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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"Islanders At Play Text by Beverly McAloon Audios created and produced by Meghan Vigeant Images from Swan's Island Historical Society Swan’s Island…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Telephone communication In 1896 two store owners, H.W. Joyce in Atlantic and Isaac W. Stinson in Swan's Island Village, had a telephone line between…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"Running the Town Decades went by before a woman served in a municipal office. In 1929 Bessie Joyce was listed as a member of the Superintending…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"-Across the Sea- a history through transportation Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"

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

"II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement Photograph of a portrait of Colonel James Swan, 1795 X The beginnings of European…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"History Detectives Native American artifact presentation Special guest Barbara Francis teaches the History Detectives club about uses of Native…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"The Tea Room Clevie and Mary Trask, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society 253 Harbor Road is now known best as the popular…"

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

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"As the demand for lobsters grew, something else opened up the lobster market -- canning. The Underwood cannery opened in Southwest Harbor in 1850."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"Foremost, of course, were lobsters, but other fishermen still pursued fin fish. If the island's seagoing tradition had diminished, the summer…"

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

"One of the most photographed events at the convention was a lobster bake and buffet held at the hotel."

Maine Maritime Museum

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Friendship Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Lubec, ca. 1898Lubec Memorial Library 1960 • The Lobster Trap Gift Shop opens – first gift shop catering to tourists 1962 • Roosevelt…"

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

"Lobster Trap, Islesboro, ca. 1980's; Bouy 1940'sIslesboro Historical Society Being an island community, one would commonly assume that various forms…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Section 1, Page 8. Woodward, Colin. The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier. New York: Penguin Books, 2004."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Acheson, James M., The Lobster Gangs of Maine, 1988, University Press of New England, Hanover, N.H. Allen, Bem P., Growing Up White in America, 2007…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… children would hunt sea birds and spear crabs and lobsters. The men went deep sea spearing for (Passamaquoddy) porpoises and seals."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… roast spring lamb, cold boiled ham, sandwiches, lobster salad, boiled or mashed potatoes, and peas, with ice cream or cake for dessert."