Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"There was water running in these barrels all the time. You would haul the ice out and was it to get rid of the sawdust."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… and feats of grace, ability and endurance under water.” Bath Opera House advertisement for May 14, 1934Patten Free Library One of the most…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"And ugh oh it came down in the water. So we went over there and got the food from it, which was oh things you could put into storage nothing that…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… Bath Police Department has its own building on Water Street at Elm Street. In the bell tower, there is the 1802 bell that was probably cast by Paul…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Improved water and rail transport speeded and increased distribution of raw materials, finished goods—and fashion news—to remote or newly settled…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"were always camping around the fresh water ponds…. They made beautiful baskets and did beautiful bead work.” ...next came the artists and rusticators."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… shooting downstream during the spring’s highest water periods. Skowhegan once again became a place to watch as millions of board feet of timber…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"1905 At Somesville, the presence of flowing water meant that mills, such as this lumber mill, could be sited there."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… because the ink consisted of only ink powder and water mixed together, while in the country, it was made of lampblack or tannic acid from oak trees…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… import-export business that thrived in coastal waters off Mount Desert Island. Their story illustrates how one family works to become embedded in…"

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

"… camped near a narrow stretch of shallow coastal water where they built a weir, or sihtomuhkakon. At low tide, the wooden fence hinders the passage…"