Maine Memory Network

Saddleback Mountain ski resort, ca. 1992

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1992 Location: Rangeley Media: Cotton, ink
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Riding the Old Blue chairlift at Pleasant Mountain, ca. 1972

Contributed by: Shawnee Peak Ski Area through Ski Museum of Maine Date: circa 1972 Location: Bridgton Media: Photographic print

Skiing Pleasant Mountain

By the second half of the 20th century, skiing began to enjoy unprecedented popularity. Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton (later Shawnee Peak) was Maine's foremost place to join the fun in the 1950s and 1960s.

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."