Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"They trapped and hunted in order to survive and were much relieved when the family arrived the following summer."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"Also a family of 10 was trapped on top of their car by the flood waters. A human chain of rescuers were able to save 9 of them but an 8 year old girl…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… many uses was used for masts for ships, lobster traps, and lumber for houses. The workers were the lumberjacks who would work for months clearing…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… a combination of weirs, stop-seines, trawls and traps. In winter, they might go north to cut wood."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… a few descendants now store some of their lobster traps and fishing gear there. But, the island remains relatively untouched."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1898Lubec Memorial Library 1960 • The Lobster Trap Gift Shop opens – first gift shop catering to tourists 1962 • Roosevelt International Bridge…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Herald reported, “Never did a fisherman bait his traps with more alluring or attractive morsels that did Reverend P."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Lobster Trap, Islesboro, ca. 1980's; Bouy 1940'sIslesboro Historical Society Being an island community, one would commonly assume that various forms…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… brush needed to build and refurbish the herring traps. So great was the demand for the large herring preferred by the smokehouses that Lubec began…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Bangor when the Federal Bureau of Investigation trapped the notorious Brady Gang on its Central Street and an a gun battle ensued."