All posts tagged "Deer Isle Maine"
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5.0KMassachusettsThe Christmas Blizzard of 1909: ‘The Sea Never Gives Up The Living’
More than 50 people died in the Christmas blizzard of 1909, a two-day storm with disastrous effects from Pennsylvania to Canada. The...
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26.3KArts and LeisureCaptain Kidd’s Treasure and the Secrets of the Astor Fortune
John Jacob Astor made a fortune. But did he do it as a fur trader, as he told everyone? Or, did he...
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20.4K1Arts and LeisureThe Real Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man
The real Burt Dow was an oceangoing man who lived in a Maine fishing village, liked kids and animals and was handy...
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16.3K5Business and LaborSecrets to a Long Life From Holders of The Boston Post Cane
When the Town of Westmoreland, N.H., gave its Boston Post Cane to 113-year-old Mary Ray in 2008, she was believed to be...
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