Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The small farm buildings, used to store ice through the summer, were recognized by their thick, insulated walls and few windows."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The small farm buildings, used to store ice through the summer, were recognized by their thick, insulated walls and few windows."

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"He also spent two summers as a intern minister in Blue Hill where he learned about the community and they about him."

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… letters reveal that he helped get in the ice for summer, wood for winter, and hay for the animals. He lived on a farm on Roxbury Road in Mexico."

McArthur Public Library

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Wilson Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Berrying in the summer was an annually awaited event. According to local historian Ruth Kidder: Often the team was harnessed and the wagon filled for…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"For most of the 20th Century, the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place for two months in the summer, but year-round jobs were…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Ruth Kidder wrote: The “Year With No Summer-1816" caused the men to hoe and harvest with mittens on or the frost stuck their hands to the tools."

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…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"A summer day, after school ended for the year, created for picnics and the usually placid waters of Gardner’s Lake, east of Machias in far Washington…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… surrounding woods, and playing in the brook in summer. The Flood of 1936, Ridlonville to Rumford bridgeMexico Historical Society After the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… that could be reserved by the islands wealthiest summer guests. The best seats were considerably pricier than at the Star but on Saturday…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"I didn’t have a job last summer, so I didn’t get any new school clothes. My family can’t afford to pay for clothes for me on their own."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… businesses cater to the increased population in summer. Vacationers can now visit the island for a week or a day, rather than making a commitment…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… 30 sheep and he bought a herd of cattle every summer. He also sold his meat and hides to people in the town."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"She devoted her life to family and the community. Addie was involved with the public library, and she also served on the committee that erected the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"It is visited by many folks during the summer months, and usually hosts the Norton Reunion in August."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"… carved signs and placques, often commissions for summer residents, local churches, the Northeast Harbor Village Improvement Association trails, and…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… pulpwood logs, which were floated downstream all summer long. Skowhegan Island X However, the heavy logging use clogged the river and took a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… Parade from the front of the Masonic Hall in the summers. Masonic Hall, Town Offices Main Street, Lincoln present-day X Works Cited “Masonic…"

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

"… job, some lobstermen operated fishing party boats summer afternoons, taking groups to catch mackerel, pollack, flounder, cod and haddock along the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Julia continued to spend her summers at her home in Strong until her death in 1912. In 1920 the school building was moved up Main Street where it…"