Nubble Lighthouse - considered to be the most photographed lighthouse
It is on an island, and getting to and from it was a challenge - especially in the harsh Maine winters!
Probably the "first zip line" to reach the island with the lighthouse. In the 1700's the lighthouse keepers had a 5 year assignment. They had to either use a row boat or use the basket.
When they rowed, they had to get the boat onto the rocks, then they had a rope and pulley to pull the boat into the boat house.
One of the family's had school age children, and they had to cross from the island to the mainland in a row boat, and the school bus driver had to pick the kids up out of the rowboat to get them onto land and onto the school bus!
The parents decided to use the basket to get the kids to the other side because it was so much easier.
The Boston Globe heard of this and wrote a big article about the transporting method of getting the kids to school.
The Coast Guard read about it, came to investigate, and shut the whole operation down because any rescue operation would require helicopter to come, and the power lines were too close.
After that, the children were required to live on the main land during the week, and only be allowed to come home on the weekends.
The rules were subsequently changed to hire only families that didn't have school age children.
Typical fishing area, prams
neat old buoy's
Clambake at Foster's
The entire dinner for 46 people is being cooked in this.
The boxes to the left are what they use to ship all the live seafood ( all over the world)
All done!
Lobsters, steamers, mussels, corn, potatoes, onions,
(and a small amount of chicken for those who didn't want lobster)
Oh My - So Good!!
Yes, I needed lessons!
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"FAIRY CITY"
annual event at Strawbery Banke- an outdoor museum
The kids have a great time - however these "Fairy Houses" work
The Strawberry Banke - Museum
Historic houses, displaying periods of time from 1700 to 1950's
The section of housing was in a high to low tide area,
It became known as "Puddle Dock"
All of those layers seem particularly gross, but what a display of the history.
How would you like to be worth the value of the family silver?
If you think you have insomnia,
maybe you have "first sleep" and "morning sleep"
The house from 1795, and the flag had 15 stars.
So, if you need to make change, I guess it's OK to cut the coin in pieces!
Role players are fun and add interest to the displays.
Quilting an apron for her mother!
This is how they cooked the Gingerbread.
It was a hot day, and this place was very warm!
The string of numbers at the top of the loom tells you the pattern.
They tell you which shuttle levers to push for each row of weaving.
Fellow tourists starting to learn the art of spinning on this
collection of the old and newer spinning wheels.
