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

"Summer Pleasures cont'd Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Ice cream socials were also…"

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

"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation Challenge

"The site is now used for launching pleasure craft and recreation. The Hallowell Granite works had two large schooners named the Jeremiah T."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"… Gazette, in 1841, announced "We have the pleasure of informing our readers that the Hallowell House is now a Temperance House."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"… waterfront is only used for recreational fun and pleasure. Joppa Looking North, Hallowell, 1870Courtesy of Sumner A."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… fisheries, as well as an increasing number of pleasure vessels. Portrait of Edward O'Brien, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867

"… barn garden field or pasture is one continual pleasure or source of vexation." It appears on page 7 of Scrap Book no."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… in which he recalled his family, his business and pleasurable activities, and other events. On page 606 of the 650-page journal, he drew…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… "when I was in Bangor July the 4th I had the pleasure of seeing the 4 cars which was run on that day I was told from day break until 12 midnight of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… to visit area amusement parks and beaches for pleasure at an affordable cost. For a period of thirty years, the Portland Railroad Company provided…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"… some islanders even took up sailing for their own pleasure. There were still sewing circles, where women socialized as they worked, but now…"

Blue Hill Public Library

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South Portland Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"-Sherman’s Bar Harbor Guide, 1890 Nature’s Pleasures Once unpacked and settled in, rusticators faced an array of invigorating options: Clamber up a…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… visiting Washington make it one of their first pleasures to pay their respects to Mrs. Madison. Although far advanced in life, she retains much of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Rusticators took great pleasure in seeing Wabanaki paddling skills displayed at the Club’s annual canoe races. Continue to Wabanaki Today"

Acadia National Park

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Fryeburg Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… violated… I hope, however, that we may have the pleasure before long of listening to a paper on this subject by one of its earnest advocates…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… different services and seeking more short term pleasures. The wealthy, middles age visitors who wanted a long term comfortable and homey stay at…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"The Dark Harbor summer residents enjoyed the pleasures of the Tarratine Club, offering golf in the 1890s, yachting in the 1920s and tennis in the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… and circumstances who seek information and the pleasure that comes from the life of the mind. The library serves as a cultural center, preserving…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"It was a pleasure meeting those guys. I told them that I will be cleaning their rooms and getting what they need."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Pleasure-seekers could also stroll Riverside Park’s midway and test their skill at the shooting gallery and baseball throw at the arcades, or visit…"