Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"The Festival is a market for selling baskets and other Wabanaki crafts, but it is also an opportunity for tribal members from far reaching…"

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"We met at the Salty Dog Festival in 1984, attended many festivals and were totally immersed—meeting other musicians, camping and playing music…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… Click to read about the North Atlantic Blues Festival The Roots of the North Atlantic Blues Festival By Paul Benjamin My parents brought me up on…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"… and personalities include: 1848 Bangor Mechanics Festival Tribute to Col. Daniel Chaplin 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Thurston & Metcalf Nath Harlow…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"… newspaper article that discusses the July 4, 1865 festivities in Bangor in some detail. Martin follows that with his own commentary on the events…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… including an exposition, several parades, a music festival, visiting dignitaries, and international ships in port."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"… music can still be heard during the various festivals and celebrations. This site was created by a partnership between the New Sweden Historical…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… and the Building of the Arts Era when concerts, festivals, dance and theatre were abundant. We also explore the cultural shift in popular…"

Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… Board Guilford Memorial Library Piscataquis River Festival Lilac Capital of Maine Chicadee Capital of Maine Friends of COMMUNITY FITNESS Villages…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… in the hall on Sundays, the theater group 'The Hockamock Players' and the annual Sweet Chariot Festival uses the stage for their summer concerts."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"The departures were festive occasions. People streamed into the little community for the ceremonies and the excitement of watching MacMillan and his…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"Sweet Chariot Festival musicians, Swan's Island, ca. 2000Swan's Island Historical Society In 1987, Doug Day brought another form of musical…"

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… 1914Maine Historical Society Film of band festival, Portland, ca. 1940 Watch high school bands including Portland, Deering, Cape Elizabeth…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"… annual Midsommar Celebration and Founder's Day festivities. Physical Address: 116 Station Road, New Sweden, ME 04762 Mailing Address: PO Box 33…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"… time I thought they might have been part of the festivities at that event. The three bears had a great time huffing and woofing and splashing about."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"These festive events are probably one of the reasons so many islanders married other islanders and just as they gave each other a helping hand when…"

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"… events back to 1904 up to the current day River Festival celebration. SPECIAL EVENTS A community that works hard will often play hard and Guilford…"

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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New Sweden Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"A large facility was needed for major musical events. The Maine Music Festivals were held in the auditorium."

Northeast Historic Film

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Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… for Historic Preservation, the Maine Arts Festival at Bowdoin College, and the Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects."

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… East Coast performing at powwows, music and art festivals, and other events, sharing our style of singing."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… by William Allen of Lubec, was greeted by a festive crowd gathered at the new International Steamship Company wharf."