Keywords: Bay
Item 36781
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard
Item 80446
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1954 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard
Item 33104
Owner in 1924: Abner N Sanborn Use: Barn
Item 32537
Owner in 1924: Nelson D Cross Style: National Folk Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 111235
Passamaquoddy Bay tidal power development, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Client: Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 111327
Bay of Naples Inn, Naples, 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Naples Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
Exhibit
Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship
Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
Site Page
"(editor), Penobscot The Forest, River and Bay. Island Institute, 1996. Surry's Centennial Souvenir, 1903. Varney, George J."
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay
"Broadway by the Bay Playhouse, Surry, 1946Surry Historical Society Surry Playhouse 1929-1938/1946-1953 Text by Kate Mrozicki Images…"
Story
Starting Chebeague Island Oyster Company
by Caitlin Gerber
Farming oysters in Casco Bay
Story
The Joys of Kayaking - Pam's Story
by Pam Ferris-Olson
Pam has kayaked in many special places but her fondest memories are being made on Casco Bay
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
Lesson Plan
Maine Monochromatic Oceanscape
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson plan will give students an overview of the creatures that live in the Gulf of Maine, real and imagined. Students will be able to describe the creatures they learn about, first learning simple art skills, and then combining these simple skills to make an Oceanscape picture that is complex.
