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Historical Items

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Item 35319

Swimmers in the water at Fortunes Rocks, Biddeford, 1908

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1908 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 25080

East End swimmers, Portland, 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1922 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 67678

Swimmers at the Quarry Pond, Swan's Island, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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."

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"… Swan's Island, 1949Swan's Island Historical Society Swimmers at the Quarry Pond, Swan's Island, ca. 1960Swan's Island Historical Society"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… found: old tools, items lost over the years by swimmers, even eels. Some of the old quarry pumps were in good condition, having been preserved over…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Childhood Memories of Learning to Swim on Rangeley Lake
by Betty C.

Betty's two older sisters taught her how to swim on Rangeley Lake.

Story

Float like a water lily
by Nancy R.

Learning to swim on Wilson Pond in Wayne, and synchronized swimming in college.

Story

A Splash of Water
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin

Reminisce of a lifetime on Little Sebago Lake