See one of the coolest maps of Maine (before we knew where the state really was) March 19, 2016History and Politics, Home1820, cool maps, history, maine By Erin Rhoda It depicts Maine with its disputed boundaries in 1820, the year it became the country’s 23rd state.
The story of a husband and wife who froze to death at a pivotal point in Maine history — and became poetry March 15, 2016Buildings and Places, History and Politics, Homeawesome history, poem, poetry, Standish, Thomas Shaw By Erin Rhoda A real story from “those days of material and political struggle” as Maine became a state.
Watch this remarkable 1954 video narrated by E.B. White of a Deer Isle lobsterman March 9, 2016History and Politics, Homecool videos, Deer Isle, lobster By Erin Rhoda It shows a day in the life of Eugene Eaton — when lobster traps were made of wood, and fresh lobsters were stored in a bushel basket.
Why Maine researchers are doing ultrasounds on pregnant sharks March 2, 2016ScienceBahamas, james sulikowski, pregnancy, sharks, Tiger Beach, ultrasound, UNE, university of new england By Seth Koenig Using this technology on sharks could help save the animals’ lives.
Rush hour in Maine is surprisingly hard to predict, according to this map February 17, 2016Home, Sciencecommute, data, employment, highways, maine, rush hour, travel time, work By Seth Koenig If you’re from Maine, you learn quickly where the traffic backs up and when.
Tree Lobsters, believed for decades to be extinct, are making a comeback February 14, 2016ScienceBall's Pyramid, extinction, lobster, Lord Howe's Island, maine, Melbourne Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Tree Lobsters By Seth Koenig “It felt like stepping back into the Jurassic age, when insects ruled the world.”
Bangor’s average credit score is almost 30 points lower than South Portland’s January 19, 2016Homeauburn, bangor, credit cards, credit scores, lewiston, maine, portland, south portland By Seth Koenig South Portland is among the top two-thirds of cities in terms of credit scores, while Bangor and Lewiston are among the bottom 40 percent.
When 8-year-olds demanded more: The little-known child labor strike of Brunswick January 14, 2016Buildings and Places, History and Politics19th century, child labor, history, industry, maine, maine history, textile mills By Seth Koenig “The millworkers lived in Brunswick’s Little Canada along the Androscoggin River, four blocks of filthy, decrepit, company-owned tenements.”
Horses, rollers and dynamite: 200 years of Maine snow removal in one video January 12, 2016History and Politics By Seth Koenig Long before the industrial strength steel snowplows of today, Mainers used big wooden wheels and other inventions.
US credit card debt is becoming unsustainable. Map shows card burden in Maine cities. January 7, 2016History and Politicsauburn, bangor, credit, credit card debt, credit cards, lewiston, maine, personal finance, portland, south portland By Seth Koenig Bangor residents were rated as having the least sustainable credit card debts in Maine, based on this formula.