All posts tagged "Stonington Maine"
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16.0KMaineMaine Statehood: The Mexit From Massachusetts in 1820
The story of Maine statehood is also the story of a province and a people exploited by absentee owners and left defenseless...
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17.3K5Business and LaborWhen Sardines Were Bigger Than Lobsters, Maine Women Had Good Jobs
In the Downeast town of Stonington, Maine, the women used to listen for the factory whistle, which blew when a boat came...
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19.8K1Arts 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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13.8K17Arts and LeisureJohn Steinbeck Gets Lost in the Magic of Deer Isle, Maine (And Gets Lost, Too)
Of all the places John Steinbeck visited during his famous road trip across America, the island of Deer Isle stood out as...
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