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John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description When John Martin…"

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

"As a second job, some lobstermen operated fishing party boats summer afternoons, taking groups to catch mackerel, pollack, flounder, cod and haddock…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… from British forces, who eventually granted the party “free passage.” This was to be the first official (recorded) total eclipse in American…"

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

"Holidays were sometimes celebrated by a party during school, study of the history of a certain holiday, or a performance. Gifts were often exchanged."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… walking on the stone beaches, family bon fire parties, and indoor card and board games, especially Bridge, Canasta and jig saw puzzles. St."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… filled with dry goods groceries Rum hard ware fish salt &c." He noted that in November 1865, the building was raised five or six feet above the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… to everyone else's conversations on those early "party lines," but Ella was the first one to know about fires."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"The convention party only stayed in Portland for a brief visit and breakfast at the Congress Square Hotel before moving on to several days of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"The party canoed up the Kennebec River as far as Hallowell, which was known as Bombahook at that time."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… 17th century, when scattered, yet permanent, fishing settlements established themselves along the Maine coast."

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

"Carrying sporting parties to places where porpoise and seal may be shot. Guns and ammunition furnished when desired."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"Garden Party at the Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1935Mount Desert Island Historical Society The summer community bustled with leisure…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"The party canoed up the Kennebec River as far as Hallowell, which was known as Bombahook at that time."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… across the country for its lobby, known as the "Fish Pond," were young ladies lingered, "fishing" for husbands."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… the island in any way? …A company of interested parties could buy at a small cost the parts of the Island less desirable for building purposes."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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