Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… today at 30 Parsons Street and is currently the Ferris Oil Company office. Presque Isle Historical Society Presque Isle Historical…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"… and only ride that she would go on was the Ferris Wheel because the other rides were too fast and would make her sick."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Ferry, Lubec Narrows, ca. 1912 Lubec Historical Society Auto Ferry, Lubec, ca. 1925Lubec Historical Society Click on any of these photographs…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He also owned a ferry business that went from Portland to South Portland until 1896. He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"The highway continued on to the ferry at Ferry Beach; and from the ferry landing at Pine Point, the traveler would proceed on the beach to Old…"

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

"… Pound was the dealer for most Pine Point and Ferry Beach lobster fishermen. Bayley’s shipped lobsters to the Fulton Fish Market in New York City…"

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

"… in 1635 and another house was built above Ferry Rock at the mouth of the Black Point or Scarborough River."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"When the owner of the Chelsea Ferry establishment died, the company started to die down. Once trains came into use, there was less need for a ferry."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Train Ferry Hercules, Bath, ca. 1908Patten Free Library Before the current railroad station, in 1871, MCRR built a station at almost the same…"

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"With all the fuss about bringing train transportation back, possibly carnivals coming by train may start again."

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

"… through Ellsworth connected to a new Mount Desert ferry terminal. From there it was just a short ride to Bar Harbor by steamboat or canoe."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… erected in the township." Peru Center Ferry A horse and wagon are docking at the Peru Center Ferry landinfPeru Historical Society The…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"Early entertainment included the Ferris Wheel, which is still popular, and an assortment of rides ranging from the sedate (animals rides) to the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… besides horse and buggy, railroads, and ferries. Steamboats were also used to carry items like lumber."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"With good conditions, they could take the ferry across the Penobscot River from Prospect to Buckport, just upriver of Fort Knox."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"And a train stop was created at Mount Desert Ferry, in Frenchman Bay, from which a steamer ran to Bar Harbor."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"This system of automobile and train ferries continued until the Carlton Bridge was built at the south end of downtown in 1927."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… construction of the Carlton Bridge to replace the ferry system in 1927, Centre Street became overwhelmingly busy."