Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description On page 122 of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 3 of 3

"Everybody came to the picnic because it was the last thing before school started. Families had this picnic lunch because they could not afford to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Class Picnic At Porter LakeStrong Historical Society Return to Student Research Porter Lake was not…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"picnic, Strong, ca. 1895 Members of Post 134 of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Maine, held annual field days and occasional picnics…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"… a lighted multi-use area, playground and picnic areas, boat ramp, gazebo and more. An arboretum which contains more than 20 species of trees was…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"… on the water and summer residents alike enjoyed a picnic at the beach or a ride in a boat. Four friends at Fine Sand Beach, Swan's Island, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"This group had meetings for the members and picnics that included their families. The meetings were sometimes about voting rights for black veterans."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… day, after school ended for the year, created for picnics and the usually placid waters of Gardner’s Lake, east of Machias in far Washington County."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… about the history of Higgins Beach and hosts a picnic lunch at The Breakers Scarborough MCHP team launches completed website at a community event…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"… remembers that as a small child she would take a picnic lunch up to the dam cabin to meet her grandfather and patrol the perimeter of the dam with…"

Acadia National Park

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… day to walk to the beach and have a family picnic or meet friends. Let’s get together with friends for a game of softball or go ice skating."

Bridgton Historical Society

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Maine Conservation Corps

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… a baseball throw, exhibit booths, movies, and picnic nooks. One of the more unusual attractions was live alligators and snakes displayed in pools."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… special days in 1905 at the old schoolhouse; the picnic on the last day, Arbor Day, and a Friday afternoon when the primaries and intermediate…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… Road, in a quiet country setting where people can picnic and enjoy the cold water of the Carrabassett River and take in the splendor of the old…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… dancing pavilion, open-air stage casino, picnic spots along the shore, and even live alligators on display in their own specially built pools."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… activities, like sailing expeditions, music, and picnic excursions. Guests who wanted to build summer cottages of their own began buying plots of…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… Society Low's Bridge Historic Landmark X Picnic by the Piscataquis River, and travel back in time on the beautiful covered bridge by car or…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Print. "One Thousand Attend Annual Chapman Picnic." The Sun Journal (Lewiston) 12 Sept. 1924: 34. Web."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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