Keywords: Race promoter
Item 100735
Female jockeys at trotting park, Maine, ca. 1898, ca. 1898
Contributed by: Maine Central Institute Date: circa 1898 Media: Postcard
Item 103675
Motorcycle race, Portland, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.
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.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden
"After four seasons of racing, he started in 68 races and won 31 of those. During this period, he earned the nickname of “The Iron Horse from…"
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax
"… millions of dollars in gold from the seawater racing through the Mill Creek site. At the time, many wondered why remote North Lubec was chosen for…"
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
