Keywords: Big Top
Item 17100
Aerial view of Caribou, ca. 1932
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1932 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
Item 34185
Carnival, Muster Field, Hallowell, ca. 1935
What was the name of the carnival company?
Contributed by: Emma Clark Weeks through Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
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
Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance
"… and wealthy, aristocratic cottage owners at the top. As the tribes struggled to get by without sacrificing their rich cultural traditions, some…"
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School
"Surry's top female athletes were Loretta Lessard and Grace McCabe. Kenneth Moon and Mark Young were the top male athletes."
Story
Sustainable Futures
by Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar Middlebury College
Climate change is the biggest thing humans have ever done. So we need to think big as we take it on.
Story
Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time
