Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… to be closed until the roads were dry enough to travel on. I'm sure that there were other teachers that taught at the Parsons School but these were…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"One could travel by steamboat from Islesboro to Rockland and Castine but these services were never consistent in terms of year-round transportation."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… station is also a welcoming center for tourists traveling the coast on U.S. 1. Opening of Carlton Bridge, Bath, Nov."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"When they where playing they would travel to ridiculous places, like Waterville and Nokomis, schools we would never dream of playing today."

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… being started in the area my family would have to travel south to get a vehicle. It affected the future because starting the dealership brought…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"1915 Strong was a popular stop for "sports" traveling to and from the Rangeley Region on the Narrow Gauge Railroad."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… world was kept at a distance by the means of travel during the time period. Today it can be kept at a distance; a ferry distance."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Dixfield citizens traveled from all points of the town to hold a day-long gathering to vote on important elected positions of the town and to discuss…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… that had a tie up for horses and lodging for travelers. In 1798 a road to the Swift River along the Androscoggin River was built and called Rumford…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… transportation, providing means for patients to travel to and from their homes to the hospital. Today, the Auxiliary to Mercy Hospital still…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… all 236 incorporated towns in the state travelled to the Cumberland Country courthouse in Portland to write a new Maine constitution."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Between October 1912 and April 1913, he traveled in Europe, spending much of his time in Italy. Upon returning to Boston, he worked on the new MIT…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"Sometimes, this took the form of traveling, making speeches, writing letters to state, national, and international authorities, and sometimes this…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… centuries, steamship was the preferred means of travel to Mount Desert Island.Mount Desert Island Historical Society It was the arrival of these…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The women and children sometimes traveled to the water's edge to pick fiddleheads. They also grew Jerusalem artichokes, which were well liked among…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… which allowed area residents freedom to travel farther distances to other amusement parks and resorts, now all within easy reach by car."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… and, in addition to the dining room and traveler's rooms, it had a large horse stable. It was lost to fire in 1903, but part of the building was…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… to Lincoln and his family probably wouldn’t have traveled up here if he didn’t bring them. Also, since he owned the first house and store, people…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"… services were established at homes and reverends traveled far distances, even all the way to Vanceboro, although the enthusiastic spark of these…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Early Travel During the time of European settlement, travel was preferably done by water in canoes and small boats, following the example of Native…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"More modern travelers had the option of driving up Route 2, along the river from Howland or down from Medway."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Travel was difficult at all times but especially in winter on roads built and maintained by each landowner who built permanent gates across their…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… Street has long been the main route for people to travel into the city. When the Carlton Bridge was built, Centre Street became busier, and the…"