Maine Memory Network

View of Casco Castle from the park entrance, Freeport, 1904

Courtesy of David Emmith, an individual partner Date: 1904 Location: South Freeport Media: Photographic Print

Casco Castle, Freeport, ca. 1906

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1906 Location: Freeport Media: Photographic print

The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

Bookplates Honor Annie Louise Cary

A summer resident of Wayne collected more than 3,000 bookplates to honor Maine native and noted opera singer Annie Louise Cary and to support the Cary Memorial Library.