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Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"… were some near Scrag Island, some in Toothacher Cove and some at nearby Frenchboro. The first deliveries of salmon smolt (baby salmon) were brought…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"… fire broke out in a cranberry bog outside Hulls Cove. Though the fire was slow moving at first, the winds whipped up and it exploded out of control."

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… these rafts with houses would be towed into the cove below Vaughan's Point. Steam and Boom Company, Log Driver's Shack, Hallowell…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… mostly located around the inner harbor, at Conary Cove near the reversing falls, at the Salt Pond and in East Blue Hill."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Ryder’s Cove, or Sabbathday Harbor as it was known to early sailors as an ideal place to rest on Sundays, became Islesboro’s first summer community."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"Later, wharves were constructed at Ryder’s Cove, Hewes Point, Smith’s Landing and, by 1891, at Dark Harbor."

Acadia National Park

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… commercial quarries on the island; the Toothacher Cove Quarry being the other one. Within a few years, Baird’s quarry works were 500 by 250 ft."

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… (1675-1702) Garrison Cove Marker on Black Point Road in ScarboroughScarborough Historical Society & Museum The first Indian attack occurred…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… Hill in The Center, between Somesville and Seal Cove. For some time, these were the only churches on the island."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… July 4 they established “Camp Pemetic” on Wasgatt Cove in Northeast Harbor, just south of where Hadlock Brook empties into Somes Sound."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… factory that baited trawlers coming into Mackerel Cove. Swan’s Island fishermen worked hard and were successful at their trade."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… father’s fascinating old marine store, near the cove at the South of the present wharf, smelling of all tarry seafaring things…” Kimball’s story…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… on streams at the head of the harbor and Peters Cove. At the original settlement in Blue Hill Falls, mills were powered by the tidal currents…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… many towns including: Guilford, Dover, Alton, Pea Cove, South Lagrange, Lagrange, Boyd Lake, Milo, Sebec, Abbot, and Blanchard."

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

"… added to others around the island such as clam cove, ringbolt, and barn run. Sagamore Wreck of the Sagamore, January 14, 1934Scarborough…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… acquainted with area waters and tides, isolated coves and islands; as well as the close proximity to Campobello and Deer Islands made the work of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Dance Center and Summer Dance School in Hulls Cove. Some of the most influential dancers and choreographers of the century traveled to the island…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Lifesaving Station constructed at Carrying Place Cove – 1.5 miles west of West Quoddy Head • Last sailing ship built in Lubec – Charles Sears 1879…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… industry, which had actually begun in the Ryder's Cove and Hewes Point settlements some twenty years earlier."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… camp area in Portland’s East Deering, across the cove from the Marine Hospital (now Martin's Point)."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Nevertheless, the coves, creeks, and tidal flats that surrounded the Point created a problematic landscape where several bridges were needed to…"