Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Music in Maine

"Lumberjack work chants and sailor shanties differ from operas sung by 19th century Maine divas. Yet they are all uniquely Maine sounds."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… (also known as the “Pork and Beans War” and the “Lumberjack War”), I would be nervous if I was a wife to one of the men that went to the war."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… songs relate to work individual work like lumberjacks and loggers, and sometimes warn against job dangers or teach about techniques required to be…"

Norcross Heritage Trust

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"1900Bangor Public Library Lumberjacks During the mid 19th century, the lumberjack’s job was to cut down trees and and send them down river."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… designed the 31-foot-high statue of the mythical lumberjack On the 250th anniversary of Bangor, people will open up the base of Paul Bunyan, which…"