Maine Memory Network

Ne-mat-ta-no Resort Hotel, North Lubec, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Frank Swan's Summer Camp Ca. 1905

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1905 Location: Madison Media: Photographic print

Mt. Kineo House, Kineo Township, 1917-1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917–1926 Location: Kineo Township Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Barracks in Togus, Chelsea, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1935 Location: Chelsea; Eastport Client: Eastern Branch N.H.D.V.S. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Luxurious Leisure

From the last decades of the nineteenth century through about the 1920s, vacationers were attracted to large resort hotels that promised a break from the noise, crowds, and pressures of an ever-urbanizing country.

Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Summer Resorts map of Islesboro  Text by Donna Seymour Seaside House Key Tag, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society Seaside…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… summer residents and promoted the island's summer resort industry, which had actually begun in the Ryder's Cove and Hewes Point settlements some…"

Summers on Peaks
by Anna Greenfield

Memories of being a summer visitor and visiting Peaks Island

Bunkers and Lodges
by Bob Martin & Emily Holdtman Martin

Growing up in Maine, summering in Maine, and how it's changed.