Keywords: Mountain climbing
Item 78953
Green Mountain Railway Car, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1883
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1883 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 76167
Climbing Flagpoles, Sugarloaf, 1971
Contributed by: Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club through Ski Museum of Maine Date: 1971 Location: Carrabassett Valley Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Hiking, Art and Science: Portland's White Mountain Club
In 1873, a group of men, mostly from Portland, formed the second known hiking club in the U.S., the White Mountain Club of Portland, to carry out their scientific interests, their love of hiking and camaraderie, and their artistic interests in painting and drawing the features of several of the White Mountains.
Exhibit
The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru
"How to climb this smooth pole? It was decided that this feat should be accomplished by one of the first settlers of the first farm, and Adam Knight…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders
"… 3:03 He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands 2:56 Climb Ev’ry Mountain 2:50 How Great Thou Art 6:21 Click here for copy of the lyrics and…"
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
