Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"People were trapped in their cars, cold and hungry. This storm is like the one that hit in 2008 it was almost the same, trees were covered in ice and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… engine was running, the winch turned and lobster traps could be hauled aboard. Except for small skiffs (punts), no other boat building has occurred…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… a combination of weirs, stop-seines, trawls and traps. In winter, they might go north to cut wood."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Lobster Trap, Islesboro, ca. 1980's; Bouy 1940'sIslesboro Historical Society Being an island community, one would commonly assume that various forms…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… brush needed to build and refurbish the herring traps. So great was the demand for the large herring preferred by the smokehouses that Lubec began…"