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

"The fishing industry is a good example of the islanders' self sufficiency. Fishing Medicinal fish oil factory on Johnson Island, Swan's Island…"

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

"… economy was growing, government money stimulated industry, and the Civil War increased fish prices. Better fishing practices were also adopted…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Despite the decrease in industry and communication and the confusion of post-war life, the island made the shift to modern utilities and once again…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"After the close of other island industries, lobster fishing remains predominant. A successful trap limit was enforced in 1984 that reduced the…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"Railroads and motor vehicles replaced Kennebec River steamboat traffic just as the granite industry gave way to concrete and steel."

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

"… herring for markets away had been a leading industry with many ups and downs. It was a traditional process carried out in traditional buildings…"

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

"Lubec sardine industry, ca. 1950Maine Historical Society The industry began in Eastport in the 1870s, came over to Lubec and grew phenomenally in…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"Herring smokehouse, Eastport, 1886Maine Historical Society Fortunately, a few people took it upon themselves toward the end of the industry to…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"Baker, William Avery. A Maritime History of Bath and the Kennebec River Region. Bath, ME.: Marine Research Society of Bath, 1973."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… the development of this and other fishery industries. Thus, box sizes and grades of quality and fish size interested him Toward the last years of…"

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

"… the night, in what would be Rhode Island’s worst maritime disaster of the 20th century, the Larchmont was hit by a coal-hauling schooner, the Harry…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"As the Revenue Cutter Service, the maritime law enforcement arm of the Treasury Department, morphed into the U."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… did you stop because you wanted to or because the industry was going down? S: When the industry went down they closed that factory (Union) and I…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"A maritime community such as Hallowell would experience its share of losses of husbands, brothers and sons to shipwreck, disease or accident."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… prosperity 1865 • Peak of smoked herring industry • Thirty smokehouses from N. Lubec to Bailey’s Mistake 1869 • The Saxby Gale, November 4, caused…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… build them, while Canadians from Quebec and the Maritimes came to labor in them. Google Maps tells us that the distance between Byron and…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"In William A. Bakers book, “A Maritime History of Bath, Maine, and the Kennebec River Region” he writes that in 1851, Captain Job Pierce, who was an…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Various cottage industries sprang up around the town, residential development expanded, and the “Back to the Land” movement brought some newcomers to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"Student genealogy Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society As members of a small island school, many of Swan's…"

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

"Sports Organized Sports Swan's Island softball team, ca. 1978Swan's Island Historical Society Much as the 1950s were all about the Brooklyn…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Baird's Quarry history Text by Kim Colbeth Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Matthew Baird Contracting Co."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"Old Buildings Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house Minturn Schoolhouse The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"Minturn Schoolhouse Minturn Schoolhouse, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society The Minturn Schoolhouse was built in 1899…"

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

"Resources Images: Swan's Island Historical Society "Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic Preservation Department." Penobscot Nation Cultural &…"