Keywords: camps
Item 10153
Contributed by: Camp Runoia Date: 1951 Location: Belgrade Lakes Media: Photographic print
Item 7400
Campers at Camp Winnebago, left side, 1921
Contributed by: Camp Winnebago Date: 1921 Location: Fayette Media: Photographic print
Item 58314
Camp, Hobart Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: George C. Waltman Use: Camp
Item 58315
Camp, Hobart Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: William R. Swallow Use: Camp
Item 151500
Guest cabin for Sandbar Island Camps on Moosehead Lake, 1954
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954 Location: Sandbar Tract Township Client: Sandbar Island Camps Architect: Stevens and Saunders Architects
Item 150230
Princeton CCC Camp alterations for P.O.W. camp, Princeton, 1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Princeton Client: Princeton CCC Camp Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Cooks and Cookees: Lumber Camp Legends
Stories and tall tales abound concerning cooks and cookees -- important persons in any lumber camp, large or small.
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Story
Swimming with Jellyfish
by Cathy. L
At the age of 19 Cathy attended an Audubon Camp at Hog Island.
Story
Stories from Eastport
by Ruth McInnis
My memories of growing up in Eastport, WWII, camping, and history on the border
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Health Education & Physical Education, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to myriad communities in Maine, past and present, through the universal lens of sports and group activities. Students will explore and understand the history of many of Maine’s recreational pastimes, what makes Maine the ideal location for some outdoor sports, and how communities have come together through team activities throughout Maine’s history.
