Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… of rocks, plants, birds, and marine life, weather observations, and social activities. In the evening they played a card game called whist, read…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… to leave the herring outside, given temperature, weather, and fish condition. Draining and drying the herring on carts Frank Van Riper, photo X…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"… from hard use and being outdoors in all sorts of weather. Hall described one as “an oblong wooden frame having four legs, the sides extending far…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… 1839, and torn down before 1863, it had an angel weather vane that was rumored to come to life and speak to people."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"I might not be able to have a shelter from the weather and diseases. If the store didn’t exist back then people couldn’t build houses, and there…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"As weather permits, traps are hauled up one to five days later. Originally, hauling was done by hand using a gaff (a stick with a hooked end) to hook…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… set strings of traps that were checked, as weather permitted, on a daily basis. Occasionally, when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Most men would go through a lot of cold weather to shoot a good size buck. Deer hunting has always been a big part of Maine."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… a mile and a half walk that she made each Sunday, weather permitting. Sabbath day activities started with Sunday school, followed by 10:00 a.m."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… to keep late hours and endure all sorts of bad weather. Train Headed To TownStrong Historical Society Townsfolk rented horses to attend an…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Bell traveled to residences no matter what the weather. He would operate by candle or lamp light in the kitchen, if necessary."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"… so as to be ready to ______________as soon as the weather forms. Mr. Wilson of the firm of Braser and Wilson came here in the fall before the river…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… to the scenic village along the Kennebec, the weather was mild for it was August and not bitter cold and snow that had hindered their previous…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… challenges included freshets (floods), fires and weather. A freshet is described as a flash flood or flood resulting from a spring thaw."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… they must go the whole figure if it was cold weather – they returned in ten days and commenced housekeeping immediately, as they previously…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… that year the cables were strung, and before cold weather the bridge was nearly complete. Work was suspended during the winter but early in the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… in calm and fine, later warm," clearly excellent weather for the ceremony. According to the Lubec Herald’s front page for Wednesday, July 12 (no…"

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

"… more readily than the timber schooners in bad weather. By the mid-point of the nineteenth century, several quarries were active along East Blue…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… summer day; but in stormy winter or foggy spring weather, he could ride only a few miles a day. So around 1740, the upper King’s Highway was built…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… and players would journey in mid-winter weather from Southwest Harbor to Northeast Harbor to see the Pemetic Indians take on Gilman at Neighborhood…"

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

"Some 56 inches of snow had fallen. Cold weather had prevailed and everybody had decided that a solid winter had set in."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… popular because they were thicker from colder weather. Gordon’s farms were widely known and people wanted to go to a famous place to by furs to…"

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

"… SnowNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Maine Weather: Don’t like it? Just wait a minute Climate trends, including a “Little Ice Age,” a…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… pioneer spirit has helped the citizens of Lincoln weather fires and floods, economic disasters, and the losses and changes that come to any town as…"