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More information on Fort Knox as a historic site from Maine Department of Preservation, Bureau of Parks & Lands
To view Seth Eastman's (1808-1875) painting Fort Knox, Maine and for a brief description of Fort Knox and more information about other forts in the United States, visit the United States Senate online.
Books:
Fort Knox: Fortress of Maine by John E. Cayford
Writing the Changes: May Sarton
Lenora Blouin, an authority on May Sarton, has written a biography about Sarton for the web and an extensive bibliography of Sarton’s novels, poetry, plays, letters, criticism and materials about her.
Books:
Some of the poems heard in the “Maine Experience” segment are included in Sarton's book, Letters from Maine: new poems. [1st ed.] New York: Norton, c1984.
Many other poems can be found in the anthology of her
poetry: Collected poems, 1930-1993. New York: W.W. Norton, c1993.
A unique window into Sarton’s life and work can be found in her extensive correspondence:
Selected letters / May Sarton, 1916-1954. edited and introduced by Susan Sherman. New York: Norton, 1997.
Selected letters / May Sarton, 1955-1995. edited by Susan Sherman. New York: Norton, 2002.
Covered Bridges
Take a road trip and enjoy the scenic beauty of Maine’s covered bridges for yourself courtesy of the Maine Department of Transportation
Books:
Maine's Covered Bridges (ME) (Images of America) (Paperback) by Joseph D. Conwill
Colonial Pemaquid
The Department of Conservation’s official web site for Colonial Pemaquid has information, map and directions to the historic site.
The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid’s web site includes educational materials and a schedule of activities at the Fort.
Lumber Capitol of the World
Bangor Public Library Bangor Room
Bangor Museum and Center for History
Books:
The Journals of John Edwards Godfrey, Vols. 1-3 (1863-1869, 1870-1877, 1878-1884) Godfrey, John Edwards 1979
Bangor Maine: An Illustrated History 1769-1976
Vickery, James 1976
The Solid Men of Bangor: Economic, Business and Political Growth on Maine's Urban Frontier, 1769-1845
Arndt, John Christopher 1987
Peary’s Necklace
See the real Tourmaline Necklace that Admiral Peary gave his wife Josephine at the Maine State Museum in Augusta.
At Perham’s in West Paris, you can view some of the most extraordinary gems and mineral collections around the state :
To learn more about Josephine Peary and her extraordinary life, visit the Maine Women Writers Collection
Books:
Maine’s Treasure Chest by Jane C. Perham, G.G.
Cribstone Bridge
Explore more about “The Bridge” and other great stories about Harpswell at the Harpswell Historical Society
Books:
Bailey Island: Memories, Pictures & Lore by Nancy Orr Johnson Jensen
The Pearl of Orr's Island by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Way Childhood Should Be (Summer Camps)
To get a sense of why people in the 19th century were anxious to get their children out of the cities, see the fascinating Allied Waste Kids Trash Timeline.
Several camps mentioned in “The Way Childhood Should Be” are still going strong and tell their histories on their web sites:
The Campfire Girls trace their origins to Maine’s Camp Wohelo -- The Luther Gulick Camps.
The oldest girls camp in Maine is Wyonegonic
“Baynie” Williams attended Camp Runoia on picturesque Great Pond.
Steve Gold & Tony Asch were interviewed at Camp Winnebago on beautiful Echo Lake in Fayette, Maine.
Or, to find out more about other summer camps in Maine, check out the Maine Youth Camping Association
Books & Articles:
Jeff Clark, "They Took to the Woods," Downeast Magazine, v. 39, no. 6 (January 1993), 52.
Eleanor Eells, “History of Organized Camping: The First 100 Years” (Martinsville, Ind.: American Camping Association, 1986)
A Boat Called Katahdin
For more info on how to ride the Katahdin, visit Katahdin Cruises and the Moosehead Marine Museum
The Moosehead Historical Society has changing exhibits in their restored mansion as well as a Lumberman's Museum, Native American artifact exhibits, and an extensive display of hand-crafted models depicting the steam vessels which once plied the waters of Moosehead Lake.
Books & Articles:
Moosehead Lake’s most famous Native American (author of over 500 works) is Henry Red Eagle. See his article "Historic Moosehead Lake, Early Explorers and Pioneers." In the Maine Woods, 1936.
MacDougall, Walter M. "Moosehead Lake Steamboats." Down East, 9, May 1963.
Wyman's Vision
The Maine Historical Society now archives the CMP historical collection, as well as many other outstanding collections.
Books:
"The Light from the River: Central Maine Power's First Century of Service" by Clark T. Irwin, Jr.
Carpe Diem (Sailmaking)
Maine Maritime Museum is an invaluable resource for finding out about Maine's Maritme history, sailmaking and other nautical topics.
To find out about issues concerning Maine's working coastal communities check out "The Working Waterfront"
The Many Lives of Loring
The Strategic Air Command site has additional information about Loring Air Base, including more about its history.
The Dartmouth website has links to several websites about Loring Air Base.
Find out more about the town of Limestone, Maine and its history.
The present and future of Loring can be explored at the site of the Loring Commerce Center.
Have fun with the potato economy of Aroostook county.
Louis Sockalexis
Find lots of good facts about Louis Sockalexis at Ed Rice's site for his book "Baseball's First Indian."
Visit a remarkable shrine dedicated to Sockalexis
What would baseball be without statistics?
Learn some quotes by and about Sockalexis.
Books:
"Baseball's First Indian," by Ed Rice. Tide-mark Press
"Indian Summer: The forgotten story of Louis Sckalexis" By Brian McDinald, Rodale Press.
"Louis Sockalexis: The First Cleveland Indian" by David L. Fleitz.
McFarland Publishing.
Maine's First Ship
Find out more about the work of Maine's First Ship, an organization building a full-sized replica of the ship "Virginia"
The Maine Maritime Museum houses many hands-on exhibits and is worth a visit in person!
Learn more about Maine's celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the Popham Colony
The Popham Colony has an excellent web site of their own.
The Peabody Essex Marine Museum specializes in maritime art.
Books:
Quinn, David B. & Alison M. Quinn, Editors. The English New
England Voyages 1602- 1608 The Hakluyt Society, London, 1983.
ISBN #0-904180-14-X Even though information has become
available since 1983, this excellent volume is far and away the best
look at this fascinating period. Every library should have a copy!
Wahll, Andrew J. Sabino, Popham Colony Reader 1602 - 2000.
Heritage Books, Bowie MD. ISBN #0-7884-1581-6. A compendium
from many directions, old and new. A good resource.
Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy, Old John Neptune and Other Maine Indian
Shamans. Portland, 1945. Marsh Island Reprint, Orono, ME, 1980
Excellent background on tribal movement and development in
Maine from the late 16th to the early 20th centuries.
Kemp, Peter, Editor. The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea.
Oxford University Press, NY 1988. ISBN 0-19-282084 (paperback) A
magnificent resource, and widely available.
The Last Log Drive
Some of the footage used in this segment has never been seen before. It's newly transferred from the original film, part of the Nuna Cass Collection, Northeast Historic Film, a movie archive in Bucksport, Maine.
Books:
"David Libbey : Penobscot woodman and river-driver"
by Fannie H. Eckstorm Publisher Boston, Beacon Press, 1907.
'The Last Log Drive", Northern Woodlands magazine, Autumn 2006.
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