Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"Fashions in Bangor, 1866 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description A man and a woman show off the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

"Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Capt."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865

"Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Noted Bangor architect…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"Division Street School, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The south side and west end…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The plans of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The primary and…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"In addition, some trees were damp and had sap in them, so they would not be adequate fuel. Many trees died from the hostile storm, and several…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington Public Library, 1916

"… unpaved street, the wooden fences, and the elm trees, which have long since been removed, due to the Dutch elm disease, which was widespread in…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98

"Ice is sticking to trees like glue, CMP works even they got the flu. Ice has left us with an immense amount of tangled trees, but we came closer…"

Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"The trees themselves could take up to half a year until being made into boards. The ship]s hull could take up to five years to make depending on how…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"Blue Hill Landscape, 2009 X By 2009, a new generation of trees, along with many new houses, had completely altered our view of the landscape."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… behind ice coated streets, cars, power lines, tree limbs and many houses without heat and power."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"Many houses where crushed by trees that had been iced over and many people wondered if their trees will survive."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"… and has twelve acres of land that he cuts for firewood. He enjoys gardening and has his own Christmas tree farm where he grows 700 trees a year."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880

"… and potatoes - 166 acres planted apples - 19 trees 1873 grass - 400 acres horses - 22 oxen - 14 cows/calves - 100/40 sheep - 33 pigs - 125…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"1,000 utility and tree service workers worked 20 hour days to fix lines and clean up trees. 2. CMP had to restore power to over 250,000 customers 3."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"In Canada, all of the trees were coated in a thick layer of ice. This is similar to Hallowell because in our ice storm the trees were also coated in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 5 of 5

"… Isle Historical Society One of the fields had trees around it. It would be really hot because there was no breeze that came through."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"See what I mean? Tree branches are snapping, and ice is overlapping. Oh and did you know the ’98 Ice Storm was a federal disaster? Really, I’m not…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"… terrible hurricane in the 1970s that knocked down trees. The snow banks would reach as high as the telephone wires."