Keywords: Wild
Item 9342
Admiral and Maud, Carrabassett, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Carrabassett Media: Photographic print
Item 9343
Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Carrabassett Media: Photographic print
Item 84175
Bradford property, N. Side Wild Rose Path, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Josephine S. Bradford Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 58643
10 Inverness Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: John H. Wildes Use: Dwelling - Two family
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: A Friend in Need!
Sometime in the 1920s a 700 hundred pound moose fell through the ice, likely between Norridgewock and Skowhegan. She was rescued by a game warden and another man. Here is the story.
Exhibit
Creation and other cultural tales are important to framing a culture's beliefs and values -- and passing those on. The Wabanaki -- Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot -- Indians of Maine and Nova Scotia tell stories of a cultural hero/creator, a giant who lived among them and who promised to return.
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Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!
"… the mountain now encompasses a mix of people with many different backgrounds and a vibrant cultural life surrounded by wilds, woodlands and water."
Story
Mincemeat Recipe
by Marian Fowler
A recipe for mincemeat, along with the recipe's history.
Story
Finding and cooking fiddleheads with my parents
by Brian J. Theriault
My father has been picking and eating fiddleheads almost all his life, Mom prepares and stores them
Lesson Plan
Why is Maine the Pine Tree State?
Grade Level: K-2
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students in early elementary grades a foundation for identifying the recognizable animals and natural resources of Maine. In this lesson, students will learn about and identify animals and plants significant to the state, and will identify what types of environments are best suited to different types of plant and animal life. Students will have the opportunity to put their own community wildlife into a large-scale perspective.
Lesson Plan
Maine's Beneficial Bugs: Insect Sculpture Upcycle/ Recycle S.T.E.A.M Challenge
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Visual & Performing Arts
In honor of Earth Day (or any day), Students use recycled, reused, and upcycled materials to create a sculpture of a beneficial insect that lives in the state of Maine. Students use the Engineer Design Process to develop their ideas. Students use the elements and principles to analyze their prototypes and utilize interpersonal skills during peer feedback protocol to accept and give constructive feedback.