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Historical Items

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Item 67661

School children, Swan's Island ferry terminal, 1960

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: 1960 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 23945

Bluenose, Bar Harbor Ferry Terminal, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1970 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

Item 5563

Ferry terminal at Lincolnville, ca. 1959

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1959 Location: Lincolnville Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

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Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

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Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… 1960-1980s there were lobster bakes at the ferry terminal as part of the Fourth of July celebrations."

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… across the two miles from Eastport, Maine’s train terminal. The Narrows between their beloved island and Lubec merited not a second thought."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… Ellsworth connected to a new Mount Desert ferry terminal. From there it was just a short ride to Bar Harbor by steamboat or canoe."