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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"Boat engines and fishing equipment also changed. Fishing for tuna with a harpoon, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"Boats under sail (in the 1890s) or steam boats, soon thereafter, would come into Burnt Coat Harbor and collect brick sized cut stone."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"… enjoyed a picnic at the beach or a ride in a boat. Four friends at Fine Sand Beach, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Chebacco boats were larger, two-masted vessels. These boats were after cod and haddock, the only marketable fish at the time."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Initially these settlers came to cut timber for boat building and to cultivate the land for their family’s food. Early fishing schooner, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"The shipyard and the seaport ceased to exist. Boat Building: Lobster Boats and Skiffs Dory with Twin Girls, Scarborough, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… Desert and was brought to this island when a sail boat chanced to visit those places This was very inconvenient to the settlers and often the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"Using its boat Sunbeam, the Mission “aids the (Maine coastal or island) town or plantation in finding and supporting a nurse or physician” including…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"… Society Stock for the stores would arrive by boat. In 1894 when the first steamboat began a daily trip between Swan’s Island and Rockland…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"Sheep would often be put on a boat and brought to one of the smaller outer islands for grazing. The independence of islanders to raise their own food…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Transportation was taken over by individual boat owners, who served as an on-demand ferry system. "Sunbeam" as a car ferry, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"By 1890 prices grew higher and boats grew larger as the easy to reach lobsters closer inland grew scarce."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… of Bass Harbor for convenience, and the current boat, Captain Henry Lee, can carry up to seventeen vehicles and makes multiple daily trips year…"

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

"Eventually lobster boats of about 26 feet in length were designed with inboard engines. Use of gasoline or diesel engines enabled lobstermen to fish…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"Other interests are just as varied: conservation, boating and boating education, gardening, politics, and community service."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… job, some lobstermen operated fishing party boats summer afternoons, taking groups to catch mackerel, pollack, flounder, cod and haddock along the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Travel of any distance was usually via boat or horseback. The arrival of the train, and later the trolley, allowed residents greater flexibility of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"The Coast Guard could not get lines on the boat the first day, but they were successful at high tide the next day."

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

"… press has had stories related to a shooting and boats being sunk over territorial disputes! A reason for the local decline in observing…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… the garrison, all but his own family had left in boats. Jocelyn surrendered the garrison and was briefly held captive."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"Welcome to Swan's Island! Burnt Coat Harbor X Swan's Island, a six mile ferry ride out of Bass Harbor in Mount Desert Island, is the current…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"Baird's Quarry Swan's Island granite was quarried at sites around the island, providing work for many laborers and the businesses that supported…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"Student genealogy Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society As members of a small island school, many of Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"Sports Organized Sports Swan's Island softball team, ca. 1978Swan's Island Historical Society Much as the 1950s were all about the Brooklyn…"