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Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca. 1915

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"The early metal traps, hand-made by local blacksmiths, were quite expensive. They cost about eight dollars apiece! That was a lot of money in the…"

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Moses Banks Map, Scarborough, 1787

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… and other natural resources as they hunted, trapped, clammed and fished in the marsh. When European settlers arrived in the early 1600s they, too…"

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The Holman Family reunion and homestead, Dixfield, ca. 1911

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Hunting wild game and trapping were also important jobs for daily survival. Berrying in the summer was an annually awaited event."

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Blacksmith, Islesboro, ca. 1890

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Lobster Trap, Islesboro, ca. 1980's; Bouy 1940'sIslesboro Historical Society Being an island community, one would commonly assume that various forms…"