Maine Memory Network

Bridge dedication, Lubec and Campobello Island, 1962

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1962-08-13 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Campobello Roosevelt Bridge Construction, Lubec, ca. 1961, 1961

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1961 Location: Lubec Media: Trimmed B&W Polaroid photograph

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

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."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 3 of 3

"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello Some text adapted from Remembering Lubec, copyright © Ronald Pesha, published 2009 by The History…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello Temporary trestlework for bridge, Lubec, ca. 1961 Lubec Historical Society Pier placement…"