Vacation Days in Washington County, Maine
Title | Vacation Days in Washington County, Maine PDF eBook |
Author | Washington County Railway Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 72 |
Release | 1907 |
Genre | Washington County (Me.) |
ISBN |
The Cumulative Book Index
Title | The Cumulative Book Index PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 650 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN |
Maine Lodges and Sporting Camps
Title | Maine Lodges and Sporting Camps PDF eBook |
Author | Donald A. Wilson |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738537702 |
Beginning in the mid-1800s and lasting for more than a century, Maine boasted a large number of lodges and sporting camps that catered to the pursuit of outdoor activities. While the primary interests of guests were fishing and hunting, many of the larger, more expensive resorts offered a variety of opportunities, including golf, horseback riding, tennis, boating, archery, and hiking, and some boasted gourmet dining and elegant parties. While some of these establishments survive, many have been demolished, existing only in memory and in photographs. Maine Lodges and Sporting Camps tells the story of the most prominent destinations, featuring nearly two hundred historic images that depict the life that existed when Maine was a sportsman's paradise, abounding in trophy game and fish.
Snow's Pathfinder Railway Guide
Title | Snow's Pathfinder Railway Guide PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 2406 |
Release | 1900 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN |
Glimpses of Maine's Angling Past
Title | Glimpses of Maine's Angling Past PDF eBook |
Author | Donald A. Wilson |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738504070 |
Before airplanes, and with few roads, getting to Maine and the isolated fishing spots that made the state a world famous fisherman's paradise was no small task. Huge resorts and hotels peppered the fishing regions, accommodating hundreds, perhaps thousands of sportsmen at any one time. From these lodgings, sports with their guides branched out, taking expeditions and canoe journeys that lasted for days, even weeks, into Maine's wilderness. Only recently have vacationers been transient and as such, have changed the concepts of fishing in wilderness areas forever. Today, the hotels are mostly gone, and people now fish for a few hours to a day or more and then move on. Glimpses of Maine's Angling Past returns to the days when vacationers settled into their camps for whole summers, before the endless acres of timber were dissected by logging roads, and secret, little-known lakes and ponds took days or weeks to reach. This long-anticipated volume includes countless images from the entire state, broken down into eight distinct areas: the Sebago Lakes, the Belgrade Lakes, the Rangeley Lakes, Down East, the Penobscot River Valley, the Kennebec River Valley, the Moosehead Lake Region, and northern Maine and "the County." Included are rare photographs from lodges no longer in existence and antique sports magazines such as In the Maine Woods and Field and Stream. All of this is complemented by the author's painstaking research and his intimate memories of Maine's sporting history.
Munsey's Magazine for ...
Title | Munsey's Magazine for ... PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1020 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Short stories, American |
ISBN |
Field and Stream
Title | Field and Stream PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 748 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | Fishing |
ISBN |