Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"during the aftermath of the ice storm. The pictures to the left were used during the fire chief interview."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"Ice Storm Interviews Ice Storm, Wingate Residence, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Clio Barr's Interview of Wendy Wingate about the Ice…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Maine Central Railroad then contracted for replacing that station in 1941 with a brick building that remained in service until 1959."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"They stored the ice in big barns with hay and sawdust. The hay and sawdust preserved the ice for long periods of time."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… and rendered unrepairable when it fell into the ice pond in the park. It was soon replaced with the Spirit of the Sea."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Clary Ice Cream and Candy Store. This was known as the “sweetest place in town” according to a 1907 newspaper article."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… of years ago when glaciers from the last ice age receded as the climate warmed. Silt from rivers and streams washed into low-lying, protected tidal…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Along with ice, logs flowed down the river and created a dam, causing the water to back up. When the water overflowed onto the banks, the Great…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"The use of ice in the fishing industry allowed for an increase in the market for fresh fish, and the expansion of rail lines resulted in a greater…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… feet higher than a ever before, pushing huge ice floes ahead of the water, wiping out many buildings, damaging over 50 homes, destroying our famed…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"A rampaging ice breakup destroyed it about ten years later. The next bridge was built by Jeremiah Ellsworth, with the help of Col."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"This was in the spring, and the ice had begun to melt. Dr. Bell was making one of his famous emergency calls, and he and the driver had to keep their…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Randlett. The ice cream shop still remains, now known as the Dark Harbor Shop. Dark Harbor Post Office, Islesboro, ca."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… Ray Magnum, who brought chocolate covered ice cream on a stick. The night of the fair meant a dance at Chase Memorial Hall."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… it strong enough to move mammoth chunks of ice and snow during the spring flood season. View of Farmington from Titcomb Hill Farm, ca."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"When the ice went out in the spring of the year the logs were dumped into the Kennebec where they floated to the mills."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Ice Cleat, Islesboro, ca. 1860Islesboro Historical Society The water surrounding Islesboro makes for a more temperate climate than that of the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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