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Item 14854

Picnic area, Orland, 1892

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: 1892 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

Item 62002

Heading off to picnic on Cousins Island, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 67332

Staples family picnic on the beach, Swan's Island, ca. 1927

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1927 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Cartoon, Portland Watch or Cracking Notes, ca. 1840

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… on Great Hogg Island became the focus of numerous picnic parties, which were celebrated by poets and painters."

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Jewett corn label, Norridgewock, ca. 1920

Canning: A Maine Industry

Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.

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Student Exhibit: Benedict Arnold's March Through Skowhegan

Benedict Arnold arrived in Skowhegan on October 4th, 1775, and it was here that Arnold received his first offer of help from the colonists. Joseph Weston and his sons helped Benedict Arnold and his army cross over the Skowhegan Falls, but Joseph later got a severe cold from exposure and died of a fever on Oct.16th. His sons went back to the family home along the Kennebec for they were the first family to settle in Old Canaan or what is now Skowhegan.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description On page 122 of…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 3 of 3

"Everybody came to the picnic because it was the last thing before school started. Families had this picnic lunch because they could not afford to…"