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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: 2501) Find Similar Resources	Recreation/Tourism Tourism -- Maine -- History

Still Image		Pilgrim at Landing, Peaks Island Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Postcard of "Portland, Me., Pilgrim at Landing, Peaks Island." The Pilgrim was a vessel that catered to the tourist trade and people taking day trips to this island near Portland, as can be seen from the number and behavior of the people in the picture. (Relevance: 1631) Find Similar Resources	Boats and boating Maritime/Waterfront Recreation Recreation/Tourism Tourism

Still Image		The Most Beautiful Pier in New England Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Postcard, "The Most Beautiful Pier in New England, Old Orchard Beach, Maine." View of pier with many people on the beach in the foreground. (Relevance: 1626) Find Similar Resources	Beaches Recreation/Tourism Seaside architecture Summer resorts Tourism

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: 1568) Find Similar Resources	Climatic changes Ecology/Energy

Text		Resolve granting two townships of land to the Passamaquoddy Indians Maine State Archives, Text Resolve granting two townships of land to the Passamaquoddy Indians. 7 pages (Relevance: 1294) Find Similar Resources	Indians of North America Land tenure Indians of North America Treaties Conflict-Stability: control of Maine, land disputes, French-English-Indians Indians -- land rights Native Americans Land Disputes

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: 1282) Find Similar Resources	Fishing/Fisherman History - Colonial Period

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: 1243) Find Similar Resources	Maine heritage European settlement History - Colonial Period

Still Image		Beach from Pier, Old Orchard, Maine Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Postcard, "Beach from Pier, Old Orchard, Maine." View of men, women, and children, fully dressed in late 19th-early 20th century clothing, walking on beach. (Relevance: 1158) Find Similar Resources	Beaches Recreation/Tourism Seashore Summer resorts Tourism

Moving Image		People of the dawn MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:37 The first and longest lasting period of Maine’s history is the world of the Native American, stretching from the retreat of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years to the present. People of the Dawn tells the story of the dynamic people who’ve inhabited the landscape of Maine. (Relevance: 1158) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Canoes and canoeing Maliseet Tribe Micmac Tribe Penobscot Tribe Passamaquoddy Tribe Wabanaki Tribe

Moving Image		A Part of the Main MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:01 As Europeans began to look seriously towards Maine as a desirable economic region, there were many debates about who owned or controlled the varied and plentiful natural resources, especially timber. In the mid-1800’s, the timber harvest from the communities in the far north woods traveled via the river communities to the prosperous coast where the wealth of natural resources set sail for the world beyond. Today, these distinct regions remain intact, each with a different story to tell about how history has played itself out since that time. (Relevance: 1144) Find Similar Resources	Natural resources Settlements Lumbering Shipping/Shipbuilding

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