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Letter from A. R. Robinson to Lucretia Turner
Fogler Special Collections, Text

Letter from (Mrs.?) A. R. Robinson of Portland, Maine, to Mrs. Lucretia Turner of Deer Isle. The letter discusses the room preferences of Mrs. Robinson and her party for the summer, and also where individuals will get their board, or food, during their summer visit to Deer Isle. This type of boarding was common during the early period of summer tourism on the Maine coast. Some coastal and island residents would vacate their homes for the summer in order to accommodate tourists, while others rented out spare rooms.

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Letter from C. C. Bradbury to John Turner
Fogler Special Collections, Text

Letter from C. C. Bradbury of Boston to Capt. John Turner, Isle au Haut, regarding a proposed visit by Bradbury and party to Isle au Haut. Chiefly discusses rates Capt. Turner would charge for boarding the party, and attempts to bargain for $5 per person per week. Bradbury mentions that he would expect to stay no less than three weeks. Also explains food expectations. This type of boarding was common during the early period of summer tourism on the Maine coast. Some coastal and island residents would vacate their homes for the summer in order to accommodate tourists, while others rented out spare rooms.

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Loading Canoe on Car
Fogler Special Collections, Still Image

Photo of a man [Charles Crossland] loading a canoe on top of a car.

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Luther Gulick Camps Brochure
Fogler Special Collections, Text

Pages from promotional booklet produced by/for The Luther Gulick Camps on Lake Sebago. This was a girl's summer camp, emphasizing contact with nature. Pages detail daily activities of camp, canoeing, and outfits worn by the girls.,

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Maine Fishing Stream
Fogler Special Collections, Still Image

Postcard, "Maine Fishing Stream." View of a man in hip waders with fly rod, standing in a stream taking a fish off his hook and putting it into his fish creel. An idyllic scene that captures the experience so many tourists sought in Maine's wilderness regions.

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Man Dragging a Deer
Fogler Special Collections, Still Image

Photograph of a man dragging a deer. He is using straps suspened from his shoulders to get the deer, probably one he just shot, back to the encampment of the William Tell Club.

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Man Posing with Deer
Fogler Special Collections, Still Image

Photograph of a man with a rifle standing next to a dead deer suspended from an overhead post.

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Map of Northern Maine Hunting and Fishing Regions
Fogler Special Collections, Map

Map of Northern Maine Hunting and Fishing Region reached by the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad. This map shows the areas of Maine served by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad line, and demonstrates the way that tourism influenced and aided the development of railroad lines in Maine.

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Members of William Tell Club Dragging a Deer
Fogler Special Collections, Still Image

Photograph of a group of men dragging a deer back to the encampment of the William Tell Club.

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Members of William Tell Club in Tent
Fogler Special Collections, Still Image

Photograph of two men with a makeshift tent. They are members of the William Tell Club, on an annual encampment in the Maine woods.

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