Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"… his apple tree," with David Towle, wading in the mud in 1865; and with Fred Wood playing horse in 1864."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… is a tunic and pant made from Guangdong (Canton) mud silk, a regional textile specialty, until recently unrecognized or collected by museums."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… was difficult to purchase a desirable lot but a mud hole or run containing just room enough to build the building on and give a space sufficient to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… so the digger must bend at the waist often in mud to the knees to dig through the tidal mud flats for clams."

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"In this photograph, she performed to Mississippi Mud by the Platters, wearing rolled up jeans, bare feet, and her father’s work shirt."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… the car would ruin the road because of the mud. According to Sam Webber. “Horses were used to clear limited areas, and most people used sleighs in…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"In mud season it was particularly difficult. harvesting wheatSkowhegan History House As the 1800s went on, the railroad opened up the Midwest…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"During mud season the school had to be closed until the roads were dry enough to travel on. I'm sure that there were other teachers that taught at…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"They loaded on the beach or mud flat areas at Lincolnville and Gilkey Harbor. The Red Wing, owned and operated by Leroy McCorison transported cars…"

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

"… birds, and microscopic plants and animals drift with tide and feed siphon eaters, such as clams, and worms tunnel through the root-laced mud.”"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… need to close school for up to five weeks during “mud” season. Until 1939 the only reference book in the school was a Lincoln Library book, which…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… sawn to build ships, the first eight feet of mud in the inner harbor is mostly sawdust washed into it from the sawmills."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… Isle Historical Society The crane is mired in mud causing a further delay. Crane on Christmas tree, Presque Isle, 1959Presque Isle Historical…"

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

"Notice the mud flats on the shore in the photograph on the left, taken on September 1, 1961. On the right, a photograph of September 7, 1961 shows…"

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

"… flat area that is now wide field was mired in mud. Here, water flowed slowly in a southerly direction and the area was very wet."