Hey Mainers! We’re hosting a contest – Pick one of the categories to enter or choose to enter each one. Best of all, there’s no submission fee! First place winner will receive $80 via PayPal*. Submissions can be entered quickly and easily by leaving a comment below with your image attached. Have you read enough? Go upload your picture! The more votes you have, the higher your chances of winning – so get your friends, family, and familiar acquaintances voting! Since not all cameras are created equal, we’ve decided to also randomize two (2) additional winners: Each of whom will receive $20*. If ..read more

All kinds of old school pictures of Woodville, Millinocket, old damns, Brownville, cars, canoes, mills, helicopters, maps, dams, houses, animals, and barns ..read more

In the spring of 1906, construction began on what would become the third mill, by Northern Development Company, later becoming Great Northern Paper. The world famous number 1 and number 2 paper machines were put into place, in East Millinocket. At this time, the East Millinocket Paper Mill was producing over 320 tons of paper a day. Because of the success of this new paper machine and other factors, the town of East Millinocket was incorporated in 1907. As of 2013, all three mills have been torn down in lights of a new economy. But these historical pictures, show you the immense size of the on ..read more

Located on Blackstream in Bradley, Maine. Leonard Mills is a recreated historical landmark from the 1700’s. It features live animals, wooden buildings, wheels, and a once a year, major event called Living History Days. On this special occasion, which is completely free, they navigate you through a reenactment of the pioneer days. Leonard’s Mills is named after Oliver Leonard, an early settler in the town of Bradley. The culture rich establishment will give you the once in a lifetime opportunity to see how things were in the good old days. And one of the favorite things when parents bring their ..read more

Millinocket, Maine is a town in the United States. It once hosted the largest paper mill in the entire world. Established in 1901, it was originally developed for farming in the early 1800’s ..read more

Maine Railroads to this day are a major way to haul wood, plastic, and many other essential products, throughout the state. Common freight carriers Central Maine and Quebec Railway (CMQ) (Rail Acquisition Holdings) Eastern Maine Railway (EMRY) (Owned by New Brunswick Southern Railway) Operates Woodland Rail, LLC Maine Northern Railway (MNRY) (Owned by New Brunswick Southern Railway) Pan Am Railways (PAR) St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (SLR) (Genesee and Wyoming) Turners Island, LLC (TI ..read more

Maine has a great history of building some of the biggest Dams in the world at the time – during the 1800’s and into the 1900’s. One of the most notorious ones is Rip Dam, the gorge that sits on the Golden Road in Northern Maine. Dam’s were used to help haul logs down the river to successful to help the mills produce paper. There are officially ten large dams in Maine. Ripogenus Dam, Hydroelectric Dam at the headwaters of the west branch of the Penobscot River, owned by Brookfield Asset Management Bonny Eagle Dam, unnamed reservoir on the Saco River, NextEra Energy Edwards ..read more

Continuing to try to organize pictures that have been accumulated. Maine has such great heritage ..read more

A great little trail on the Golden Road that leads into Baxter State Park. It goes from Abol Campground all the way to Togue Pond ..read more

“I wont lie folks, obviously i filtered BUT my phone couldn’t capture the true colors, so these are the colors it emulated to me…sunset, dusk rose touching the mountain side, lilac and periwinkle accents…” – Amy Collinsworth https://www.neoc.com/ The post New England Outdoor Center – Views appeared first on Maine Scenery ..read more