Maine Memory Network

Ryder's School, Islesboro, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Islesboro Media: Photographic print

Ryder's Cove Wharf, Islesboro, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1911 Location: Islesboro Media: Postcard

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."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"1900Islesboro Historical Society RYDER'S COVE Ryder’s Cove, originally known as Sabbathday Harbor, is reached from Ryder’s Cove Lane."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Ryder's Cove Wharf, Islesboro, c. 1911Islesboro Historical Society SABBATHDAY HARBOR/RYDER’S COVE This harbor was named by the fishermen who, after…"