Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… crew on the island and they shot scenes off Ocean Drive, on Scatterlee Beach, and on the rocks and in the water at various locations around the…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"We had an ice storm in progress. I was driving to work when I saw a lot of fallen trees in the woods and branches on the road."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"Pine log drive on Machias River, ca. 1950Ambajejus Boom House Museum It was in the early 1900s when they logged and worked very hard along the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"This topic connects to my life because I drive by Fish Hill everyday. This topic also connects to me because he built houses and ran sawmills."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… president, Jeannette King, had an epiphany while driving by the Corro house, also located on West Broadway."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"People rode the ferries to avoid driving all the way down to Howland to cross via their bridge. To ride the ferry, there was a long cable across the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Everyday when I drive by, there are vehicles parked in front of it. There are more differences than similarities that we found in our research."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… southern-most towns in RSU 10—is 43 miles, with a driving time of 61 minutes. One can imagine how long that journey used to take, on foot, on…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"A survey of the steam power to drive the steam engines of each paper machine, dry the paper, cook the pulp, and heat the buildings found a need for a…"

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… several efforts, including the Catholic Charities Drive, which collected around $40,000. In 1968, Mercy marked its Silver Jubilee, commemorating a…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"Never learning to drive, he relied on his older brother Eric, his longtime teaching colleague Ruth Slater, and in later years James Mundy and Earle G."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"More modern travelers had the option of driving up Route 2, along the river from Howland or down from Medway."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… (present day Cranberry Lodge) along Peabody Drive across from the Asticou Inn. According to family legend, after the 1900 fire burned the original…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… his common sense attitude and determination and drive. Being mainly self-taught he was an exceptionally bright individual and this was reflected in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Many men came with their families to find a job driving lumber in the heavily forested Maine woods. However, with this great expansion in population…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… and required a fourteen-mile coach or carriage drive over rough roads to get from the train depot in Ellsworth to Blue Hill."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Engineer Green was driving a north bound train when he struck the cars waiting to be picked up. Green was caught in the debris."

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

"… a Red Sox game in Boston—easy, hop in your car, drive to Boston via high-speed roads, see the game, and return home the same day."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… a mix as they were at the beginning, some members driving over two hours each way to participate in this unique experience."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country...as soon as possible..." Henry David Thoreau, 1846 The…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"So we ended up having to drive to Brunswick and we went to a store called Service Merchandise and we bought the last one."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… a bad week for the Jimenez’s,” said Jack while driving his suffering wife to the hospital. When they got to the hospital, the very hospitable staff…"