Maine Memory Network

Advertisement for rental of the steam yacht "Mizpah," Yarmouth, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Yarmouth; Chebeague Island Media: Ink on paper

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Launching of America's Cup Defender RANGER at Bath Iron Works, Bath, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1937-05-11 Location: Bath Media: Photo negative

Club, Merchants Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Yacht Club Use: Club

Randall property, W. Side Island Avenue, Lot 17, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Annie Randall Use: Dwelling

Camden Yacht Club Study for Landscape Improvement, Camden, 1947

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Camden Client: Camden Yacht Club Architect: Olmsted Brothers

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.

Moosehead Steamboats

After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.

Blue Hill, Maine - SS Panatoset, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Public Library Description SS Panatoset yacht in 1907 near Blue Hill. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"Mariners could continue as yacht captains. Indeed, some islanders even took up sailing for their own pleasure."