Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 1 of 6

"… lens of his camera while walking on the village trails, artistically developing landscape portraits in the dark room at his Clover Cottage home…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Above Surry Village 41 more acres have been conserved on Patten Stream, land which also features a small walking trail."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"… canoe tours as well as canoe rentals, a nature trail and exhibits. There are also an aquarium, mounted birds and animals, and interactive exhibits."

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"UMF Arboretum Trail -- First put together by a biology class at University of Maine Farmington, signs were posted at the base of plants and trees by…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… or Skowhegan falls, and then went on the trail known as the Great Carrying Place, which took them to the "Dead River," or the branch of the…"

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

"Generally the trails followed firm ground rather than a direct course, avoiding swamps and hills whenever possible."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Tennis courts, a park, and a basketball court have also covered the old railroads. Guilford Memorial River Walk X (Wikipedia, 2010)…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… gone and its rail bed is now part of the Eastern Trail. Scarborough Railway Stations Train at Scarborugh Beach Station, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… Trust and the Friends of the Scarborough Marsh, formed to safeguard the town's open space, marshland and nature trails for future generations."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"The old Indian trail extending up along the Androscoggin River through Dixfield, Mexico, and Rumford, and then on up into the lakes is worthy of…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… before giving way to winter’s frozen snowmobile trails and ice-fishing huts. Spring gives birth to the many wild animals that frequent the hills…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… been converted into heavily-used recreational trails. As the popularity of train transportation grew, it allowed more isolated residents to enjoy…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… buildings AND roads, the ancient paths and rough trails that were so essential to our settlement, stand sentinel to the heritage of our two towns."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… by water was easier than trying to navigate trails prior to the establishment of roads. Horses first came to Islesboro in the early 1800s…"