Keywords: Grant's Hotel
Item 82374
Grant's Hotel, Berwick, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Berwick Media: Photographic print
Item 20860
Falmouth Hotel, Portland, ca. 1871
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
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."
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel
"It allowed people to stay a while in Lincoln to try to get to know the complete Lincoln. Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States…"
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"One of these grants became known as the Waldo Patent, which comprised approximately 1000 acres. It included the whole of Knox County (except for Fox…"
Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
Story
Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins
The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA
