Keywords: West Lake
Item 13322
West Cottage on Nickerson Lake, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: New Limerick Media: Photographic print
Item 5495
Athian Lewey, West Grand Lake, 1898
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Maine's frozen rivers and lakes provided an economic opportunity. The state shipped thousands of tons of ice to ports along the East Coast and to the West Indies that workers had cut and packed in sawdust for shipment or later use.
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.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake
"Porter Lake is west of the New Vineyard Mountains. Many inlets supply the lake from all sides, as well as natural springs."
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2
"The Gardner Lake Tragedy The fifth graders observations “One day in 1936 school children went to spend the end of the year by going on a boat at…"
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
