Throwback Thursday

Thanks to the Northeast Historic Film YouTube page, we can see what it took to put lobster on the table back in 1929. Int his silent video filmed along the coast of Maine off Bar Harbor, we can watch lobstermen first fish for the herring to be used as bait for the lobsters, then they climb in their tiny boat, much different than today's lobster boats, these boats had no mechanized wheel to help br

Years before the Portland Sea Dogs played at Hadlock Field there was another baseball team in Old Orchard.   The Maine Guides, the top farm team for the Cleveland Indians, played triple A baseball at "The Ball Park" in Old Orchard from 1984-1987. ...

These 3 Maine television commercials will take you back to 1986. I remember the RSVP one, and the JJ Nissen spot, but I totally forgot about the Frank Pomerleau commercial with the model trains. Talk about a Throwback Thursday..

Maine's Old Port fest signifies the start of summer in Portland, a tradition that has been going on for almost 45 years. The first Old Port Fest was back in 1973, it took place on the first Sunday in June. Mainers gathered along the streets of the Old Port to watch the parade go by and enjoy the sights and sounds...

Since 1631 Old Orchard Beach has been a popular tourist destination when its first settler, Thomas Rogers established a “Garden by the Sea”. In fact, the town got its name from the apple orchard in Saco that Thomas abandoned. When you think of OOB, you instantly think of the PIER...

Check out this Throwback Gem...see what I did there? "Check out"...heh heh! Anyway, do you remember this "Hard For The Money" promo commercial from Shaw's Supermarkets? I'm not sure the exact year this video was made but judging by some of the hair styles I'm guessing mid to late 80's...

I'm finding out quite a few people at the station aren't fans of Dave Matthews Band and I really don't understand why. Dave is an amazing song writer, and the band is incredible. If you've never been to a live show you don't know what you're missing...

I can still remember walking in to the civic center for a game.."PROGRAMS HERE!" they would shout out. And for $1.50 you could get a SCORE magazine with a chance to go out on the ice to play score-o after the second period. Fighting in hockey seems to have been all but removed from the game in recent months...

New England's only zoo and amusement park has been around for decades. As with any business that's lasted this long, there have been changes to the park over the years, but one thing remains, families love spending time at the park, seeing the animals and riding the rides...

Kim Block and Jeff Barnd in the 80s! Talk about a blast from the past!