Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Harvesting Although the tools are simple (a metal rake, metal bucket and onion bags), clam digging is hard, backbreaking work with hours dependent…"

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… dressed in orange jumpsuits, would be required to rake leaves or do yard work for retribution. Instead of shackles or chains, they were handcuffed…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"The last thing he patented was a spring-tooth rake. He invented other things – a pipe vise, an umbrella holder, and a portable camp."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"I saved up $5 from babysitting and raking the yard to afford new school clothes this year. I didn’t have a job last summer, so I didn’t get any new…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… and dances, a starch factory, doctors’ offices, a rake factory, a hotel, and many other businesses came and went."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… must have been a difficult chore for those whose rakes and plows most likely sat under a deep blanket of snow."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… of Christmas wreaths, cutting fire wood and raking blueberries offers seasonal employment. Growth in the tourism industry provides opportunity for…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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