Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"459). He observed dip nets used to take the fish out of the brine, so they could be taken to the benches where “stringers” were working."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"They searched for signs of the once-busy industry, from iron spikes left in the granite to boilers that generated the steam power for the quarry…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Fish and clams were plentiful, as well as wild duck. Wildlife included fox and mink. Deer arrived in the 1930s and are now abundant."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… was purchased by he Standard Sardine Company and fish was processed there for several years. This photo, taken around 1930, also shows the house…"

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

"Occasionally, when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a…"

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

"… to see the rusting remains of the once-busy industry, dug in the dirt for artifacts, and learned about their own family connections to quarry…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… was shipped in sawdust to keep from melting, and fish. The Tradition Continues...... Webber's Cove Boat Yard in East Blue Hill, owned and operated…"

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

"Early 1600s ships' logs had accounts of fishing and fur trading along the coast. Fish, particularly cod, was abundant and a very profitable commodity…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Pine Point never has been home port to any large fishing vessels, but it’s likely that some Scarborough men fished off shore on commercial vessels…"

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

"… Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s Island from the 1890s to the late 1920s when the depression took hold."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"The Ocean View hotel was open throughout the 1920s but it was shut down during the Depression, along with many of the island's industries."

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

"… opened the Pine Point Seafood Market and sold fish, lobsters, clams and other seafood. By 1971 the market moved to a larger building on the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… and types, from rowboats and small sailboats, to fishing boats were used for this purpose. Sieur de Monts Steamboat, Islesboro, ca."

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…"

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

"Despite the decrease in industry and communication and the confusion of post-war life, the island made the shift to modern utilities and once again…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… third of the land was good for farming, but the fishing was excellent. Travel was difficult at all times but especially in winter on roads built…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Lumber and fish were bought and sold; fishing fleets sailed to the Grand Banks fishing grounds; and ships sailed to England, the West Indies and…"

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

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

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"People said to have had a Litchfield fishing rod were Henry Ford, William R. Hearst and the Duchess of Windsor."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… of summer trips describe the social aspects of fishing trips, gear used and fish harvested. Later on she would discuss in detail efforts to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"Work began and by the next spring Harold was back fishing from the Cappy. In a later diary entry, Queenie commented on the Cappy being repaired."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… the menu added bread, butter, meat, clam or fish chowder, and donuts. At that point, hot lunch cost from six to twelve cents a meal."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… Summer Resorts (Recreation), Businesses/Cottage Industries (Land Use), Water Transportation (Transportation), and Early Settlements (Settlements)."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"Student genealogy Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society As members of a small island school, many of Swan's…"