Maine Memory Network

City Hall, Portland, 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Photographic print

Senior Campers, Katharine Ridgeway Camp for Girls, 1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1934 Location: Jefferson Media: Brochure

Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"Their art idealized the beauty and grandeur of the natural wilderness. Cole inspired other famous artists to follow in his wake—including Frederic…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"… that was made to showcase the states natural grandeur, recreational advantages and unparalleled hospitality to participants and their families."

Canadian immigrant founds worlds largest paper company in 1898
by Hugh J. Chisholm

Hugh J. Chisholm founded International Paper, which was the world's largest paper company in 1898.