Maine Memory Network

Corn Husking, North Turner, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Husking shed, Lovell village, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Lovell Media: Photoprint

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… followed the perimeter of the marsh and climbed Cornshop Hill to enter Dunstan. It would take two days to simply walk from Scarborough to Portland…"