Keywords: resort
Item 26725
Ne-mat-ta-no Resort Hotel, North Lubec, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 25517
Fete, Poland Spring resort, 1901
Contributed by: Poland Spring Preservation Society Date: 1901 Location: Poland Spring Media: Photographic print
Item 149090
Waterside Inn parking study, Newburyport, MA, 1998-1999
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1998–1999 Location: Newburyport Clients: Graham Gund; Ann Gund Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Item 116396
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Location: Rockport Client: The Samoset Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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From the last decades of the nineteenth century through about the 1920s, vacationers were attracted to large resort hotels that promised a break from the noise, crowds, and pressures of an ever-urbanizing country.
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Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion
During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts
"Summer Resorts map of Islesboro Text by Donna Seymour Seaside House Key Tag, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society Seaside…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries
"… a means of supporting and developing the island's resort industry. Early island contractors and builders were responsible for erecting the large…"
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Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins
The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA
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The Cup Code (working at OOB in the 1960s)
by Randy Randall
Teenagers cooking fried food in OOB and the code used identify the product and quantity.