Category Archives: Scarborough Marsh

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

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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

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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

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Scarborough Marsh: “Land of Much Grass” – Part 1

Part 1 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. To the Sokokis Indians, the area we call the Scarborough Marsh was known as … Continue reading

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