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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: 4303) Find Similar Resources	Transportation Railroads

Text		John Dunn's Moosehead Lake 1889 diary Maine Historical Society, Text This is a diary kept by John W.G. Dunn about his hunting and fishing trip in the Moosehead Lake area from August through September 1889. His guides were Henry Tremblay and John F. Hildreth. (Relevance: 2587) Find Similar Resources	Dunn, John W.G. Dunn, John W.G.(1869-1941) -- Diaries Fishing -- Maine -- Diaries Hildreth, John F. Hunting -- Maine -- Diaries Manuscripts Moosehead Lake (Me.) -- Diaries Tremblay Henry

Sound		Interview with Victor Archer Maine Folklife Center, Sound Selection from an interview with Victor Archer of Crawford, Maine, about his experience as a hunting guide. In the selection he talks about how hunters from Massachusetts, New York, and elsewhere found him, a party he refused to guide, and his duties as a guide. (Relevance: 1344) Find Similar Resources	Hunting Hunting guides Hunting, Trapping and the Fur Trade Outdoor recreation Recreation/Tourism

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: 1056) Find Similar Resources	Recreation/Tourism Tourism -- Maine -- History

Still Image		Game wardens, circa 1900 Maine Historical Society, Still Image These Maine state game wardens are netting salmon at the Maine state fish hatchery in Raymond. (Relevance: 989) Find Similar Resources	Fish hatcheries -- Maine -- Raymond Fishing industry -- Maine Gamekeepers -- Maine

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

Text		Court case regarding damage from flowage Maine State Archives, Text Court case of Small vs. Campbell and others for damges due to land flooded by construction of a dam on the Narraguages River. (Relevance: 886) Find Similar Resources	Dams Flowage Geography: transportation, waterways, maritime, shipbuilding, fishing Judicial proceedings Waterways Industry

Text		Court case regarding obstruction of river Maine State Archives, Text Court case Crocker vs. Ellis et al regarding a dam across the Machias River preventing the passage of logs. (Relevance: 862) Find Similar Resources	Dams Environment: Fur trade, survival, industrial development, forest, conservation Forests/Forestry Judicial proceedings Waterways Lumbering

Text		Post Road Mileage Maine State Archives, Text Post road mileage listing of stops and distance from Boston State House to Camden. (Relevance: 717) Find Similar Resources	Geography: transportation, waterways, maritime, shipbuilding, fishing Mileage Post Roads Settlements

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

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