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Historical Items

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Item 71760

The Lakewood Theatre, Madison, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Madison Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 71755

The Lakewood Theatre, Madison, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Madison Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 69914

Ogunquit Playhouse, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Ogunquit Media: Linen texture postcard

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Summer's Favorite Game

Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.

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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."

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"Usually there was a play shown in the summer as entertainment for the summer population. These performances utilized the stage of the Odd Fellows…"

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… program, 1951Surry Historical Society Summer theater provided needed summer employment and allowed artists to focus on their craft away from the…"

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Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"“Summer people” in Surry and in Blue Hill provided seasonal employment to a number of Surry people as well."

My Maine Stories

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Memories of working at the Criterion Theatre
by Vernon L. Cox

Working as a teenager with projectionest Roy Blake at the Criterion Theater

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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.

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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.