Keywords: beaches
Item 66603
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Wells Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 55055
Sand Beach and Ocean View Motel, Biddeford Pool, ca. 1920
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard
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 150310
Sketch for Cottage at Nantasket Beach, Hull, MA, 1885
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885 Location: Hull Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens
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.
