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Author Archives: Bruce Thurlow
Once Upon a Time (In Scarborough)
From the Bruce Thurlow Collection Scrapbook clippings from newspapers regarding “Once Upon a Time” [in Scarborough]. The articles include newspaper images and short write-up regarding various Scarborough objects, businesses, and places. Download from the Maine State Library.
Posted in Black Point, Blue Point, Coal Kiln Corners, Dunstan, Higgins Beach, North Scarborough, Oak Hill, Pine Point, Prout's Neck, Scrapbooks
Tagged Newspapers
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Clamming and Lobstering – Part 4
Catch of the Day – Part 4 By Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don Googins I Remember Lobster Fishing in Scarborough Most clam and lobster fisheries in Scarborough have been associated with Pine … Continue reading
Posted in Clamming and Lobstering, Ocean, Pine Point
Tagged Bayley’s Lobster Pound, Fogg’s Lobster Pound, Googins Lobster Pound
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Clamming and Lobstering – Part 3
Catch of the Day – Part 3 By Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don Googins Lobster Fishing The first recorded lobster catch was in 1605 when the crew of the Archangel, captained by … Continue reading
Posted in Clamming and Lobstering, Ocean, Pine Point
Tagged Burnham & Morrill, lobster fishing
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Clamming and Lobstering – Part 2
Catch of the Day – Part 2 By Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don Googins By 1880 conflict arose between Scarborough Marsh diking company owners and clam diggers, boaters, and fishermen who claimed … Continue reading
Posted in Clamming and Lobstering, Ocean, Pine Point, Scarborough Marsh
Tagged David Thurlow, Donald A. Thurlow, Donald H. Thurlow, Dunstan School Restaurants, Fred Snow, Googins Lobster Pound, Inc., John Thurlow., Michael Thurlow., Paul Bayley, Pine Point Seafood Distributors, Pine Point Seafood Market, Red Tide, Snow’s Canning Company, Stanley Bayley, The Clambake, Thurlow’s Shellfish Company, Thurston & Bayley
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Clamming and Lobstering – Part 1
Catch of the Day – Part 1 By Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don Googins Scarborough’s coastline, with its marsh, freshwater streams, saltwater rivers, beaches and rocky ledges, has been a site for … Continue reading
Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks – Part 2 of 2
Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Rodney Laughton and Don Googins (Part 1 Here) Shipwrecks Scarborough’s coastline has three extensive beaches: Higgins, Scarborough, and Pine Point. There are ledges, however, around Prouts Neck, Bluff and Stratton Islands (now … Continue reading
Posted in Higgins Beach, Pine Point, Prout's Neck, Scarborough Beach, Ships
Tagged Harold Seal, Queenie Seal, Ward Bickford
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Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks – Part 1 of 2
Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Rodney Laughton and Don Googins Scarborough has always been a place where going to sea and fishing are a part of life. At one time ships, boats, and smaller watercraft were … Continue reading
Posted in Black Point, Dunstan, Pine Point, Ships, Uncategorized
Tagged Aaron A. Merrill, Abraham Perkins, Cecil Pinkham, Dunstan Landing, Harold Burnham, Ira Milliken, John Waterhouse, Libby River, New River, Nonesuch River, Scarborough River, Ward Bickford
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Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway
Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society and Charlene Fenlason The first “roads” were not really roads but Indian footpaths through the woods. Generally, the trails followed firm ground rather than a direct course, avoiding swamps and hills … Continue reading
Posted in Black Point, Dunstan, Higgins Beach, Oak Hill, Pine Point, Pleasant Hill, Scottow's Hill
Tagged Ambrose Boaden, Benjamin Franklin, Chamberlain Road, Cyrus King, Dr. Southgate, Ferry Beach, Holmes Road, Josiah Paine, King’s Highway, Nehemiah Libby, Payne Road, Post Road, Spurwink River, Vinegar Road, William King
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Scarborough Marsh: “Land of Much Grass” – Part 3
Part 3 of 3 Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Friends of the Scarborough Marsh, Maine Audubon and Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. Realizing that this significant coastal wildlife habitat was severely threatened, in 1957 the Maine Department … Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Marsh
Tagged Audubon Center, FOSM, Friends of Scarborough Marsh, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, MDIFW
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Scarborough Marsh: “Land of Much Grass” – Part 2
Part 2 of 3 Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Friends of the Scarborough Marsh, Maine Audubon and Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. The Scarborough Marsh has long been important to the people living near it. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Marsh
Tagged George Boothby., Moses Banks, Robert Southgate, Sokokis Indians
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