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Moving Image		Trails, Rails, and Roads MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:28:01 The story of transportation in Maine is the story of the state's ongoing challenge to keep its people connected both to economic markets and to each other. Whether it's Route 113 in western Maine, US Route 1 meandering up the coast, or the once plentiful rail routes that joined every corner of the state, Maine's communities have been formed by the patterns of transportation. (Relevance: 10652) Find Similar Resources	Transportation Railroads

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: 4400) Find Similar Resources	Recreation/Tourism Tourism -- Maine -- History

Still Image		Grand Trunk R. R. Station, Portland, Me. Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Postcard, "Grand Trunk R. R. Station, Portland, Me." Prior to the construction of the interstate highway system after World War Two, railroads were an important means of transportation for both people and goods within Maine and elsewhere. The ornate design of the railway station is a distinct contrast to the working areas of the same railway depot. (Relevance: 4168) Find Similar Resources	Railroad stations Railroads Railroads Transportation

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: 2884) Find Similar Resources	Maine heritage European settlement History - Colonial Period

Moving Image		Spring MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 Because spring comes so late to northern New England, things have to happen quickly and profusely. Spring is the time of year that wildlife and plants come to life again and get right to the business of creating new life. (Relevance: 2468) Find Similar Resources	Spring -- New England Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England Ecology/Energy

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: 2453) Find Similar Resources	Biomechanics Sports -- Physiological aspects Human mechanics Human locomotion

Still Image		Marine boiler, Portland Company, ca. 1900 Maine Historical Society, Still Image This Scotch-type marine boiler has just crossed the grand Trunk Railroad main line as it travels on a dolly and rails from the Portland Company boiler shop to the company pier. The Portland Company maintained a right-of-way across the railroad's tracks to move equipment, materials, and employees to its pier, where the customers' vessels were equipped or repaired. - Fletcher, David H. ' The Portland Company 1846-1982.' Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., 2002. 73. (Relevance: 2081) Find Similar Resources	Boatbuilding Boilers Grand Trunk Railroad Iron and steel industries -- Maine -- Portland Manufacturing industries -- Maine -- Portland Metalworking industries -- Maine -- Portland Portland Company Railroad tracks -- Maine -- Portland Shipbuilding Shipfitting

Still Image		Excavation work after blasting Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Photograph captioned: "Excavation work after blasting. This may have been in area beyond highway 16 where there is a higher elevation or it may be between the trestle and highway 16. Hard to pin point." Construction of a part of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad. (Relevance: 1603) Find Similar Resources	Railroads Railroads Railroads design and construction Transportation

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: 1601) Find Similar Resources	Fishing/Fisherman History - Colonial Period

Moving Image		Winter MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:56:43 For those plants and animals that don't migrate south for winter, a lot of preparation goes into getting ready for winter. When it comes to dealing with winter, plants and animals know things we humans don't. (Relevance: 1410) Find Similar Resources	Winter -- New England Ecology/Energy Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England

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