Maine Memory Network

Snack bar, Merrymeeting Park, Brunswick, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1898 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, Print

Lumber yard, Westport Island, ca. 1946

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1946 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

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."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… hall with a bowling alley, pool tables and a snack bar. The first dry cleaner in town was owned by Mr. Zeltin."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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