Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Settlement Contention Cove, Surry, 1936Surry Historical Society Legend has it this spirit was alive and well early in the 17th century, when…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… town, residential development expanded, and the “Back to the Land” movement brought some newcomers to the area, including Zen Buddhists, some of…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"The connections made with people coming back stage would end up forming the basis of strong friendships and many trips back and forth between…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… mixture of lifelong residents with roots reaching back generations, retirees drawn to the town's rural character and seaside scenery, and families…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… and teacher Lynn Bonsey has Surry roots reaching back several generations, which inspired her to help her middle level students discover how…"

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

"… giggling as they passed notes in the hymnal back and forth during a lengthy sermon or choir practice."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… west of the Union River in Ellsworth were set back to Surry through the influence of Leonard Jarvis."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Instead homeowners dumped rubbish in back of their houses. Searching those individual dumps would frequently result in a gold mine find of old metal…"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"Marden’s still has a room that is like “The Cove Room” and that is where they keep all the clothes. After the renovation of Osgood’s they put some of…"

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."

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."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"Diamond Cove, Great Diamond Island, ca. 1836Maine Historical Society Diamond Cove, ca. 1836 Charles Codman (c."

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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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."

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 - 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…"

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."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… 3-42 This depiction of drinkers in a Clay Cove (Portland waterfront) saloon, clearly depicts Irish-Americans in a cartoon style with the hat and…"

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…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Although the men were eager for action, they were at first set back; they were quarantined for measles, and had to wait for close to a month before…"

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…"