Keywords: Bikes
Item 11072
Maine International Bike Race, Waterville, 1981
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-07-26 Location: Waterville; Jackman Media: Photographic print
Item 63056
Swan's Islanders on their bikes, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures
"Swan's Islanders on their bikes, ca. 1960Swan's Island Historical Society A bike ride to get together with friends was common place."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3
"… someone would leave the injured person, quickly bike to a hospital, bring back a doctor, and they person would quickly ride back."
Story
Summers on Peaks
by Anna Greenfield
Memories of being a summer visitor and visiting Peaks Island
Story
Dan Gagne: The story behind Biddeford’s legendary speed skater
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Stories from a competitive athlete with countless awards and contributions to his community
