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Visitors to the island enjoy a picnic lunch on the lawn as seen from the wrap-around porch of the Admiral Robert Peary home in Casco Bay off the coast of Harpswell.
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EAGLE ISLAND One of Maine’s lesser-known state parks is the island home of Admiral Robert Peary, who in 1909, with five men and sled dogs, is credited with an expedition to the North Pole.
Eagle Island, a National Historic Landmark, “is a place that Peary and his family called their promised land,” reads a National Park Service plaque on the island. The National Park Service says the island “possesses national significance commemorating the history of the United States” and calls Peary America’s foremost arctic explorer.
Explorer Matthew Henson
When Admiral Robert Peary accomplished his goal of reaching the North Pole in 1909 becoming arguably the second known person to reach the destination he did so with the help of sled dogs and five other men all of color.
In an era where the knowledge of a non-white person was often dismissed by other whites as inferior, Peary’s team consisted of one Black man and four Inuit natives, all skilled in arctic survival. The names of the four Inuits were Ooqueah, Odaq, Eginwah and Sigluk.
“Peary utilized Inuit technology instead of bringing in outside technology for survival, for sleeping, for moving dogs,” said Eagle Island State Historic Site Park Manager Tim Spahr.
How a 700-year-old dugout canoe was found in Cape Porpoise Harbor
In June 2019, Tim Spahr and other members of Cape Porpoise Archaeological Alliance excavated a 700-year-old dugout canoe found in the mudflats Author: Beth McEvoy (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 3:02 PM EDT May 27, 2021 Updated: 3:20 PM EDT May 27, 2021
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine When we think of archaeological sites, our mind might wander to 10,000-year-old dinosaur fossils being unearthed in the western United States or the tombs of the pyramids in Egypt. Rarely do we think of the shores of Maine as being a treasure trove of clues about an ancient people.
But in fact, they are.
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