Category: Recreation & Leisure, Sports, Canoeing
Item 11073
New England Marathon Canoe Championships, Gardiner, 1981
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-07-13 Location: Gardiner; Augusta Media: Photographic print
Item 104714
Men competing in a canoe exchange race, Lake Maranacook, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1935-06-29 Location: Winthrop Media: glass negative
Exhibit
Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Health Education & Physical Education, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to myriad communities in Maine, past and present, through the universal lens of sports and group activities. Students will explore and understand the history of many of Maine’s recreational pastimes, what makes Maine the ideal location for some outdoor sports, and how communities have come together through team activities throughout Maine’s history.
