Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… the river froze and shipping halted, the ice was harvested by a Hampden company, Dirigo Ice Company and shipped to cities in the south to help aid…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… BathPatten Free Library The office of the ice harvesters was in the Lincoln Block. People went out on the river ice in the winter and cut blocks…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"… during the Guilford Historical Society's Annual Harvest Fair at the United Methodist Church to seek input from the townspeople for exhibits."

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

"… aspects of fishing trips, gear used and fish harvested. Later on she would discuss in detail efforts to conserve natural resources for another…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… berrying place around and bushels of berries were harvested there each summer. The pastures behind Kenneth Newman and Bernard Kidder were locally…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Ice harvesters had to say goodbye to their ice fields when they were flooded. Also the harvesters ice shacks were taken by the wind and down the…"

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

"… Society Early settlers supplemented their harvests with fishing to make a decent living. Most early fishing was done in wherries, small rowboats…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… a place where they could fish, plant corn, and harvest corn on their return from the ocean. Before the first dam on the island, there were two…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… the river froze and shipping halted, the ice was harvested by a Hampden company, Dirigo Ice Company, and shipped to cities in the south to help aid…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"… right on the outskirts of Albion, planting and harvesting food for his community, and got a small education at the age of 13. At age 22 Thomas S."

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

"When red tide occurs, clam flats are closed and clam harvesters are out of work for days or months until the threat has passed."

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

"… In the 1600s and 1700s lobsters were easily harvested from tidal pools along the shoreline. So plentiful were lobsters that Native-Americans used…"

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

"… Fisheries Service and are concerned with lobster harvesting between three and 200 miles offshore. All states and the federal government share a…"

Maine State Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… also help to support another 50 jobs in forest harvesting and distribution. Mt. Abram High School and four MSAD 58 schools, as well Strong town…"

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

"… Island Historical Society With the best timber harvested, men turned to the sea for their livelihood rather than leave the island."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… With No Summer-1816" caused the men to hoe and harvest with mittens on or the frost stuck their hands to the tools."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"In the fall they would go north, stopping to harvest crops, then going on to the woodlands for hunting and trapping."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"In 1780 he planted and harvested corn, turnips and potatoes. He put the corn in a storage crib that he built and the potatoes and turnips in the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… over 40,000 people to come together each year and celebrate harvest time, the end of summer, and a way of life that is as important now as ever."

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

"… Boom and Bust in the 19th Century The first harvest was old growth timber. Felled trees were pulled out of the forests with teams of horses or…"

Caribou Public Library

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Harvested smelts and sweet grass. Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South Lubec, ca. 1880Lubec Memorial Library 1700s 1754 – 1763 • Maine…"