Keywords: beach
Item 27689
Old Orchard Beach High School after Hurricane Carol, Old Orchard Beach, 1954
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1954 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Item 1167
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: York Media: Photographic print
Item 32542
Assessor's Record, 23-25 Beach, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 84063
Woodbury property, Beach Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Albert Woodbury Use: Camp
Item 151003
Alterations and additions for Dr. S.J. Beach, Cape Elizabeth, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: S. J. Beach Architect: John P. Thomas
Item 150994
Addition to the House at Grand Beach for J.C. Hamlen Esq., Old Orchard, 1937
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937 Location: Old Orchard Client: J. C. Hamlen Architect: John P. Thomas
Exhibit
Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.
Exhibit
The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.
Site Page
Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation
"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"
Story
C19 on Pine Point Beach
by Beth, Scarborough
Cancer patient experience during pandemic
Story
Ogunquit Beach Sonnet
by Shannon Schooley
Sonnet written for school when I was 12 years old.
Lesson Plan
Maine Monochromatic Oceanscape
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson plan will give students an overview of the creatures that live in the Gulf of Maine, real and imagined. Students will be able to describe the creatures they learn about, first learning simple art skills, and then combining these simple skills to make an Oceanscape picture that is complex.
