Category: Economics, Industry, Ice
Item 9369
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1884 Media: Ink on paper
Item 10614
Ice harvesting on the Kennebec, 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910-02-02 Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Ice Harvesting
Ice Harvesting was a big industry on the Kennebec River. Several million tons of ice could be harvested in a few weeks. In 1886 the Kennebec River topped the million ton on ice production.
Exhibit
Maine's frozen rivers and lakes provided an economic opportunity. The state shipped thousands of tons of ice to ports along the East Coast and to the West Indies that workers had cut and packed in sawdust for shipment or later use.