Keywords: Parker's Head
Item 9067
Head of Skowhegan Island, from Elm Street, about 1870
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1870 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 108650
Parker Head, Phippsburg, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Phippsburg Media: Glass Plate Negative
Exhibit
Hiking, Art and Science: Portland's White Mountain Club
In 1873, a group of men, mostly from Portland, formed the second known hiking club in the U.S., the White Mountain Club of Portland, to carry out their scientific interests, their love of hiking and camaraderie, and their artistic interests in painting and drawing the features of several of the White Mountains.
Exhibit
World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine
Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4
"… disembarked at the wharves on Peters’ Point or Parker Point where they might be met by horse-drawn carriages to take them up Tenney Hill to George…"
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements
"Its young residents attended the Parker School. Although road signs to Pripet still exist, no one knows the actual boundaries or how it got it’s name."
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
