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

"Two men in dories, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society More recent pictures of lobster fishing show the transformation of…"

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

"The market for salt fish expanded in 1800, leading more settlers to rely on fishing as a livelihood."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Library Due to increases in retail activity, fishing and fish processing employment opportunities, shipping and farming, Lubec’s population grew…"

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

"… was done to the fish to transform them for the market. Part II is a Web-based “museum” of the tools and implements used in this process."

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

"… block adjacent to Williams Brothers stood a fish market, paint shop, movie and dance hall and an ice cream shop owned by E. M. Randlett."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Passamaquoddy Bay – new technology and expanding markets 1893 • SS Cumberland made its first voyage from Boston to Lubec, inaugurating steam ship…"

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

"Bayley’s shipped lobsters to the Fulton Fish Market in New York City and provided lobster meat to many Old Orchard Beach, Saco and Scarborough…"

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

"… the key to the success of the industry, a viable market, was already passing. In 2001 the last canning plant in Lubec closed."

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

"… finish hauling early enough to undertake a second fishing-related job such as fishing for shrimp or dragging for hen clams."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"By 1971 the market moved to a larger building on the Clambake Restaurant property and was managed by Donald H. Thurlow."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… of summer trips describe the social aspects of fishing trips, gear used and fish harvested. Later on she would discuss in detail efforts to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"These days, people will catch one or two fish a day. A "Take-Out Dinner" fresh from the brook, Strong, ca."

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

"Kelley, druggist; Pike’s Market; A. Rowell; A.B. Sumner and Co.; Staples & Son, general merchant; F.Y."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… transport the harvested timber to southern markets was by rail. The Central Maine Railroad stopped at Farmington, so several communities north of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Pendleton Library and now the two markets, Durkees and Island Market, has opened the summer community experience into a more universal one."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… Libby transported over the road from his farm to market.(7) The “new” County Road, Route 22, made a direct connection to Gorham, Portland and the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"The wood products of Strong were shipped to markets all over the world. Forster Manufacturing Co. Forster's Toothpick MillStrong Historical…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… Gannett would consolidate the Portland newspaper market with the purchase of the Portland Evening Express from Colonel Dow."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… fishing industry allowed for an increase in the market for fresh fish, and the expansion of rail lines resulted in a greater distribution of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… with Roberts building pinkey boats for local fishing and Clement making fish barrels, washtubs and pails."

Lubec Landmarks

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… design and manufacture of clothes for the young market. Parallel with these developments in the late 1950s to early 1960s, the custom of girls and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"The Civil War shut down southern markets for fish and ice and insurance rates skyrocketed from Confederate predation on Yankee trading vessels."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"They eventually shipped fish to markets in Boston and New York and to Europe. So they built their own ships."