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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - You Can Get Here From There

"You Can Get Here From There Before cars were allowed on Mount Desert Island, steamboats were the primary mode of transportation to Mount Desert."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Adult males are few, perhaps because American Can was close by and all the cans came up the road from there."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"The bigger ones, we’d pack four or six to a can. We were told how many to put into each can. Audio here  We worked with a partner."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… were soft, so when we packed the small fish in cans, eight or more per can, we just snipped the head off between our thumb and forefinger, as…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"builds plant in Lubec for manufacture of two-piece drawn cans 1910 • Census results – 3,363 1911 • Lubec Centennial Celebration held on July 4 --…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"It was terrible. When you hear a word of it, you can see it in your head. You feel so bad; Miriam’s friends were gone."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"… is also provides a demonstration of how tradition can accept innovation. Dip nets: Three examples were left at the site when McCurdy’s closed."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse Part I: How They Smoked Herring in Lubec Section 1: A Traditional Process in Traditional Buildings McCurdy…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse Section 2: Six Steps in Producing Smoked Herring: 1990 and 1896 Sluicing the herring into wooden tanks."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse By Edward L. Hawes Introduction Drawn from the collections of the Maine Historical Society, Lubec Historical Society…"

Lubec, Maine - Links

"Links The Lubec project team cataloged and uploaded over 800 historical images of early Lubec. View more Lubec images."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 2 of 2

"The Blizzard of '34 Undoubtedly longer than any snow report the oldest inhabitant ever saw. Blizzard, Lubec, January 21, 1934 Lubec Historical…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"The Blizzard of '34 by Ronald Pesha Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934Lubec Historical Society “We are enjoying (?) a winter such as the oldest…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911 by Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society “The new bronze souvenirs have arrived and may be secured from C."

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"Team Members Lubec Consolidated School 44 South Street Lubec, ME 04652 (207) 733-5591 msad19@yahoo.com http://www.lubecschool.org Lubec Historical…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration Centennial house decoration, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Residents of more modest dwellings also…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration by Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society Lubec staged a grand celebration in 1911 observing the Town’s…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"A Signature Quilt By Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society Wormell Sisters image from Betsey Leavitt Josselyn Signature Quilt, Lubec…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax Prescott F. Jernegan, an ordained Baptist minister, came to North Lubec in 1897 and leased Hiram…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello Temporary trestlework for bridge, Lubec, ca. 1961 Lubec Historical Society Pier placement…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 3 of 3

"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello Some text adapted from Remembering Lubec, copyright © Ronald Pesha, published 2009 by The History…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello by Ronald Pesha A majestic arch of imposing beauty, named for a U.S."

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

"S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End Text by Jennifer Multhopp With images from the collections of…"