Keywords: Shoveling
Item 21705
Three Men Shoveling Snow, Sanford, 1918
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative
Item 20380
Wallace Martin Pettengill shoveling snow, Freeport, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Freeport Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Ice Harvesting
Ice Harvesting was a big industry on the Kennebec River. Several million tons of ice could be harvested in a few weeks. In 1886 the Kennebec River topped the million ton on ice production.
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
Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons
"She used her shovel to dig, and tenderly placed a bulb. A shiny glint caught her attention. A button! What would this be doing in the soil? It must…"
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2
"… to call out all available men in town to help shovel the streets.” On Tuesday 40 high school boys assisted 100 men."
Story
My career as a wildlife biologist
by Ron Joseph
Rural Maine provided the foundation of a rewarding career as a wildlife biologist.
Story
Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall
We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.
