Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"It is important to recall that borders connect as well as separate, and that the international boundary has often been used strategically in local…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"Mount Desert Island was a place of environmental diversity and dramatic landscape well before it became a favorite summering place of Indigenous…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"Research at a burial ground on Mill Island where Roundy and Wood first landed indicate that the native American presence here dated back to almost…"

Abbe Museum

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Milbridge Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… towards Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island; some of them discovered Surry during their travels and several of them purchased summer…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… Company and the Saco Iron Works opened on Cutts Island in Saco; the precursor to the industrialization which would be the making of the towns on…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… between villages.” (Ghere, 513) Wood Island and lighthouse, Biddeford Pool, ca. 1915McArthur Public Library Their doom was just over the…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"X The Rhode Island Century described the Larchmont “as one of the finest side-wheel steamers of her day, well over 250 feet long with 37 feet of…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… center right in the distance just above the boom islands in the Kennebec. Fuller FoundryHubbard Free Library Each of the businesses that…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Visiting the island in Porter Lake is also fun. There is rope swing there. Porter Lake is one of the most popular public places in Strong."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… with area waters and tides, isolated coves and islands; as well as the close proximity to Campobello and Deer Islands made the work of customs…"

Wilson Museum

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… the Sisters, Minton recalled trips to Diamond Island, where “We did silly things like sneak down to the beach to watch the Sisters swimming then…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… Waymouth, set a small fishing net near Monhegan Island and hauled up a net filled with various fish and “thirty very good and great lobsters.” In…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"It wasn’t only for the well-to-do. Though many local folks regarded this as entertainment for those “from away,” some visited the theater regularly."

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… Wilson Men carrying a whale fin, Ragged Island, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Whaling was not a big industry in Hallowell, or…"

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

"Skowhegan Island X However, the heavy logging use clogged the river and took a toll on the local ecology."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… also granite from the same quarry at Mussel Ridge Islands in Penobscot Bay. The architectural style of the 2.5 story building is Italianate."

Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Passengers then would ford the river to Peru. When the river was low, foot passengers could walk across from the island to Peru on a natural causeway."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Her flight plan was to fly from Long Island to Newfoundland and then eventually to London. Grayson and her crew took off at 5:07 P.M."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Then they build a church on the island, which is next to their little cabin for their residence. My food is simple and light."