Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Sporting camps around Maine loved to have Fly Rod come and visit. She was great publicity! The sporting camps would give her free food and free…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"X Sports taught Bill discipline. He learned that to excel in sports he needed the discipline to prepare, plan, work hard, and follow the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"Even thought they had other sports, the winter ones came out on the top. New Sweden Athletic Club patch, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… Goes Full Steam Ahead." Maine News, Weather, Sports Channel 6 NBC Portland | WCSH6.com | Portland, ME. Web. 6 Apr. 2010."

Maine Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Ray for $2000.00, and it sported an attached three hole air conditioned toilet. However, because there was no running water, a big water bucket…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… River would prove invaluable to the wood industry sporting many a “log drive” in its heyday. Soon Mr."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"Hunting quickly became a exciting sport that most people were involved in. The man and his dog, sometimes even his child if he had a son, would go…"

Caribou Public Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… Sites Farmington Historical Sites for Organized Sports Historic Maps Overlayed in Google Earth: A feature of GIS software is the ability to…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… time to visit the park as it offered special sporting events for children, a huge fireworks display, and even catered meals."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… a more modestly priced lapel pin, probably sported this stickpin: Centennial stickpin, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Or the least…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Island Trust, Boardman Cottage, Islesboro Sporting Club, the newly renovated Islesboro Community Center, and the town itself offer programs…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… plaza were damaged, such as Viner music, Dakin's Sporting Goods, and two banks. All the businesses that had basements near the river were damaged."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… attended school in Guilford where he excelled in sports, lettering in baseball and basketball. He graduated in June of 1940."

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"I play two sports, do band and chorus, so I am always on the road. My mom is a nursing student, works, and takes care of my littler sister."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The rail was used by sports teams to go to out of town games, and the military used it to transport soldiers to and from World War II."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… and organized intramural boys’ and girls’ sports teams. Strong's first baseball team won their first nine games without a coach."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… out and the Goodwill Hall became a facility for sports and other social events. In 1926 The Strathglass Fife Band of Mexico and Rumford was formed."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"For Martin, dancing was sport, exercise – and a means to demonstrate proper behavior and social status."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"They were once referred to as “promoters of clean sport”. Allegedly, there was a club room on Main Street boasting a dining room, poolroom, bowling…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… plus track meets, football games and organized sports for developing athletes. Hippach Field, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Pratt Field would eventually host team sports and Chatauqua gatherings. This field was located behind the High School on High Street."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… gymnasium was constructed reducing the need for sporting events, dances, and graduation ceremonies to be held at the town hall."