Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"Hundreds of trees were knocked down. Also, boats and the Kennebec Yacht Club were endangered. The public utilities were destroyed and repair crews…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… could also arrive, in more romantic fashion, by boat, canoe, or ferry. From the slip at river’s edge, it was a climb up a steep set of steps, a…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"A dough boy doesn’t have a high chance of winning and surviving, unlike someone in a boat or a tank."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"They caught cod from small boats and salted it. When they caught more than they could eat, they traded it for flour, sugar, soap, molasses, and oil."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… the Vaughan Stream, and where the Hallowell boat landing is today. They served as the holding place of the ice before they went to other states or…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… the Vaughan Stream, and where the Hallowell boat landing is today. They served as the holding place of the ice before they went to other states or…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… his time, fish were hauled up in baskets from the boats, and dumped into the tanks. Later came winches, buckets and sluices."

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

"Many of the townspeople went out in boats to help others. Many loans were needed to rebuild all of the businesses that were damaged during the flood."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… the logs were placed side by side like a flat boat. The ferries came to Lincoln in the mid 1800s."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… this meant travelling to worship each week by boat! Understandably, they were the first town to secede from North Yarmouth."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… villages up and down the coast sent men and boats offshore. Granite and limestone quarries employed locals in quarrying and Maine ships in the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… free of pollution and are suitable for swimming, boating, and fishing in the Rumford area as a result of the efforts of United States Senator…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… vessels lined up and sold liquor to small, fast boats like this one which brought the liquor to shore."

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…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"and blocked transportation for everyone, even by boat. Although these situations occurred, the people of Hallowell were not alone."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… and sharp-roofed houses, its odd-looking boats and winding streets...The large engraving is accompanied by two smaller framed pictures, showing…"

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

"… a space big enough -- a barn, a warehouse, or a boat house -- it was likely someone had hammered a basketball hoop to the wall."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… the unusually high tides, swift currents and good boat service between Eastport and Lubec would facilitate successful operation of the plant."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… the library got computers for public use, and a boat launch was installed on the Piscataquis River."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… the fire, and they lost everything except a small boat in the river. They were planning to return to Falmouth to start over again, but on their way…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Travel was by boat. By 1790 North Lubec, with a population of 245, was far more developed than Flagg’s Point (Lubec)."

Acadian Archives

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"He was shooting from the deck of the boat he was sailing with his brother to Prince Edward Island. Both canneries were important operations later in…"