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Friendship Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Seine fishing (hand line fishing) was one form of fishing used by island fishermen. These fishermen were mostly fishing for herring."

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

"459). He observed dip nets used to take the fish out of the brine, so they could be taken to the benches where “stringers” were working."

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

"Nets supported the fishing industry, as they were needed for crab and lobster pots and other fishing endeavors."

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

"… Pine Point never has been home port to any large fishing vessels, but it’s likely that some Scarborough men fished off shore on commercial vessels…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… captained by George Waymouth, set a small fishing net near Monhegan Island and hauled up a net filled with various fish and “thirty very good and…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Fish and clams were plentiful, as well as wild duck. Wildlife included fox and mink. Deer arrived in the 1930s and are now abundant."

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

"2.http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln-23654 3.http://www.mainevintageracecars.com 4.http:///www.mccannfiretrucks.com Looking for Educator…"

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Caribou Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… woodsplint baskets, and a scoop net for fishing. Other settlers followed. By 1789, they had incorporated the entire island as Mount Desert…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"… grounds and set nets which interfered with their fishing. The natives lived side-by-side with the settlers during those times of year when they…"

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Lubec Landmarks

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Milbridge Historical Society

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Rockland Historical Society

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South Bristol Historical Society

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Abbe Museum

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… of clean-cut orange, teal and black abstract fish and other shapes, labeled "Jo Collins," the Junior Label of the Mandell Manufacturing Company of…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"They were able to go night fishing with birch bark torches. The children would hunt sea birds and spear crabs and lobsters."

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Friends of Wood Island Light

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Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… Town Hall where you can get your hunting and fishing licenses. I could get mine there. Another thing is, you can get a passport there and you can…"

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Maine State Museum

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… this duly and daily advertised, not only brought fish to the net of Ezekiel Goodale’s “Sign of the Bible,” but brought thoughts that breathe and…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and the resulting international trade in fish, furs and lumber led to the boom period of 19th-century wooden shipbuilding."