Maine Memory Network

Fair Grounds, Caribou, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Caribou Media: Postcard

Houlton Fair scene with banner for That Strange Girl Dolly, 1914

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1914-08-25 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Big New Maine State Fair, Lewiston, 1898-1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898–1918 Location: Lewiston Client: unknown Architect: Harry S. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects

"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.

Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"White writes, "When they pulled into the Fair Grounds, they could hear music and see the Ferris wheel turning in the sky."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"It is still an agricultural fair with livestock, horse pulling, tractor pulling, an exhibition hall for crafts and food goods."

My Story of Trauma
by Anonymous (Maine Correction Center)

The process of being incarcerated is traumatic. This is my story.

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life