More than three-quarters of a century ago, the potato harvest in northern Maine involved just about everybody who could lift a basket or roll a barrel.
More than three-quarters of a century ago, the potato harvest in Aroostook County involved just about everybody who could lift a basket or roll a barrel.
TAMC and the Presque Isle Historical Society want you to learn more about potato harvest from a “picking potatoes by hand” perspective.
A long tradition seems to be coming to an end here in Northern Maine. People have been replaced by machines it seems, at least as far as the Potato Harvest goes.