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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement Photograph of a portrait of Colonel James Swan, 1795 X The beginnings of European…"

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Pine Point Boatyard, Scarborough, 1928

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Boat Building: Lobster Boats and Skiffs Dory with Twin Girls, Scarborough, ca. 1905Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Later, in the years…"

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Lobster Trap Branding Iron, 1961

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"The peapod was a large double-ended skiff later adapted for use with an outboard motor. By 1910 engines began replacing sails and oars in lobster…"

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Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello, Lubec, ca. 1962

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… Callahan Brothers' flat bottomed, square bow skiff, operated by one of the contractor’s crew. “There were often subtle remarks about which boat was…"