Technology Final 26, May 2010 Maine is a product from the Ice Age. Its earliest habitants were Ice Age hunters. Little is known about then except that they are known as the “Red Paint” people. They got the name because they used red clay to line the grave of their dead. Maine’s two earliest Indian Nations were the Micmac if the eastern Maine, New Brunswick and the Abaci’s a.k.a (wabanakis). There have been dozens of tribes to inhabit Maine’s land. Only two of which remain. The Passamaquoddies. They have a population of about 1,500 and they live on two reservations. There are also the Penobscot. Maine became a state in 1820. It is the 23rd state. The new state in the year 1820 had about 300,000 people. It only had 9 counties at this time, and 236 towns. Portland was temporarily named the state capitol until1832 it was moved to Augusta. Maine has a population of 1,274,923, and a area of 33,215 square miles. As you can see it’s not very large. The largest city in Maine is Portland. It has a population of 62,875 people. Portland is 52.6 square miles. Maine now had 16 counties. Before when it first came to be as stated before, it was only 9 counties. This state is known for its many lobsters. In the year 2006 Maine harvested 72.5 million pounds of lobsters. Maine’s lobster makes a major contribution to the state’s economy. When they sold 72.5 million pounds of lobster they got over 300 million dollars in dock value. This fishing industry helps many small coastal villages and communities that give Maine its unique Character (for lobster). Lobsters in Maine are harvested by boat captains. Most boat captains are either alone while doing this or with one or two other assistants. The boats for harvesting usually make day trip... ... middle of paper ... ...tions>. "Brief History of Maine." Maine History. Web. 18 May 2010. . Maine.gov. Web. 18 May 2010. . "Maine State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song." 50states.com - States and Capitals. Web. 14 May 2010. . The Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan. Web. 14 May 2010. . Ssp_demo_general_as3. Web. 14 May 2010. . The University of Maine. Web. 14 May 2010. . "Victoria Rowell." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 14 May 2010. . "Maine.gov: Facts & History: Facts." Maine.gov. Web. 14 May 2010..
In the early 1900s people from Italy started to arrive on ship. They first arrived in Detroit, Michigan and later immigrated to Gloucester, to fish like they did back in the old country. Children, as young as ten years old went fishing to make a living for their family. When they first came the fishing industry was booming. There was no limit to how long you could fish or how much you could catch. Many men went fishing for weeks at a time. When Italian fishermen came upon the Atlantic off what is now Cape Cod, the waters churned with schools of fish. When they came nearly 800 of them in Boston and Gloucester combined became fishermen. In New England, cod was king. Enriched by a West Indies trade of fish for molasses, boat owners were referred to as the "codfish aristocracy. Sadly in the late 1990s the fishing industry went downhill and changed for the worst. (.)
The Penobscot nation is otherwise known as the Wabanaki, or at least one of the tribes within it is known or had been known as the Wabanaki. The Wabanaki themselves have in the early days of Indian history an ongoing feud with the Mohawks (Iroquois nation). The Penobscot nation had suffered like all Indians from European contact. The Penobscot nation's main source of food came from seals, otters, moose, bears, caribou, seafood, beavers, birds, eggs, berries and nuts. The Penobscot nation was formerly known as the Penobscot tribe of Maine, and the word "Penobscot" means rocky part or descending cliffs. (this also referred to the penobscot river in between old town and Bangor, ) From European contact the Penobscot nation went from 10,000 strong, to 500 in the early 19th century. In the french and Indian war the Penobscots sided with the french and paid for it later, when the English put a bounty on their scalps. The state in the early parts of Maine used ...
The state of Maine is a huge tourist spot known for it’s rocky coastline and seafood cuisine, especially lobster. Annually, the state holds the “Maine Lobster Festival” every summer, and is a popular lucrative attraction including carnival rides and food booths. The center of attention for this festival is, unsurprisingly, lobster. The author of the article “Consider the Lobster”, David Foster Wallace, mainly uses logos and pathos, and explores the idea of being put into the lobsters perspective by describing how the cooking process is done and informing us on the animal’s neurological system in a very comprehensible way. He effectively uses these persuasive devices to paint a picture for the audience and pave way for the reader to conjure
INTRODUCTION Abenaki The Abenaki Indians lived in the northern part of New England and the southern part of the Canadian Maritimes. The Abenaki were divided into eastern, western, and maritime divisions. The eastern Abenaki is located in modern day Maine, to the east of New Hampshire’s White Mountains. The southern boundaries of the Abenaki homeland were near the present northern border of Massachusetts.
The importance of Passamaquoddy is, they are Native Americans or first Nations people who live in northeastern North America primarily in Maine and New Brunswick. The French referred to both the Passamaquoddy and their Maliseet kinfolk by the same name “Etchimins”. The Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Indians were the first Native Americans who have the contact with Europeans.
The lobster industry is at the mature stage of the life cycle indicated by the fierce competition among competitors, especially in the inshore fishing industry. The firm has made two acquisitions (Deep Deep and Wickford), suggesting the industry is consolidating.
Although it’s hard work, they make great pay. On average, a Red King Crab, weighs around 6-10 pounds. And they get a whopping $4.50 per pound. According to FVNorthwestern.com, fisherman on the northwestern, including Sig Hansen, making anywhere from $34-$47 PER Crab! When you think about it, that all adds up. Over time they make a lot of money. It’s a dangerous job, but it’s worth the pay, if you’re brave enough.
Annually, every late July, the Maine Lobster Festival is held at Penobscot Bay. With Maine’s main industries being tourism and lobsters, the festival has gained attention from several news outlets, such as CNN, to which claims that it had been one of the best food - themed - festivals in the world. The festival not only focuses on the cuisines served by culinary artists, but also on the lobster - themes - souvenirs available for purchase. Lobster, today, is known for their posh delicacy, due to their rich taste, yet subtle enough to not acquire the fishy tastes like mussels and clams, and for their freshness of when Lobsters are required to be alive whilst placing them in a kettle cooker. However, with the harsh ways of preparing such meal,
Native Americans inhabited and foraged in present-day Vermont from 8500 to 7000 BC during the time of the Champlain Sea. Andrscoggin
...ywhere else by creating their own unusual fishing rules. Maine divided themselves into two different types of lobstering territories. Nucleated and perimeter-defended territories. Both of these territories have strong sense of ownership. This unusual fishing norms have proven that collective action is effective.
First off, let me explain what the Alaskan fish business even is. The Alaskan fishing business is extremely profitable and very dangerous. This fishing business is so profitable because 95 percent of the salmon from the U.S. is caught and sold by Alaskan fisheries. With that staggering number the Alaskan fisheries have a monopoly like effect on the continental U.S. when it comes to salmon. Despite the immense possible profits the act of actually catching the fish is one of the most dangerous occupations. About 300 out of every 100,000 Alaskan fisherman die on the job each year, that is over 35 times the national average for deaths on the job. An Alaskan fisherman has to work through hauling up nets or cages which weigh several hundred pounds
The Wabanaki communities have been a major factor in the past, present and future of our state of Maine. Observing how they structured their communities, their values and traditions could improve our present day communities greatly. Learning their communities perspectives on wealth and what they believed it means to be rich could cause less clashes and disagreements between individuals within a community. Living more simply like the early Wabanaki and abandoning the superfluous elements of our modern life would help solve classism in communities. Finally changing our clouded perspective on climate change to model the Wabanaki idea of environmental stability. By leading a more simplistic, community focused lifestyle, like the early Native Americans of Maine, we can continue to progress into a successful community of the future.
Maine is a state in northern New England in the United States. It is bounded by the Canadian provinces of Québec on the northwest and New Brunswick on the northeast. To the southwest lies New Hampshire, and to the southeast, the Atlantic Ocean. Maine entered the Union on March 15, 1820, when it was separated from Massachusetts to form the 23rd state. Augusta is Maine’s capital. Portland is the largest city. Its nickname is “The Pine Tree State.” Maine’s motto is Dario (I lead). The state song is entitled “State of Maine Song.”
David Foster Wallace starts off “Consider the Lobster” with the Maine Lobster Festival and why it is such a big thing during the summer time. Tourism and lobsters are two of the famous things in Maine so a festival is there to expand the tourism. The MLF introduces a lot of lobster dishes to the tourists who go to Maine and discover new things. There is a special dish called the “quarter” that is one of the main dishes at the Maine Lobster Festival. There is also a giant lobster cooker at that festival that can cook multiple lobsters at the same time. The cooker is out in the public so the people can watch their lobsters boil as they wait for their dishes to be made. The Lobster Festival is obviously about lobsters, as well as eating lobsters. However, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) do not think too fondly of the festival because of the number of lobsters that are being killed and turned into lobster dishes.
Fish, they have been the subject of their own fish genocide, Each year consistently advancing in technology to hunt the remaining percentage of this dwindling vertebrate. A local maine Lobsterman visited our class to talk about what laws and regulations have been placed to try and refurbish the population. The lobsterman talked about the decline of fish over the years he’s been in the fishing industry. To my surprise the Gulf of Maine actually has had many regulations. One of the recent is implementing a maximum of three mackerel for every trip, and cod fish now must be at least 21 inches or be thrown back. These regulations show us what is left of the nature population that once inhabited the gulf. They say you could walk on water because there was so