Maine Memory Network

Drying nets at Biddeford Pool, ca. 1920

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard

Dressing fish at Biddeford Pool, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Goldstein residence planting plan, Winter Harbor, 1982-1993

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982–1993 Location: Winter Harbor Client: Alan Goldstein, Architect: Landscape Design Associates

Raising Fish

Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Caribou Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"The first dry cleaner in town was owned by Mr. Zeltin. Georgia Tracey’s dry goods store sold clothing, fabric, stockings, and more."

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars