Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… Mount Desert’s families who farmed, fished, built boats, or participated in some of all of the year around occupations, the Savages constructed…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"My father had a lot of boats to build. Was there anyone to blame for the fall of the economy? I think that my mother blamed Hoover and blamed the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"They cut hay in the salt marshes and turned ancient forest trails into paths and dirt roads. I mean now to give you a history of my discovering of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"When Mexico celebrated its 150th birthday, E. G. Kimball wrote The History of Mexico in which he mentions a ferry that was located on the Swift River…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… Historical Society Early in the century, boat builders built coastal schooners and barges in Warren, north of Thomaston, for transport and trade…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… of monitoring and caring for David Rockefeller’s boats and waterfront property soon after this decision."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Bangor became the lumber capital of the world. boat pulling logs across Moosehead Lake X Logging started with the contractor- he selected the…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"Voice of Miriam Kelley Doherty 2 min 10 sec  “The boat was gunwales down, and as she turned on her heel, rolled in the water, and sank beneath…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"The Tradition Continues...... Webber's Cove Boat Yard in East Blue Hill, owned and operated by Matt Cousins, 2010."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"The theater had a pitched roof, beamed ceiling, and square platform stage. For the elite set, there were reserved chairs in the front rows covered by…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"He also had two boats that were destroyed. Also a family of 10 was trapped on top of their car by the flood waters."

Westport Island History Committee

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Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"A ropewalk situated on the eastern bank of Mill Creek/River supplied rigging and sheets (ropes or lines used to secure a sail) to hoist sails."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"There were two pharmacies, two barbers, two clothiers, four tailors, six dressmakers and one shoemaker. There was a photographer’s shop, a restaurant…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… favorite apple tree, Ada Martin gymnastics, gun boat Mahoning, McClellan supporters, ideal homestead, former slave   Part 4, pages 57-76…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"1895. Photo by William Lyman Underwood. X In the 1880s, hunting guides could be hired for $1.50-$2.50 a day."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"The trip was anything but routine and the boat she was on was torpedoed and sunk. Mattie and other survivors spent ten hours in a lifeboat before…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"In the 1800s, they shipped items to Hallowell over sea by ship. Every time they got a new shipping material(another item) the captain would write it…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… the Vaughan Stream, and where the Hallowell boat landing is today. They served as the holding place of the ice before they went to other states or…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… the Vaughan Stream, and where the Hallowell boat landing is today. They served as the holding place of the ice before they went to other states or…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"They caught cod from small boats and salted it. When they caught more than they could eat, they traded it for flour, sugar, soap, molasses, and oil."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"In 1750, the Settlers of Harpswell established their own separate parish, and, eight years later, incorporated as a distinct town."