Keywords: sea
Item 12208
Fishing Trawler Sea Bird, Portland Company, 1919
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919 Location: South Portland; Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 17953
Sealift/China Sea (AOT-170) at Searsport, ca. 1990
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Location: Searsport Media: Photographic print
Item 86025
Butler property, S. Side Lyndon Avenue, Sea Shore Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Lillian Butler Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 37453
Assessor's Record, 2-40 West Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Gas Light Co. Use: Sea Wall
Item 111883
B.S.A. cottage, Chebeague Island, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Chebeague Island Client: Council B.S.A. Architect: John Calvin Stevens II
Item 116315
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914 Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Enemies at Sea, Companions in Death
Lt. William Burrows and Commander Samuel Blyth, commanders of the USS Enterprise and the HMS Boxer, led their ships and crews in Battle in Muscongus Bay on Sept. 5, 1813. The American ship was victorious, but both captains were killed. Portland staged a large and regal joint burial.
Exhibit
Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air
Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.
Site Page
"… of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870Hudson Museum, Univ."
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture
"… to withstand harsh elements, both on land and on sea. Their survival depended on it. Due to their solid construction, approximately 400 original…"
Story
A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner
With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.
Story
Backup Captain
by Shannon & Asa Richards
Our family’s deep connections to the maritime and fishing communities
Lesson Plan
Maine Monochromatic Oceanscape
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson plan will give students an overview of the creatures that live in the Gulf of Maine, real and imagined. Students will be able to describe the creatures they learn about, first learning simple art skills, and then combining these simple skills to make an Oceanscape picture that is complex.
