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Sweetser Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1900

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"… type of wagon was called the drop-axle wagon, the jigger wagon, or the Tabor wagon. Tabor was named after John Tabor of Houlton who built the wagon…"

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Moose in the Aroostook Woods, 1895

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… were being replaced by fishing vessels known as "jiggers" and "pinkies." In time, mackerel became profitable, and Swan’s Island fishermen adopted…"