Blizzards, floods and hurricanes are occasional weather events, but often sudden and severe in Maine. This is a chronicle of some of the most significant events. Blizzards November 26, 1898 was the first day of the two-day Portland Gale, a hurricane and blizzard that raged for over thirty-six hours sinking about one hundred vessels including…
in Maine is famously varied and changeable, and at times, severe. The coast, moderated by the ocean, often has local weather far different from that in the western mountains or the expanses of Aroostook County. Adding to the complexity, global warming may be affecting our climate, as may be indicated by an increasing number of…
December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1845 Birth date in Thorndike of Alden J. Blethen, founder of the Seattle Times newspaper company, which now owns Blethen Maine Newspapers. 1933…
December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1858 First publication of the newspaper Bethel Courier, published by Cady & Smith. 1970 Almost 23 inches of snow drop on Portland over…
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1788 Birth date in New Hampshire of Governor (1831-1834) and judge Samuel E. Smith of Wiscasset, a Democrat. 1806 …
February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1791 Incorporation of the town of Bangor, now a city 1794 Incorporation of the town of Newfield 1807 Incorporation of the town of Friendship 1808…
February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1781 Incorporation of the town (now city) of Bath 1789 Incorporation of the towns of Durham and Mount Desert 1791 Incorporation of the town of…
February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1788 U. S. Constitution ratified by Massachusetts (with the District of Maine) 1812 Incorporation of the town of Bingham 1822 Incorporation…
February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1792 Incorporation of the town of Limington 1816 Incorporation of the town of Cherryfield 1837 Incorporation of the town of Huntress…
January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1923 Maine Ku Klux Klan King Kleagle, F. Eugene Farnsworth, gains widespread public attention after delivering his first lecture in Portland.…
January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1811 Birth date of Democratic Governor (1844) David Dunn of Poland. 1889 First publication of the newspaper Deer Isle Gazette, published by H.…