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"He moved to Patten in 1840. Ira Fish drawing by Miranda Johnson X Ira Fish accomplished many things."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832
"The illustration appears on page 47 of the journal and Martin describes the process of installing it and of fishing."
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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort
"… goods and red tokens were for things like meat, fish, butter, fat, and dairy goods. Rationing Gas The OPA, the Office of Price…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2
"Dakin Sporting Goods Hunting And Fishing Window Display, Bangor, ca. 1937 Dakin's Sporting Goods sold a variety of equipment, including camping…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4
"Occasionally, when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4
"Early 1600s ships' logs had accounts of fishing and fur trading along the coast. Fish, particularly cod, was abundant and a very profitable commodity…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"Stream and river fishing was recreational, as well as a source of family food. Clam Diggers ca."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4
"It is home to a variety of birds, fish, shellfish and mammals that either live their entire lives or live parts of their life cycles in the marsh; it…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2
"Lumber and fish were bought and sold; fishing fleets sailed to the Grand Banks fishing grounds; and ships sailed to England, the West Indies and…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements
"… third of the land was good for farming, but the fishing was excellent. Travel was difficult at all times but especially in winter on roads built…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4
"Here the Sokokis Indians found an abundance of fish, shellfish, waterfowl and other natural resources as they hunted, trapped, clammed and fished in…"
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"The party canoed up the Kennebec River as far as Hallowell, which was known as Bombahook at that time."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4
"… opened the Pine Point Seafood Market and sold fish, lobsters, clams and other seafood. By 1971 the market moved to a larger building on the…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation
"Many people fish in the local brooks, the Sandy River, and in Porter Lake. Fly fisherman, starting in the 1800s, used some of the flies that…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2
"Work began and by the next spring Harold was back fishing from the Cappy. In a later diary entry, Queenie commented on the Cappy being repaired."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake
"The salmon and brook trout are occasionally stocked to make fishing even more popular. See Maine Fish Species Return to Student Research"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3
"… of summer trips describe the social aspects of fishing trips, gear used and fish harvested. Later on she would discuss in detail efforts to…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3
"… temporarily on loan to the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester Vermont as part of an exhibit entitled: “A Graceful Rise – Women in Fly…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad
"… wood transport and for visitors to enjoy hunting, fishing and canoeing. Railroad commissioners learned immediately that building a standard gauge…"
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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2
"… and zoom-in for a closer look! Check out the kids fishing on the dock!Hubbard Free Library The wharf that was on the Kennebec is like a dock where…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3
"… Museum enshrines the region’s rich hunting and fishing tradition, as well as local luminaries such as Carrie Stevens and Ms. Crosby."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family
"… “Fly Rod” Crosby, because of her love of fishing. One month before her second birthday, her father died of consumption."
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"… of pot ashes 1 pair of wheels lamb, potato, fish, bread, butter 15m 73 feet of boards 1/2 loaf of bread 1/2 bushel of potatoes 2 barrels of water 7…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2
"… Brothers from Portsmouth, New Hampshire sent Ira Fish and 17 other men north to build dams for saw mills on Mattanawcook Stream."