Keywords: Ocean Safety
Item 149601
Pair of Old Orchard Beach life guards, 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Exhibit
The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3
"… a soggy, shivering Jim Chandler up to welcome safety. Trestle work completed on bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Bridge…"
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
Biddeford and Maine Franco-American Hall of Fame Award recipient
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
With options to be a college French professor, became a lawyer, mayor, DA & District Court Judge
