Keywords: Castine Hotel
Item 108725
Bird's eye view of Castine, 1889
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889 Location: Castine Media: ink on paper
Item 99127
Devereux' Ices, Castine, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Castine Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
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."
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"British forces occupied Castine, three miles east of Islesboro across the Penobscot Bay, and much of eastern Maine."
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation
"… by steamboat from Islesboro to Rockland and Castine but these services were never consistent in terms of year-round transportation."