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The Maine Mountain Heritage Traveling Exhibit

Created by the Maine Mountain Heritage Network, this exhibit presents eighteen stories and associated images that were submitted by local organizations from across the Maine Mountain Heritage Area (Franklin, Oxford, Piscataquis, and Somerset Counties and nearby towns).
The Maine Mountain Heritage Traveling Exhibit

Story subjects include natural history (moose and riverways), community origins (early immigration and community life), and local economies (logging and slate mining).  The exhibit is intended to raise awareness and deepen knowledge of the history and natural history of the Maine Mountains.

Organizations who participated in the creation of the exhibit include:

Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce; Center Theatre/Dover-Foxcroft; Cultural Heritage and Eco-tourism Committee/Dover-Foxcroft; Jackman-Moose River Chamber of Commerce; Katahdin Cultural Center/Millinocket; Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council; Mountain Counties Heritage/Farmington; Natural Resource Education Center/Greenville; Northern Forest Center/Bethel; Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway/Solon; Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce; Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum; Rangeley Outdoors Sporting Heritage Museum; Skowhegan Heritage Council; Town of Skowhegan.

The exhibit was produced by Mountain Counties Heritage, Inc. and designed by Insyt New Media. Funding was provided by the Federal Highway Administration and the Maine Department of Transportation through the National Scenic Byways Program through the Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway.

Event Starts: September 09, 2008
Event Ends: September 26, 2008
Event Location: Bethel Historical Society's Regional History Center at 10-14 Broad Street
Contact Name: Bethel Historical Society
Contact Email: info@bethelhistorical.org
Contact Phone: 207-824-2908

Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce
8 Station Place
PO Box 1247
Bethel, ME 04217
Tel: 207.824.2282 or 800.442.5826 Fax: 207.824.7123
Email: info@bethelmaine.com

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