Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"… trestlework extending from the Lubec shore at low tide, the water reflecting the calm before tide reversal."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Steamer "Bangor," 1847

"They made it back to Belfast but ran into low water and fog, delaying their return to Bangor. The steamer was intended as a freight vessel, so there…"

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

"In its twice-daily movement, the tide sweeps nutrient-rich water into the ocean and feeds offshore fish and their young."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"On the right, a photograph of September 7, 1961 shows much trestle and pier exposed due to low tide."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"At low tide, the wooden fence hinders the passage of fish, rendering them easy to spear or catch. Wabanakis did not build this weir due to fishing…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… at each side that were moveable to go with the tide of the river and they had pick polls and peaveys to help push themselves across."

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

"… caught on ledges, kelp, or anything else at low tide. Around 1952, some fishermen began using fathometers to check the water depth and ocean floor."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… can be found in a river of the marsh at low tide where there are exposed outlines of a fish weir used for trapping fish and in the shell heaps of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… us a great many rocks which are uncovered at low tide... But excepting for the fall, the river is beautiful..." Samuel de Champlain, 1604…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The Gazetteer of Maine, 1882 reported: “The tide power privilege available at North Lubec is equaled by very few on the entire coast."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… loaded with goods and produce and sailed on the tide down the Kennebec River to the sea. During the years of the Embargo Act, this waterway was of…"