Maine Memory Network

Caribou Trotting Park and Grand Stand, Caribou, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Caribou Media: Postcard

Fair Grounds, Caribou, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Caribou Media: Postcard

Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"Postcard of the trotting park in Blue Hill ca. 1910Blue Hill Public Library Once you step through the ticket booth, in front of you is the heart and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Raymond C. Rodgers wrote a poem printed in The Trot and Pacer, Christmas 1922 which describes the rivalry between the three pacers."