necessities and a few small luxury items to his growing family."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… which translates to “range of mountains.” Rising sea levels over the past 10,000 years have flooded older village sites, but a combination of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Hotel, The Islesborough and Johnson-by-the-Sea. Soon individuals bought their own property, built family cottages and “camps,” and the Ryder’s cove…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… the Penobscot river their last opening to the sea and their last avenue into Canada. This obstacle to an undivided coastline was fixed upon in 1759…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"X There were many seafarers from Blue Hill who learned the craft from their fathers, and many Blue Hill boys went to sea before they were out of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… to the Black Point River, back one mile from the sea and including Stratton's Islands. Cammock arrived in 1633 from Piscataqua, where he'd been the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"Wabanakis harvested their own fish and sea mammals, but lard and flour usually came from the annual distribution of annuity goods which the state…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… the 1800s, they shipped items to Hallowell over sea by ship. Every time they got a new shipping material(another item) the captain would write it…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… men often outfitted their boats for dragging hen (sea) clams, scallops or shrimp. Stream and river fishing was recreational, as well as a source of…"

Northeast Historic Film

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Cumberland Historical Society

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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

"Over the years, stormy seas and wave action have continued pounding on the ship’s remains and today some of those remains can still be seen at…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lubec History Lubec: A Border Town Shaped by the Sea Text by Jennifer Multhopp With images from Lubec Memorial Library, Lubec Historical Society…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… was gray and the fog was drifting about, and the sea made our little canoe dance like a cockle-shell."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"After joining the US Navy as a Sea Bee during World War II, Donald met and married Marguerite Hodgkins in 1946."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… ships on the Kennebec River and then send them to sea to ship goods to other cities like Boston or New York City and return with goods from those…"