Maine Memory Network

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

"The piers were built on the river ice during the winter months (January, February, and March) in 1893."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"During winter months these same men often outfitted their boats for dragging hen (sea) clams, scallops or shrimp."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"1 (Winter 2014): 1-35. Champlain, Samuel de. "Les Voyages de La Nouvelle-France Occidentale," Dicte Canada. Paris, 1632. Fischer, David Hackett."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Fall and spring it traveled on wheels and in the winter on runners.The number of school children riding school buses in Scarborough has risen…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… Mary Gemma Connelly who helped him buckle his winter boots that year for outdoor recess. Class sizes, Burr remembered, were “sixty students to a…"

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

"In winter, they might go north to cut wood. Early settlers of Blue Hill were forced to be resourceful in order to survive."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"Occasionally, when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"The next winter he went with a crew of men to work at a location twelve miles into the woods from the nearest dwelling."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"South Rumford had the Thurston’s or “winter" School on the shore of the Androscoggin River near the Aaron Graham/Bartlett/Welch farm, which the…"

Bangor Public Library

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Winter in Lubec Winter view of Lubec, from the International Bridge. Photo courtesy of KodaYoda Enterprises, LLC."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… standing today, the Swedenborgian Church, the Winter Street Church and the Central Congregational/Chocolate Church, were joined by more elaborate…"

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

"… our communities isolated especially during the winter months. Horse-drawn carriages and wagons were fundamental to our farms; they were an…"

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

"Skiers and 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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The first winter in the settlement, while waiting for his family to arrive, Stephen Titcomb tapped trees and began making maple syrup."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… cooler in the summer and several warmer in the winter. However, there have been many recordings of Penobscot Bay freezing over and islanders…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… these farmers also worked as lumbermen during the winter months. By producing goods for the lumber industry, farmers did not have to worry about…"