Maine Memory Network

Toll Bridge, Fryeburg, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Ocean Street, Knightville, Cape Elizabeth, 1890

Contributed by: South Portland Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Cape Elizabeth; South Portland 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."

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"It was a terrible toll, one that had to have caused great sadness and grief among those remaining in Surry."