Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… keep a large garden and spend time during the summer canning, freezing, and storing their harvest."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"The offer was intriguing and the first summer 80 people-- schoolteachers, carpenters, sawyers, clam diggers, children, architects and retirees--came…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"For several summers in the mid-2000s, a team of student archeologists under the guidance of professors Rob Sanford and Nate Hamilton from the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Columbian Hotel on Front Street between Elm and Summer Streets. In short order, Galen Moses replaced those buildings with the Columbia Theatre and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… Atlantic salmon could be caught in the early summer. Clans and bands would congregate for the salmon fishing when many people could be fed in one…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… of dogged perseverance among the more than 5,600 residents who take tremendous pride in their small town—residents who truly believe Maine’s motto…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… A post rider could ride 30 miles on a clear summer day; but in stormy winter or foggy spring weather, he could ride only a few miles a day."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Johnson House, Summer Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library The people behind one of the leading factories in Hallowell were twin brothers…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… Library The Patten Free Library, located at 33 Summer Street in Bath, Maine, is architecturally unique."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"They built their log houses during the summer, went back to Beverly and Andover Massachusetts before winter and came the following year with their…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… 30 sheep and he bought a herd of cattle every summer. He also sold his meat and hides to people in the town."

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

"However, most lobsters are caught in late summer and fall when they migrate closer to shore areas to molt."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… many craft fairs during the holiday season, and summer festivals. Jewelry makers, painters, photographers, wood-carvers, knitters, crocheters…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… Preservation Commission From the 1870s onward, summer residents changed the complexion of coastal and rural life."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Northern Maine Fair is still an important rite of summer, WAGM transformed itself from an AM radio station to a television station, and the…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Prince Memorial Library

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"That summer under his direction, Elder Ezra Wilson and William Witham with a crew built the two abutments."

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

"Roosevelt’s long time summer home, lies 10 miles across open ocean from mainland New Brunswick. But a mere 300 yards from the U.S."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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