Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… that has plexiglass panels that are put up in the winter. One guest, who used to live in the house, came back for a stay and wound up taking a…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"Winter or Summer you can always enjoy the view. The covered bridge was built for the first time in 1830."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… surviving on the island’s resources through long winters with only the occasional sailboat connecting them to the larger world."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"Local men fished through the ice for smelt in the winter, packing them with snow in boxes and shipping them by train from Ellsworth to Boston."

Acadian Archives

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"In the winter of 1915-1916, she participated in the Henry Ford Peace Expedition along with many other women."

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…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Despite the cold winters, there was only one furnace per schoolhouse, and these furnaces would only heat a few square feet of classroom."

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."

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…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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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…"