Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House Text by Dirigo High Students and Donna Towle Images contributed by Dixfield Historical Society Dixfield House…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Mexico Corner Text by Lorraine Robichaud Legere Images contributed by the Mexico Historical Society About one month after its incorporation in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. Much has been written about Hugh J. Chisholm and his skills at organizing companies."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr.: His Ideas; His Actions; His Philanthropies By Jane Welch Peterson & David Gawtry Hugh J."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"Byron A Brief History of Byron, Maine By Judy Boucher C. Vivian Richards Logging, Byron, ca. 1900Byron Historical Society Byron is a small…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Building Boom and Piers above the Falls By William N. Weston & Nghia Ha Images contributed by Rumford Area Historical Society The pictures to the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Ridlonville View of Main Street Ridlonville from Day Hill, 1908Mexico Historical Society Text by Irene Hutchinson Images contributed by…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"Dixfield's Church on the Hill Dixfield Congregational Church, High Street, Dixfield, 2006.Dixfield Historical Society Text by Donna Towle…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"Fires in Rumford Text by Jane W. Peterson, Nghia Ha, and David Gawtry Images provided by the Rumford Area Historical Society Histories of all old…"

Lubec, Maine - Links

"… to promote and protect environmentally sound tourism and the historical, cultural, ecological and economic environment of Lubec."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… gifts, and those likely intended for the Chinese tourism market. Most notable is a tunic and pant made from Guangdong (Canton) mud silk, a regional…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… person to market Maine as a destination for early tourism. She lived in Phillips, wrote about and guided in the Rangeley region and is buried in…"

Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"It preserved much of the beauty while promoting tourism and providing a living for many islanders. Eventually came John D."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… was coming into its own, another started to flourish -- tourism. Though less substantial than stone, it proved more enduring. Rustication"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… the Lewiston began regular stops there, and tourism took a great leap forward. In 1881 the Mount Desert Herald reported: “Thirteen years ago the…"

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"Crosby was a woman engaged in the outdoor and tourism industries at a time when it was overwhelmingly dominated by men."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… Woods at expositions and on boards promoting tourism. However, with the introduction of the automobile and trucking industry, ridership began to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… used for the transport of goods, but for the tourism of people on the rivers. Saramarie Tripp "Describe your feelings, or the feelings of someone…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… – the context of eugenics, racism, economics, and tourism; the actions taken by the state; and photos of islanders."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Steamboat service made tourism possible. For that thank two brothers. Henry and Seth Clark were in the shipping business and operated a shipyard on…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"The steamers also brought an increase in summer tourism. Celebration "The first landing of a passenger and freight steamer from the outside…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… and jobs to Scarborough, but also spawned the tourism industry. By the 1870s, sixty-five trains a day transported passengers and freight in and out…"