Maine Memory Network
Maine's Online Museum

Title: Frank Swan's Summer Camp Ca. 1905

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House

Date: circa 1905

Location: Madison

Media: Black and white print

Title: The Marigold

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library

Date: circa 1920

Location: Bar Harbor

Media: Photograph

Title: Frank Swan's summer camp, music room

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House

Date: circa 1905

Location: Madison

Media: Photographic print

Address: 21-23 Douglass Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Helen M Summers

Use: Dwelling - Two family

Address: 21-23 Douglass Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Helen M Summers

Use: Dwelling - Single family

Address: 130-132 Eastern Promenade, Portland

Owner in 1924: Harry H Pease

Use: Summer Inn

Summer Camps

Maine is home to dozens of summer-long youth camps and untold numbers of day camps that take advantage of water, woods, and fresh air. While the children, counselors, and other staff come to Maine in the summer, the camps live on throughout the year and throughout the lives of many of the campers.

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.

Songs of Winnebago

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.

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.