Maine Memory Network

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…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"… spent time on MDI hunting, fishing, catching shellfish and gathering plants and berries. The Abnaki called the island Pemetic."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"In 1973 Thurlow’s Shellfish Company, owned by David Thurlow, bought another processor, Googins Lobster Pound."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… the Sokokis Indians found an abundance of fish, shellfish, waterfowl and other natural resources as they hunted, trapped, clammed and fished in the…"

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

"… Lobster Pound, Fogg’s Lobster Pound, Thurlow’s Shellfish (formerly Googin’s Lobster Pound), Pine Point Seafood Distributors and the Fishermen’s…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Fish, shellfish and wildlife of the marsh provided food, a medium of exchange and fertilizer for crops."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… and waters teeming with herring, pollock and shellfish the area drew its earliest inhabitants, members of the Passamaquoddy tribe, who made…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… dismantled 1999 • 50 lobster/crab, 89 commercial shellfish, 54 scallop, 38 commercial fishing, 42 urchin licenses issued in Lubec • Successful…"