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Title: Watermelon race, Squirrel Island, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Stanley Museum

Date: circa 1907

Location: Southport

Media: Black & White Photograph

Title: Bicycle race, Fairfield, 1888

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House

Date: 1888

Location: Fairfield

Media: Photograph

Title: Three-Legged Race, Squirrel Island, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Stanley Museum

Date: circa 1907

Location: Southport

Media: Black & White Photograph

Address: 6 Lincoln Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Mary P. Race

Use: Dwelling - Two family

Address: 47-51 Oxford Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Minnie E. Race

Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.

World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine

Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.

A Craze for Cycling

Success at riding a bike mirrored success in life. Bicycling could bring families together. Bicycling was good for one's health. Bicycling was fun. Bicycles could go fast. Such were some of the arguments made to induce many thousands of people around Maine and the nation to take up the new pastime at the end of the nineteenth century.