Maine Memory Network

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."

Prince Memorial Library

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… Society The tissue mill remained idle during the summer months, and then another milestone in the history of the Lincoln mills occurred: Premoid…"

Bangor Public Library

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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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."

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."

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."

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…"

Colby College Special Collections

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… campers pass through our village in winter and summer. The North Village is a great place to live, the people are great and always willing to help…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… was in the Ludger Matthieu house across the street from the church on Quebec Street. The house was renovated, and three Sisters of Mercy were…"

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."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… and Lubec to work in the canneries in the summer and fall” (p. 87). Judging from the teenagers and children in the group portrait, families must…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Northern Maine Fair is still an important rite of summer, WAGM transformed itself from an AM radio station to a television station, and the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… keep a large garden and spend time during the summer canning, freezing, and storing their harvest."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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