Maine Memory Network

Two churches, Turner Village, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Summer Street, Lubec, ca. 1907

Contributed by: An individual through Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Griffin property, Church Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Albert F. Griffin Use: Summer Dwelling

Griffin property, Church Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Albert F. Griffin Use: Summer Dwelling

Baptist Church, Sanford, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Sanford Client: Sanford Baptist Church Architect: Stevens & Cobb Architects

Summer Camps

Maine is home to dozens of summer-long youth camps and untold numbers of day camps that take advantage of water, woods, and fresh air. While the children, counselors, and other staff come to Maine in the summer, the camps live on throughout the year and throughout the lives of many of the campers.

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

"The Dark Harbor summer residents enjoyed the pleasures of the Tarratine Club, offering golf in the 1890s, yachting in the 1920s and tennis in the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd

"Each of the three villages had their own stores, churches, schools and post offices, so the young people took advantage of the socials to get to know…"

Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.

Jim Murphy-living a multi-dimensional life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Life influences: Irish/Quebec ancestry, seminary, Navy, community businesses and organizations.