Keywords: pastime
Item 63056
Swan's Islanders on their bikes, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Item 22087
Christmas Pageant, Mount Desert, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Pastimes
"Pastimes As for pastimes... camping, fishing, music, theater, art, snow sports. These are the activities that bring people together, encompass the…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Links to Presque Isle Pastimes
"Links to Presque Isle Pastimes Northern Maine Museum of Science X Maine Solar System Model Saturn X The Francis Malcolm Science Center…"
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.
