Keywords: Maine State Fish
Item 17053
State Fish Hatchery, Caribou, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Caribou Media: Postcard
Item 103800
Albert Plummer at Raymond State Fish Hatchery, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-11-06 Location: Raymond Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront
"with a delegation to plead for aid for the fishing industry. His group went to a luncheon and conferences at the House Restaurant, visited the White…"
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention
"The guns were fired from Ft. Williams, the horns came from the 5th Maine Infantry band, and whistles were from the steamboat Calvin Austin."
Story
Cleaning Fish or How Grandfather and Grandmother got by
by Randy Randall
Grandfather and Grandmother subsisted on the fish Grandfather caught, not always legally.
Story
How to prepare "Paquet de poisson a la vapeur"
by Titi de Baccarat
Making Gabonese cuisine in Portland Maine
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: The Maine Shipyard
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students a close-up look at historical operations behind Maine's famed shipbuilding and shipping industries. Students will examine primary sources including letters, bills of lading, images, and objects, and draw informed hypotheses about the evolution of the seafaring industry and its impact on Maine’s communities over time.
