Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 5 of 5

"One farmer’s wife would bring everybody ice cream cookies and something to drink. That is how my grandmother, Edwena, spent her life in the potato…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"There had been a lot of snow but no rain. The ice was melting late, so it appeared there wouldn’t be enough water to drive logs."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… Free Library Red Cross's involvement in the Ice Storm What part did the American Red Cross play in the ice storm of ’98? The storm hit most of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… floors, fancy seats, a small concession stand, an ice cream parlor, and a pool room. The new movie theater had three owners to start with; Alfred…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"Mr. Page’s Ice House was also located on the waterfront for easy access to ice. When the railroad was built, the waterfront was used less."

Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"They chose the Flood of 1987 and the Ice Storm of 1998 as primary events but also chose the Hurricanes of 1954, the Blizzard of 1952, the train wreck…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"… involved getting cotton to the mill, such as ice on the river, making it hard to get the cotton delivered."

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…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… or trek beside ox-drawn wagons over river ice. More modern travelers had the option of driving up Route 2, along the river from Howland or down…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"With the opening of the Forum Building in 1975, ice skating was moved to that facility. Sources: Haskell, William V."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Lawrence estuary creating a radially flowing, independent ice cap over northern Maine. Radiocarbon dates from basal sediments of Mansell Pond…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Good thing there’s no ice yet, the river would freeze and I might not be able to take the steamboat! I will have to button my coat and put on an…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"In winter, it was the single source of ice which was floated downstream to Sprague’s Cove and then shipped to far off lands."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Ice Cleat, Islesboro, ca. 1860Islesboro Historical Society The water surrounding Islesboro makes for a more temperate climate than that of the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… place to the other or transfer goods like food or ice to other states. Often ships from other states, like Boston, would arrive with goods for…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… 1879, the Knickerbocker Ice Company had several ice houses, and the ice was cut from the river in an area about one mile up and shipped to big…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"It served hot peanuts and ice cream. There was a terrible hurricane in the 1970s that knocked down trees."

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."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"Immigrants not only served to support the industries of Biddeford and Saco, but many also opened their own small businesses."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… the outside heat to the inside of the car) and ice was placed in a tube on either side of each door."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"When 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…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Along with ice, logs flowed down the river and created a dam, causing the water to back up. When the water overflowed onto the banks, the Great…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… and rendered unrepairable when it fell into the ice pond in the park. It was soon replaced with the Spirit of the Sea."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… flight of men avoiding the draft, and the emigration of young people in search of new opportunities in the west. The Granite and Ice Industries"