Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"To ride the ferry, there was a long cable across the river so the ferry could not float down the river and so the operator could pull them across in…"

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

""Sunbeam" as a car ferry, Swan's Island, ca. 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The Seawind, run by Fred Thomas and George Stanley, departed…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Cables to the mainland were run first to Brooklin, then to Burnt Point, and lastly to Bass Harbor. A "cable call" was an expensive occurrence so it…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… were towed away from the wharf by a pulley and cable set into a small rocky island, Ringbolt Ledge, till they could safely get their sails up and…"

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

"… cross the channel in the stormy waters, lowered a cable and pulled a soggy, shivering Jim Chandler up to welcome safety."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"The ferry was not safe, nor time efficient. Many accidents and deaths were recorded in regards to the ferry."