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Historical Items

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Item 5988

Seaside Park, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 101125

Two guides sharing a drink, Norcross, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1900 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 3 Media: Photographic print

Item 10004

Venerable Cunner members in costume, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1895-08-06 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Skiing Pleasant Mountain

By the second half of the 20th century, skiing began to enjoy unprecedented popularity. Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton (later Shawnee Peak) was Maine's foremost place to join the fun in the 1950s and 1960s.

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A Craze for Cycling

Success at riding a bike mirrored success in life. Bicycling could bring families together. Bicycling was good for one's health. Bicycling was fun. Bicycles could go fast. Such were some of the arguments made to induce many thousands of people around Maine and the nation to take up the new pastime at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… By the turn of the century, postcards poking fun of Maine's dry status were popular items. X Collected Poems of Edward Arlington Robinson…"

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"Winter Fun Four skaters on Goose Pond, Swan's Island, ca. 1924Swan's Island Historical Society Winters would also be a time to find islanders…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun Text by The 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"Donkey Softball - a fun fundraiser David Carlson getting ready for donkey softball, Swan's Island, 1978Swan's Island Historical Society One…"

My Maine Stories

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There were years when it was fun to go to work at the paper mill
by Bruce Dyke

My 39 years working for International Paper was a great job for a guy like me.

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Growing up on a potato and dairy farm
by Paula Woodworth

Life growing up and working on a potato and dairy farm was hard work but fun in Aroostook County.

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Saturday Evening Dances at the Westport Town Hall
by Deborah G. Greenleaf

Fond Memories of Westport Island