Keywords: Country Fair
Item 116251
Common Ground Country Fair t-shirt, 1998
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1998 Location: Unity Media: Cotton, ink
Item 116257
Common Ground Country Fair t-shirt, 1996
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996 Location: Unity Media: Cotton, ink
Exhibit
"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911
Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.
Exhibit
Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine
Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair
"What most people don’t know is that the fair described in the book is the Blue Hill Fair! E.B White lived just down the road in Brooklin."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3
"Now the Fair is nine days. The Fair has and will always be one of Presque Isle’s favorite entertainments for old and young people."
Story
Jim Paquette - preserving his Franco-American and musical roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Lead singer of the iconic Black Hart Band shares insights of his life journey.
Story
How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings
Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement
