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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Ruth says of the steamboat schedule, “Life did revolve around it. And the storekeepers and the fishing community and the church…it was a close-knit…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Arriving in Bar Harbor Bar Harbor steamboat landing, ca. 1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Arriving at the Bar Harbor wharf…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"The Boston & Bangor Steamboat Company (1834-1935) serviced a steamboat wharf in Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"Steamboats, however, did not usually transport residents of Islesboro to or from nearby towns on this side of Penobscot Bay such as Belfast or Camden."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"The independence of islanders to raise their own food remained strong even as the steamboat service to the island improved."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Boston and Bangor Steamboat Company (1834-1935) serviced a steamboat wharf in Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Boston and Bangor Steamboat Company (1834-1935) serviced a steamboat wharf in Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Hewes Point guests came by steamboat from Belfast, and stayed at the Bay View House. Bay View House Booklet, Islesboro, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… harbor, built a small boarding house next to the steamboat wharf in the early 1860s. This was the Islesboro’s second wharf following the commercial…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… The New York Times: “In a thick fog the Eastern Steamboat Company’s steamer Cumberland and the United Fruit Company’s steamer Admiral Farragut were…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… the season, at the shore between Suminsby’s and Steamboat Wharf, Bar Harbor, a number of Birch-bark canoes, in which he will take parties to…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"A steamboat even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove. Started in 1839, the village shipyard was located at the present day town landing."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… purchase of lands surrounding the falls, upriver lands and the valley lands below the falls, totaling some 1400 acres, in a manner not to inflate…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… of Blue Hill Clam Packing Factory and Steamboat Wharf, South Blue Hill, ca. 1900Blue Hill Historical Society A Tight-Knit Community."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… new homes, better roads, and increased travel—made Swan’s Island a profitable enough location to gain a steamboat connection. Next page"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… cope with many changes in the years between the steamboat and the ferry. Despite the decrease in industry and communication and the confusion of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… 1846 freshet, business misfortunes, Quartet Club, steamboat excursion   Part 5, pages 278-361 Cholera epidemic, Alonzo Raynes, Bangorites and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Historical Society By the mid-1800s, steamboats were used to transport passengers and freight to the island."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The Rockland, Blue Hill, Ellsworth Steamboat Company, which later became part of the Eastern Steamship Company, offered high class transportation to…"