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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"In 1894 when the first steamboat began a daily trip between Swan’s Island and Rockland, supplies would be delivered by the steamboat."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Island Historical Society With no larger boat to transport vehicles, for a period of time anyone wishing to bring a car to the island had to take…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"Sheep would often be put on a boat and brought to one of the smaller outer islands for grazing. The independence of islanders to raise their own food…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"Other interests are just as varied: conservation, boating and boating education, gardening, politics, and community service."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"By 1890 prices grew higher and boats grew larger as the easy to reach lobsters closer inland grew scarce."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… job, some lobstermen operated fishing party boats summer afternoons, taking groups to catch mackerel, pollack, flounder, cod and haddock along the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… of Bass Harbor for convenience, and the current boat, Captain Henry Lee, can carry up to seventeen vehicles and makes multiple daily trips year…"

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

"At that time, many holes in the hull could be seen. The Cappy appeared to Harold to be a total loss."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Travel of any distance was usually via boat or horseback. The arrival of the train, and later the trolley, allowed residents greater flexibility of…"

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

"… press has had stories related to a shooting and boats being sunk over territorial disputes! A reason for the local decline in observing…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… District of Maine, and a three dollar fare on a boat could get a man from Massachusetts to the Kennebec valley."

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

"Travel was mainly by foot, horseback, boat or stagecoach until the mid-1800 arrival of trains. In 1842 the Eastern Railroad built a line connecting…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Work in 1861, by Jackson Surry, Maine, 1850-1880: A History of Four Neighborhoods Including A Guide to the Research and Composition of Local…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The trip was doomed from the beginning as boats were ordered only two weeks prior to the journey and the bateaux constructed from this wood were…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"In the 1970s, to make clear they did not want a 'nation within a nation,' leaders across all political spectrums ran on platforms decrying, much like…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective Past meets Present I am particularly struck by how similar the Proprietors’ documents and actions feel to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 4 of 4

"Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective What is not questioned, it seems, in either the 18th century, or the late 20th and early 21st centuries, is…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective Darren J. Ranco, PhD (Penobscot), Fall 2022 The collections in the Beyond Borders project are important and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… terminal as part of the Fourth of July celebrations. Islanders would make a point of having a lobster meal as part of their 4th celebrations."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"She has been a teacher for 32 years here. She invented the Swan's Island Studies course over 25 years ago as a way to teach island students about…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"The second floor has a stage, a large open floor, and a concession area that still holds a metal trough for icing drinks."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"The school outhouse changed location over the years, and at one point its runoff froze on the rocks below. A former student recalls: "Yep, and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"Captain Herrick’s Ocean View Hotel in Swan’s Island Village had a well used dance floor. Once the Odd Fellows Hall was built in 1909, dances were…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"… resident Marion Stinson remembers, "You could buy a pork chop for ten cents." Smith owned a team of horses, most likely to transport his products."