Keywords: Boat races on Atlantic shore
Item 30950
Regatta near Old Orchard Beach Pier, ca. 1907
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1907 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
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For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
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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."
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