Sandy Bay Township
A northern township near Jackman, with mountain terrain, major routes, and headwaters connected to the Penobscot watershed.
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Browse entries beginning with S, including townships and communities, birds and fisheries, writers, public figures, and Maine’s working landscapes.
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Swan Island (Perkins Township)
A concise reference pointing readers toward the principal Swan Island entry and its geographic context.
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Spencer Bay Township
A Piscataquis County township along Moosehead Lake, shaped by Spencer Bay, Roach River, ponds, roads, and forest habitat.
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Salem Township
Explore the early settlement and development of this Franklin County township, once associated with neighboring Phillips.
Read entry →Strout, Elizabeth
An overview of the Maine-connected author and selected works, including Olive Kitteridge, The Burgess Boys, and My Name Is Lucy Barton.
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Soldiertown Township, Somerset
One of two unorganized Maine townships sharing the Soldiertown name, this one lies in Somerset County.
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Sandhill Cranes
Learn about these large, long-necked birds and their appearances in south-central and western Maine.
Read entry →Sewall, Arthur
A Bath shipbuilder whose work, business career, and public activity connect Maine’s maritime and political histories.
Read entry →Stearns, Joseph B.
A biographical entry on the Maine-born inventor associated with improvements in telegraph communication.
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
A migratory shorebird seen in Maine during seasonal passage, including along the Harpswell coast.
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South Freeport
A community on the Harraseeket River with a shipbuilding past and continuing links to boating and coastal recreation.
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Stroudwater
A Portland neighborhood with historic sites tied to the Stroudwater River and the Cumberland and Oxford Canal.
Read entry →Soldiertown Township, Penobscot
The East Branch of the Penobscot River and several small ponds define this unorganized township’s geography.
Read entry →Spear, Ellis
A Civil War officer, Bowdoin graduate, and Maine educator associated with the fighting at Little Round Top.
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Sakom Township
A lake-rich township encompassing parts of Sysladobsis Lake, Pocumcus Lake, and Fourth Machias Lake.
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Northern Shrike
A relatively elusive predatory songbird that favors open woods and wetland margins during its time in Maine.
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Shrimp Landings
Historical data illustrating substantial variation in Maine’s commercial shrimp harvest and changing resource conditions.
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Atlantic Salmon Landings
Historical production and habitat context for Atlantic salmon in Maine’s rivers and commercial fisheries.
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A historical record of the commercial skate fishery, its brief peaks, market value, and periods without recorded landings.
Read entry →Silver Hake Landings
Commercial landing records for silver hake—also called whiting—within Maine’s fisheries archive.
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