Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… butter, and was well-respected for the goods he sold. Centre street, Bath, ca. 1950Patten Free Library In the time of World War II, Bath…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… basketball, a new and increasingly popular sport, to MDI. Basketball caught on quickly, and by 1908 Bar Harbor High School had an organized team…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… told his wife not to worry about him and to take good care of herself and Mabel, his daughter. 1910 Sagadahoc County JudgesPatten Free Library…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"X Sports taught Bill discipline. He learned that to excel in sports he needed the discipline to prepare, plan, work hard, and follow the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… his mind was on finding folks to rent his canoes, sport-hunters he could guide, customers for his traditional wares, and audiences for his stories."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Sporting camps around Maine loved to have Fly Rod come and visit. She was great publicity! The sporting camps would give her free food and free…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… to more stores, people were helping to save the goods but some of it was taken away by the flames."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"Even thought they had other sports, the winter ones came out on the top. New Sweden Athletic Club patch, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Ray for $2000.00, and it sported an attached three hole air conditioned toilet. However, because there was no running water, a big water bucket…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… River would prove invaluable to the wood industry sporting many a “log drive” in its heyday. Soon Mr."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… plaza were damaged, such as Viner music, Dakin's Sporting Goods, and two banks. All the businesses that had basements near the river were damaged."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"Hunting quickly became a exciting sport that most people were involved in. The man and his dog, sometimes even his child if he had a son, would go…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The rail was used by sports teams to go to out of town games, and the military used it to transport soldiers to and from World War II."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… and organized intramural boys’ and girls’ sports teams. Strong's first baseball team won their first nine games without a coach."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… out and the Goodwill Hall became a facility for sports and other social events. In 1926 The Strathglass Fife Band of Mexico and Rumford was formed."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"For Martin, dancing was sport, exercise – and a means to demonstrate proper behavior and social status."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… police when he attempted to buy guns at a local sporting goods store. GALLERIES: Bootleggers vs. Police | Society Copes | Reform and Repeal"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"If I was the first professional sports player, I would donate lots of my money to the town so that they could be a better town."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"They were once referred to as “promoters of clean sport”. Allegedly, there was a club room on Main Street boasting a dining room, poolroom, bowling…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"Derby Road sported a candy and sundry shop, post office and library in one block. Across the street was a women's dress shop, operated by local…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Pratt Field would eventually host team sports and Chatauqua gatherings. This field was located behind the High School on High Street."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… gymnasium to house the high school’s competitive sports teams and, in 1965, the Lubec High School Marching Band traveled to Washington D.C."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… own children were young, he helped coach youth sports. He also visits schools and libraries and reads kids his stories."