Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"Bunk houses with adjoining cook and mess shacks were erected on rafts and anchored on the Chelsea side of the river."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"It became know in local parlance as a “picker’s shack”. This painting, done in 1945 shows the Collins and the Albert families from St, Agatha working…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Two nearly build ice shacks have been blown in the river by a gale. The Kennebec waters have flooded the ice field before they could be harvested."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… Some of the pots that boiled behind Wabanaki shacks and tents were filled with dyes used for basketmaking."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"After construction of crude log shacks, the people soon built good frame houses. Plenty of trees and finished lumber were available."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Also the harvesters ice shacks were taken by the wind and down the river. Owners of a local store Leigh and Wingate had 300 barrels of flour taken…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… you’ll find outhouses outside of every small shack. Instead you will find lots of small businesses, including the Guilford Bed and Breakfast."