Maine Memory Network

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

"… where even strangers wave to each other as they cross paths on the roads. Whether they are carried by a horse drawn wagon, or a 320 horsepower…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… which they could note the books already read and cross out the ones removed from the collection. When Prince Memorial Library opened on January 7…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Smith Crossing, with its predominantly Italian population, had the MacDonald School. The Polish, Lithuanian, and Irish folks in the Spruce…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… in the early 1920s, offered winter Nordic and Cross Country skiing, and hosted an annual winter carnival, first at its ski jump location on Spruce…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"In Penobscot County the road ran from Bangor, crossed the bridge into Brewer thence on to Orrington."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Wire Bridge: Wire BridgeNew Portland Historical Society The wire bridge is located in the West Village on the Wire Bridge Road, in a quiet…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The flames however crossed Main Street and took the Baptist Church, stayed on the west side and took the Congregational Church, and again jumped the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… Jane, who had just got back from an excruciating cross country practice with Mr. Cox, complaining that their muscles hurt."

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

"… flat bottom boat with some Canadian workers to cross the choppy waters towards the Lubec landing. But the dory, following, lost power."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… was near what is now the corner of the Bog Road and the Long Falls Dam Road. The next was directly across the street beside the Kimball Block…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"(Lee) McCorison. It fit four passenger cars and crossed the bay in a half hour. The scow transported the first locally owned car to leave the island…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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