Keywords: Raft
Item 14642
Log Raft on the Penobscot River, ca. 1910
Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: circa 1910 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard
Item 99450
Penobscot River lumber raft at Bangor, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard
Exhibit
After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.
Exhibit
Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend
Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company
"These men made up rafts of logs for the several owners by laying them crosswise of the raft, driving oak pins into the opposite ends of every sixth…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2
"Ten rafts were hooked together with one man on each end to control them. Sometimes, shingles and short lumber were put on top of the rafts."
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima