Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Others rode the same trains, steamboats, and stagecoaches as everyone else, placing their belongings—including canoes—in the cargo holds."

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

"… 1894 this old mail route was discontinued and a steamboat company contracted to bring the mail daily from Rockland to Old Harbor This is a much…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… The New York Times: “In a thick fog the Eastern Steamboat Company’s steamer Cumberland and the United Fruit Company’s steamer Admiral Farragut were…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Historical Society By the mid-1800s, steamboats were used to transport passengers and freight to the island."