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Keywords: Resorts
Historical Items Showing 3 of 1404 View All
Item 1026
Title: Aerial view of Kineo Point, 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1888-08-01
Media: Cabinet photograph
Item 26725
Title: Ne-mat-ta-no Resort Hotel, North Lubec, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library
Date: circa 1920
Location: Lubec
Media: photograph, b+w
Item 6730
Title: Shakers at winter sale, Poland Spring Resort
Contributed by: United Society of Shakers
Date: circa 1920
Location: Poland
Media: Black and white photo print
Exhibits Showing 3 of 8 View All
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From the last decades of the nineteenth century through about the 1920s, vacationers were attracted to large resort hotels that promised a break from the noise, crowds, and pressures of an ever-urbanizing country.
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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.
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An enduring element of summer camps is the songs campers sing around the campfire, at meals, and on many other occasions. Some regale the camp experience and others spur the camp's athletes on to victory.
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay
A history of one of Maine’s many populated islands. The site was created by a team consisting of representatives from Islesboro Historical Society, Islesboro Central School, and the Alice L. Pendleton Library. Early settlements, businesses and cottage industries, schools, water transportation, and summer resorts are the topics covered.
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Poland Spring Preservation Society
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
