Maine Memory Network

Bangor Public Library

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… the Normal School in Farmington was made in the summer of 1863, its actual establishment was postponed until the fall of 1864 due to a lack of…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"That summer under his direction, Elder Ezra Wilson and William Witham with a crew built the two abutments."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… that it “will mark a new era in the history of summer vaudeville entertainment.” This noble attempt to revive the park, however, was destined to…"

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

"The steamers also brought an increase in summer tourism. Celebration "The first landing of a passenger and freight steamer from the outside…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Those in summer enter the Visitor Center, long desired by the State of Maine but left to genesis of a small, local Lubec non-profit organization to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… over 40,000 people to come together each year and celebrate harvest time, the end of summer, and a way of life that is as important now as ever."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"Winter or Summer you can always enjoy the view. The covered bridge was built for the first time in 1830."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… or big hitters and would be offered a regular summer job in the town as well as money to play on the ball team."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Summer residents of Pine Point objected to crossing the double tracks, so the station was moved. Men and heavy equipment arrived about 9:00 A.M."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… A post rider could ride 30 miles on a clear summer day; but in stormy winter or foggy spring weather, he could ride only a few miles a day."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"According to Cush Lane, a summer resident, when high tide fell around around 10:30 at night, there would be lobster boat lights flashing all along…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"In some summers North Haven was also included in the stops. Ruth Orcutt remembers the steamboat years with fondness, and points out, “you knew people…"

Acadian Archives

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1916 • Eagle Theater opens – movies, vaudeville, summer stock, Houdini! 1919 • Passamaquoddy Tidal Project proposed – two dams built in Eastport…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… boys also arrived about this time and during the summer were busy raising corn and wheat and helping with the building of cabins."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"In 1816, Maine experienced the “Year Without a Summer,” a devastating year for agriculture in which snow fell in June! Throughout the 1820s the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"By the summer of 2000, the Skyline Farm organization and the Sowles family arranged a purchase with a conservation easement through the Royal River…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… made the first clearing in the forest during the summer of 1794, cutting trees for burning and for building, while his family remained in Falmouth."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"During the summer of 1926, locals gathered at the Perry Opera House. Washburn attorney, Andrew “Jack” Beck and local attorney, Charles Daggett, spoke…"