Keywords: diet
Item 103949
Portland Day Nursery building, Portland, ca. 1923
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1923 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 23533
Maine Sanatorium diet, ca. 1906
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1906 Location: Hebron Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.
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.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding
"… in 2 weeks he’d let me in, so I went on a strict diet of nothing but lettuce and water. After 2 weeks I lost 9.5 pounds, he told me I was a half…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans
"… caribou, and hibernating bears to augment their diet. The Mailiseets and Mi’kmaqs were staunch allies of the French in the various conflicts…"
Story
Vegetarians and Zoonosis
by Avery Yale Kamila
Colds, influenza, tuberculosis, measles, smallpox, plague and COVID-19 group under zoonotic diseases
Story
Wabanaki Sovereignty
by Mali Obomsawin and Lokotah Sanborn
Bomazeen Land Trust, renewing and resuming Wabanaki caretaking and stewardship roles
