Keywords: Ice storms
Item 6062
Oxford Street after ice storm, Portland, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886-02-03 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print
Item 6063
Park Street after the ice storm, Portland, 1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print
Exhibit
A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."
Exhibit
The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons
"Recently Iowa had an ice storm, these storms were similar. The Hallowell ice storm resulted in more than an inch of ice coating everything in sight…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98
"Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98 Ice Written By Tiffiny McCollett and Ashley Boerner Ice thickly covered every little branch and glittered…"
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
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
