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Friends of Wood Island Light

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… canoes, in which he will take parties to several Islands in the bay and around Mount Desert Island. Carrying sporting parties to places where…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… courtesy Pike & Alden familiesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association But wood rots. Salt spray and dominating fog wreaked severe deterioration…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"After the war he settled on Allan’s Island (Treat’s Island) where he operated a trading post. Louis Delesdernier was eventually appointed the first…"

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

"… on its side, the bottom rammed firmly against the wood piling. The Canadians scrambled onto the trestle, never getting their feet wet."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… critical to the top-secret operation was the high wood and barbed wire fence with its “No Admittance” signs that surrounded the facility."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Visiting the island in Porter Lake is also fun. There is rope swing there. Porter Lake is one of the most popular public places in Strong."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… from the coastal towns of Surry and Swan’s Island in July, 2011, and January, 2012, at the Maine Historical Society in Portland."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… of the Norridgewocks is a long and sad one in light of the fact that these people fought and lost a battle for their very existence on land they…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"My food is simple and light. I've never been able to taste meat and smoked fish, my nourishment is nothing, but Indian corn."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… 10:30 at night, there would be lobster boat lights flashing all along the Neck and the boats would come in, off-load liquor, and load it onto Old…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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