Keywords: Johnson's-by-the-Sea
Item 27086
Seaside Hotel Commemorative Plate, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Islesboro Media: China
Item 27106
Seaside House Napkin Ring, Islesboro. ca. 1900
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Islesboro Media: Wood, varnish
Exhibit
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."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts
"… House, Seaside Hotel, The Islesborough and Johnson-by-the-Sea. Soon individuals bought their own property, built family cottages and “camps,” and…"
