Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"According to Cush Lane, a summer resident, when high tide fell around around 10:30 at night, there would be lobster boat lights flashing all along…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… boys also arrived about this time and during the summer were busy raising corn and wheat and helping with the building of cabins."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… Society The tissue mill remained idle during the summer months, and then another milestone in the history of the Lincoln mills occurred: Premoid…"

Bangor Public Library

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Colby College Special Collections

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"In 1816, Maine experienced the “Year Without a Summer,” a devastating year for agriculture in which snow fell in June! Throughout the 1820s the…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… event in 1816 was “the year without a summer.” A frost occurred in every month and there was no corn raised, a staple food crop."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Northern Maine Fair is still an important rite of summer, WAGM transformed itself from an AM radio station to a television station, and the…"

Acadian Archives

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"During the summer of 1926, locals gathered at the Perry Opera House. Washburn attorney, Andrew “Jack” Beck and local attorney, Charles Daggett, spoke…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… campers pass through our village in winter and summer. The North Village is a great place to live, the people are great and always willing to help…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"In the summer of 2007, the Red Schoolhouse was moved to the Agricultural Society’s grounds, where it was rehabilitated."