Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Around 1869 and 1870, the winter weather in Massachusetts and New York was warm, so they bought their ice from Maine."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… the Medieval Warm Period, a group of people would winter at the mouth of Presque Isle Stream. They lived in a 3 meter wide, 6 meter long birchbark…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Kids began at age six or seven, and it was common for someone to finish in his or her early 20s, since school was interrupted by work, including…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… Marshview Restaurant while it was closed for the winter, as it was the only place that could be found at the time. Dr."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… a lot of grumpy people out there in the cold icy winter. This terrible beauty helped everyone move through eight days of terrible."

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."

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Fall/Winter - Before the frosts came, the women and children went into the forests to forage nuts and berries."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"In the winter of 1825-26, Ira and his crew put 5,000,000 feet of pine logs in the water. That is enough to run the mill for three to four years."

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…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… at the time reduced their livestock before the winter season enabling them to avoid the tax bills that arrived in March."

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

"Work was suspended during the winter but early in the spring it was resumed. On June 20, 1842 the bridge was opened to traffic, the cost was $2,200."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… back to Beverly and Andover Massachusetts before winter and came the following year with their families."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… and turnips to get them through the first winter. The Sandy River provided great amounts of salmon, which was smoked and stored for later use."

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

"… drinking water and insulating the homes for the winter was a challenge. Malaga Island Cemetery Malaga resident cemetery at Pineland By Kate…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Cranberry Lodge (Formerly Harbor Cottage) Northeast Harbor Maine, Winter 2009Northeast Harbor Library The Old Ell is Born..."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"Our island movie In the winter of 1775, General Benedict Arnold led his revolutionary army up the Kennebec River to Quebec City."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… twice a year, once in the spring and once in the winter. 1980-2000: The Bagaduce Music Lending Library: It started in 1983 as a road trip…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… in the summer, and a sled they could use in the winter. Every year after the station was built they raised more money to put more pipes and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"The winter is freezing cold and there is no cover that goes over the boat to keep the breeze of off us."

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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"In some of the coldest winters, the Sunbeam was the islander’s only option for reaching the mainland over icy waters."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"In the winter of 1966, the Bee Block, the Bain Building and the Pastime Theater burned to the ground."