Maine Memory Network

Yacht "Ioneta," Moosehead Lake, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Moosehead Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Kineo Media: Postcard

Steamboat Marguerite, Moosehead Lake, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Moosehead Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.