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Moving Image		They Came By Sea MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:28:01 Europeans arrived here by sea, attracted by the region's phenomenal fisheries and the natural resources visible on the coast. At first, they weren't interested in establishing permanent settlements but, as an appreciation for the economic value of Maine's natural resources grew, colonial settlement began. Today, Maine continues to rely on the economic advantages available through the natural resources of the coast. (Relevance: 3904) Find Similar Resources	Fishing/Fisherman History - Colonial Period

Text		Water Temperature Reports (for Quest Series) Maine State Archives, Text Water Temperature Reports for Boothbay Harbor. March 1905 and March 1982 (Relevance: 2136) Find Similar Resources	Environment: Fur trade, survival, industrial development, forest, conservation Geography: transportation, waterways, maritime, shipbuilding, fishing Maritime/Waterfront Water Temperature

Still Image		Former Vanderbilt yacht Maine Historical Society, Still Image Yacht Bess, built in 1881 and owned by the Vanderbilt family was purchased by Booth Fisheries Co. in 1917 and carried 90 hogsheads of herring, Now (c. 1930) named 'Whileaway'. This is part of the Atlantic Fisherman collection: correspondence, photographs and news articles to and from the Atlantic Fisherman, a journal concerned with commercial fishing. (Relevance: 2085) Find Similar Resources	Bess (Ship) -- Photograph Booth Fisheries Co. (Eastport, Me.) Fishermen -- Maine -- Eastport -- Photographs Fishing boats Fishing industry -- Maine -- Eastport Sardine fisheries -- Maine -- Eastport Vanderbilt Vanderbilt family Whileaway (Ship) -- Photograph

Moving Image		Bodies In Motion: The Biomechanics of Sports MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:54:36 Using athletics, QUEST takes a fresh look at the way our bodies move. Bridging the gap between research and the playing field, coaches, trainers and athletes themselves discover how to optimize performance and what to do when injury causes that performance to fail. (Relevance: 1595) Find Similar Resources	Biomechanics Sports -- Physiological aspects Human mechanics Human locomotion

Moving Image		The Nation's Playground MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:28:01 With its remarkable coastline, deep-green forest, and rolling landscape, Maine has been a favorite place for visitors for over a century. During the late 1800s, trains and steamboats brought visitors to every corner of the state. Over the last century, tourism has grown into Maine’s largest industry. (Relevance: 1493) Find Similar Resources	Recreation/Tourism Tourism -- Maine -- History

Moving Image		Climate Change: In Our Backyard MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:56:45 Using close-to-home examples, the views of leading scientists come alive as they show how climate change can affect almost every aspect of our lives - and in turn, how we affect the climate. (Relevance: 1472) Find Similar Resources	Climatic changes Ecology/Energy

Text		Brochure for Pine Island Camp, 1920s Fogler Special Collections, Text Selections from a brochure for Pine Island Camp, includes notes on Care of the Boys, Yachting, Travel Groups, and What to Bring, also photographs. Notice especially the promise that "There is never any hayfever." (Relevance: 1375) Find Similar Resources	Camps Outdoor recreation Recreation/Tourism Tourism

Moving Image		A Place Apart MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:27:01 Maine is a place apart from the mainstream of American society. Beginning early in Maine’s history, settlers, merchants, visitors, artists, and writers brought images of Maine to the rest of the world that shaped the State's economy, identity, and heritage. The history behind the image of Maine remains a vital part of how we and those from away view Maine today. (Relevance: 1325) Find Similar Resources	Maine heritage European settlement History - Colonial Period

Moving Image		Bioinvasion MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 As human activity silently globalizes our world, our modern day ecology is under onslaught from spreading alien organisms. These plants and animals are capable of moving aggressively into a habitat and monopolizing resources to the detriment of other species. Can scientists help us win the war against this bio-invasion? (Relevance: 1248) Find Similar Resources	Invasive species Ecology

Moving Image		The Penobscot Expedition and the Revolution MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:45 The Penobscot disaster is usually regarded as the worst American Naval disaster with the exception of Pearl Harbor. An accidental archeological discovery in the Penobscot River sheds new light on the desperate last moments of the worst defeat of the American Revolution. (Relevance: 947) Find Similar Resources	Penobscot Expedition, 1779 History - Revolutionary War United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

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