Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"They planted beans, corn, and squash and hunted deer and other wild game as well. Occasionally they warred with other tribes along their frontiers…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… little food that would grow, including pumpkins, squash and a lot of corn. The Native Americans would make nets, weirs and spears to catch eels and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"In northern Maine, corn, beans, and squash (the “three sisters”) were poorly adapted to the short, cool growing seasons and people retained a food…"