Maine Memory Network

Mending seine nets, Monhegan, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Monhegan Museum Date: circa 1880 Location: Monhegan Media: Photographic print

Throwing nets, Monhegan, ca. 1947

Contributed by: Monhegan Museum Date: 1947 Location: Monhegan Media: Photographic print

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.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Purse seining off Swan's Island, 1999Swan's Island Historical Society Roger May and fellow fishermen purse seining, Swan's Island, 1999Swan's…"

Tapestry, Seine Twine and Burlesque
by Barbara Burns

My work as a tapestry artist and dancer in Maine.