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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: 3749) Find Similar Resources	Spring -- New England Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England Ecology/Energy

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: 1972) 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

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: 1920) Find Similar Resources	Invasive species Ecology

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: 1799) Find Similar Resources	Natural resources Settlements Lumbering Shipping/Shipbuilding

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: 1709) Find Similar Resources	Winter -- New England Ecology/Energy Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England

Moving Image		Rolling back the frontier MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:45 In the 1600s, European settlers left everything they knew to take advantage of Maine’s abundant resources. Despite back-breaking work, a harsh climate, and cultural clashes, they successfully carved out a new life for themselves. But by the end of the century, most of them would leave Maine in fear and live for years as war refugees. (Relevance: 1641) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Settlements

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: 1362) Find Similar Resources	Climatic changes Ecology/Energy

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: 1335) Find Similar Resources	Maine heritage European settlement History - Colonial Period

Text		My Debt to Maine by Theodore Roosevelt Maine Historical Society, Text Theodore Roosevelt describes his visits to Island Falls, Maine in Aroostook County when he was a boy and the Sewall family with whom he stayed. The essay goes on to describe his home, the Elkhorn, where he invited the Sewalls and the Dows of Island Falls to visit and hunt with him. (Relevance: 1267) Find Similar Resources	Dow family (Island Falls, Me.) Dow, Wilmot Elkhorn (house) Hunting -- Maine -- Island Falls Katahdin (Mt.) Lumbering industry -- Maine Manuscripts Presidents -- United States -- Personal narratives Roosevelt, Theodore Sewall family (Island Falls, Me.) Sewall, Bill Sewall, Dave Showshoeing Winter -- Maine -- Island Falls Winter camping

Still Image		Charley Miller Fastening Jack Dempsey's Snowshoe Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Photograph of Charley Miller fastening Jack Dempsey's snowshoe. Charley Miller was a Maine Guide who ran a sporting camp, Jack Dempsey was a famous boxer. (Relevance: 1217) Find Similar Resources	Outdoor recreation Recreation/Tourism Snowshoes and snowshoeing Tourism

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