Maine Memory Network

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"Ice harvesting and storage for summer use was prevalent through the land. In Hallowell the Moore family operated and ice business for several…"

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…"

Thomaston Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"The ice would stay there until summer. When summer came, workers would take the ice down south by ship where they could use it to keep things cold…"

McArthur Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… wife Emily Nicholson (1875-1941) who used it for summer quarters for themselves and their five children while they rented their larger house…"

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 - Ridlonville

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

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"Kneisel had a home in Blue Hill and came up every summer. Eventually he started bringing some of his students up to Blue Hill, and other members of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"… best stock and most business in the spring and summer. The House of Crafts and Flowers sells flowers, jewelry, and craft materials."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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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."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"This building offered the town a venue for summer plays, silent movies, dances, town meetings, school functions, and the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs…"

Frye Island Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Her family owned a summer home on Islesboro and she spent a great deal of time in the area throughout her life."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Summer - In the summer the Abenakis would travel to the coast to clam, fish, and collect seafood. They would sometimes have big seafood feasts, where…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"For several summers in the mid-2000s, a team of student archeologists under the guidance of professors Rob Sanford and Nate Hamilton from the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"The absence of a lake shore or a pond for summer recreation was in part replaced by shallow pools on the Swift River, known as ABC, and covered for…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"After just one summer of work, the young men of the Champlain Society had seen enough to know that the island was at risk."

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."

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…"

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."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"Her playful accounts of summer trips describe the social aspects of fishing trips, gear used and fish harvested."