Maine Memory Network

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

"Numerous people sew, quilt, and crochet, many times using their items to help those in need. Some people are carpenters and woodworkers, while others…"

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…"

Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"What was left of it eventually became the summer home of Eric and Fran Chetwynd. The current house is a much smaller, but recognizable version of the…"

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

"Work was begun the summer of 1988 with help from summer work groups from the Mission at the Eastward."

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."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"There was a physician (three in the summer), two dentists, an attorney and an architect. There were also two billiards halls and the Neighborhood…"

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."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… settlers on Mount Desert Island, began taking in summer boarders at Harbor Cottage. From here on until the mid 1960s, the Savage family and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"He also sold his meat and hides to people in the town. Many people thought that after Bethia Keith died that Ben would never re-marry but he did."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"The summer school was often kept by some of the inhabitants’ daughters. The first schools were held in rooms of houses within the district, the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"In the summer of 1876, William Darling bought up mineral rights adjacent to Second and Third Ponds west of town."

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."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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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…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Johnson House, Summer Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library The people behind one of the leading factories in Hallowell were twin brothers…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"There was overheating in the summer and it was very cold in the winter. Throughout the war overcrowding, disease, and hunger plagued the prisoners."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… two-wheeled hose reel that they could use in the summer, and a sled they could use in the winter. Every year after the station was built they…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"Stephen probably made changes to the Penobscot people and to people in the area to ensure a better life style for them while he served his eight year…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… made themselves available as guides to take summer people in canoes for sightseeing, fishing, or hunting including Penobscots Frank “Big Thunder”…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"… Memory Lane by Emily Phillips Reynolds Mount Desert: A History by George E. Street Northeast Harbor: Reminiscences by An Old Summer Resident"

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."