Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"After Linderman died in 1944, his partner, Frank Bergen, took over. Known as the finest in America, this carnival would come into the city on fifty…"

Historic Hallowell - The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals

"… The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals Nicole Bodge, Josh Cowing, Haley Houdlette, Signe Lynch, Quinton Stebbins Masquerade…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Ice Castle in Presque Isle during Winter Carnival, 1937

"Ice Castle in Presque Isle during Winter Carnival, 1937 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description This 1937 postcard…"

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"The musters and carnivals were a way of raising money for the Fire Club. The technology was primitive in those days with only buckets used to put out…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"1910. Winter Carnival arrivals, New Sweden, 1936New Sweden Historical Society The railroads would not only offer a means of transporting…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"Winter Carnival arrivals, New Sweden, 1936New Sweden Historical Society In the club there were also older people."

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… source of games, family bonding, new friendships, carnivals, teamwork, joking around, barbecues and other food brought by people."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"Winter Carnival arrivals, New Sweden, 1936New Sweden Historical Society Railroad Station, Stockholm, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Capa, Cornell. Frank Bergen’s World of Mirth Carnival. Time’s Collection on Google Images. N.p.: Life Magazine, 1948."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… Cross Country skiing, and hosted an annual winter carnival, first at its ski jump location on Spruce Street, then at its Scotty’s Mountain location…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… horse and oxen pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides and games. The beloved annual fair came to an end when the B & A Railroad ceased."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… track, polo, baseball, circuses, soccer, carnivals, tractor pulls, rodeos, demolition derbies, horse shows, and even a trans-Atlantic balloon race…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… horse and oxen pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides and games, while the centerpiece of the one day event came to be a double-header…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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