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Sound		Interview with Earl Dow Fogler Special Collections, Sound Selection from an interview with Earl Dow of Fort Fairfield, Maine, in which he describes his experiences working for the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad. Notice particularly his description of shovelling trains out of deep snow after a major snowstorm, and his description of how potatoes were shipped in the days before refrigerated railroad cars, when one man had to ride in the specially lined car and keep fires going to keep the potatoes from freezing. (Relevance: 237) Find Similar Resources	Potatoes Handling Railroads Railroads Transportation

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

Text		Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Glossary Science, Text A searchable dataset of aquatic, wetland, and invasive plant terminology definitions and abbreviations. (Relevance: 207) Find Similar Resources	Earth Sciences Aquatic weeds --Terminology. Invasive plants --Terminology

Dataset		Acronym Search of Marine and Oceanography Terminology Science, Dataset A searchable database of the acronyms and definitions of a vast number of marine and oceanography terminology, committees, and organizations. (Relevance: 201) Find Similar Resources	Oceanography Oceanography -- Terminology Marine resources -- Terminology

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: 200) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Canoes and canoeing Maliseet Tribe Micmac Tribe Penobscot Tribe Passamaquoddy Tribe Wabanaki Tribe

Text		Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, Home/Knowledgebase Science, Text Knowledgebase: Find introductory and scientific information about the Gulf of Maine, which is bordered by Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, and Nove Scotia: includes "About the Gulf of Maine", "Habitat Management", "Contaminants", "Environmental Indicators", and "Links". One link is to the Gulf of Maine Summit: http://www.gulfof mainesummit.org and to maps. Under "About the Gulf", there are also the following links: Undersea Landscapes, Gulf of Maine e-Atlas, GoMoos (Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System, and educational materials. (Relevance: 199) Find Similar Resources	About the Gulf of Maine, Habitat Management, Contaminants, Environmental Indicators, and Links Ecology/Energy Fishing/Fisherman Oceanography

Collection		Maine State Climate Office Science, Collection An extensive informative website about the climate of Maine including education websites and links to other climate information sites. (Relevance: 186) Find Similar Resources	Climatic changes Weather forecasting

Dataset		Historical Climatology of New England and New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey Science, Dataset A searchable database containing weather related information and instrumental data for New England for the time period of 1623 to the early 1900's. (Relevance: 179) Find Similar Resources	Climatic changes Climatology -- History -- New England Climatology -- History -- New York Climatology -- History -- Pennsylvania Climatology -- History -- New Jersey

Dataset		Global Change Acronyms and Abbreviations Science, Dataset An informative site containing various acronyms and abbreviations for topics of global change, along with links to organization and information websites. (Relevance: 175) Find Similar Resources	Climatic changes Climatic changes -- Research -- Acronyms Climatic changes -- Research -- Abbreviations

Moving Image		The Frontier Wars MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:27:01 Land disputes, tensions about resource allocation and European wars combined to trigger intense strife and armed conflict between Maine's English, French and Native populations. The Frontier Wars were a series of six wars spanning nearly a century that devastated populations in Maine, and had a permanent and chilling effect on the relations between English settlers and Native Americans. (Relevance: 175) Find Similar Resources	Natural resources Land Disputes Native Americans History - Colonial Period

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