Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… eked out livings as farmers too, but they also hunted, fished and worked as stone-cutters. Toddy Pond itself was not a pond, but rather a river…"

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

"… of timber, granite, water power, fishing and hunting, Swan’s Island made an attractive settlement site for families and traveling laborers."

St. Croix Historical Society

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… their way to the “up country” where fishing and hunting would be the draw. But those same folks coming from Boston or New York could enjoy the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… natives, who camped here in the summer to hunt and fish. Huge shell middens have been found along the shores where natives camped for hundreds of…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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