Maine Memory Network

The Coveside Inn demolition, Christmas Cove, 2006

Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: 2006 Location: South Bristol Media: Jpeg

Map of Harpswell, 1742

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1742-11-12 Location: Harpswell Media: Ink on paper

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… left one man dead, 14 wounded and a dance hall in ashes, on drinking. Actually, Portland, Bangor, and some smaller communities, were prone to…"

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"Half of the eastern side of the island was in ashes. But within a few years, new buildings sprang up on the foundations of the old, though this time…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Ryder’s Cove, or Sabbathday Harbor as it was known to early sailors as an ideal place to rest on Sundays, became Islesboro’s first summer community."