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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Kids were welcome to join Mame for casual meals too: much to the delight of young visitors, the menu consisted largely of instant flavored oatmeal…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… was a pickle barrel near the doorway, and we kids would often run down from the schoolhouse at recess to buy one of those big sour cucumber…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… in the winter, and a new playground for little kids - a donation from families of Mallett School."

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

"… bring baked beans all hot in a bucket.” Many kids still bring cold lunches from home, but hot lunch can be extra popular on days with everyone's…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… players were local heroes and models for younger kids. It was all about town spirit and bragging rights."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"He was just a normal kid, a lover of basketball, a boy who worked hard to get good grades. Where according to Secretary Cohen,"He was a pretty good…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"When they returned home, they found their kids, Jacob and Jane, who had just got back from an excruciating cross country practice with Mr."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He also has a large impact on kids' lives. When his own children were young, he helped coach youth sports."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"The first kids to arrive at school would load the stove with firewood gathered by the boys. Some of the schools were even labeled as unfit for…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… Army, he moved to Kansas with his wife, his two kids and his wife's parents. In 1890 he applied for a pension and in 1911 his widow applied for…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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