Keywords: lobster wharf
Item 24009
Lobstering Wharf and Gear, Bass Harbor, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Bass Harbor Media: Postcard
Item 80465
Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Friendship Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship
Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events
"Fourth of July lobster bake, Swan's Island ca. 1960Swan's Island Historical Society During the 1960-1980s there were lobster bakes at the ferry…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"A lobster canning factory was built in Old Harbor, although demand fluctuated. By 1890 prices grew higher and boats grew larger as the easy to reach…"
