Snow Plow

With the first snowstorm of the season upon us the inevitable shoveling and snow blowing follows. One of the things I learned very early on in life is how to avoid the "second shovel."

Clearing snow form Portland streets hasn't changed much since the 1940's as you'll see in this video from the Maine Historical Society.

This is my old mail box. A temp after a snow plow took it down on accident this winter. Falmouth replaced it with the Cadillac of mail boxes!

Clearing snow from the streets and sidewalks in Maine wasn't always as easy as it is today. Men would have to don their cold weather gear and grab their shovels to clear paths after a big snow storm. That is until the Bangor based Union Iron Works opened a snow plow plant in 1827...