Keywords: Ice industry
Item 23128
Moving ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1963
Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1963 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 1203
Ice scraping, Bowdoinham, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Bowdoinham 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
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.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries
"Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries Anna Hodgkins, Lilly Ly, Maggie Marseglia & Thea Sweet Wire Mill, Hallowell, ca."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook
"Early Industry and Bombahook Industry develops quickest where raw materials meet easy transportation and ready energy, both human and otherwise."
Story
What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller
Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?
Story
Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall
We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.
