Maine Memory Network

Protection of clams in the Town of Scarborough, 1853

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1853-02-18 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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John Kilbourn Paper, Scarborough, 1852

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1852 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

Umbazooksus & Beyond

Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… used them for crop fertilizer and fish bait, as well as food for themselves; early settlers considered lobsters food for servants and paupers. Some…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Society & Museum Early settlers used clams for bait, selling their excess to vessels in the Grand Banks fleet and other fishing areas."

Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall

We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.

Isolation!
by Leslie

Having only moved to Maine alone 8 months prior, had to freeze my life