Keywords: Summer activities
Item 6595
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Naples Media: Photographic print
Item 25187
Summers cartoon on Samantha Smith, 1983
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: 1983 Media: Ink on paper
Item 111576
House for Capt. John W. Deering, Kennebunkport, 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1890 Location: Kennebunkport Client: John W. Deering Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Maine is home to dozens of summer-long youth camps and untold numbers of day camps that take advantage of water, woods, and fresh air. While the children, counselors, and other staff come to Maine in the summer, the camps live on throughout the year and throughout the lives of many of the campers.
Exhibit
Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators
"… Entertainment options increased with each new summer season as many hotels offered more amenities and entertainments, and as cottagers initiated…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts
"… of Ryder’s Cove and Hewes Point, the Dark Harbor summer people valued a more natural, rugged summer experience, including walking on the stone…"
Story
Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.
Story
My Mom was a nurse in the 8055 MASH, Korea
by Pat MacPherson
I’m so proud of my mother and the thousands of Army & Navy nurses who served in WWII & Korea
