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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…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… a variety of shops and stores to serve the pleasures and needs of island visitors and the native population. At mid-island the F."

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…"

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…"

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"

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…"