Maine Memory Network

Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Moosehead Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Kineo Media: Postcard

Mt. Kineo House and sheep, Mt. Kineo, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Kineo Media: Postcard

House for Mount Kineo and Guide's House for the Kineo Co., Kineo, 1900-1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1902 Location: Kineo Client: Kineo Company Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Mt. Kineo House, Kineo Township, 1917-1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917–1926 Location: Kineo Township Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

Moosehead Steamboats

After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"1895 Fly Rod fishing in front of Mt. Kineo along the shores of Moosehead Lake.Maine Historical Society The pen name “Fly Rod” first was printed in…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"Kineo in the east to Mt. Shasta in the west, from the pine forests in the north to the palmetto groves in the south."