The students in Environmental History of New England: Saco River Edition produced a 3-part podcast series. This second episode deals with the early history of tourism in the Biddeford area.
This episode was created by: Leah Underwood, Olivia Vendittelli, and Jonah Wolfe.
You can listen to the podcast at: https://share.transistor.fm/s/0274df19.
We would very much like to thank Broad Reach Adventures (https://broadreachadventures.com/) for their hospitality and for helping us complete the archaeological portion of this course.
A very big thank you to Keith Landry for permission to use his music. You’ll find our theme music, “Into the Light (This Lazy River), on Keith’s Alonetone site. The full album is available at: https://alonetone.com/keithlandryacoustic/playlists/saco-river-pirate/into-the-light-this-lazy-river.
Finally, a huge thanks to Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse (https://woodislandlighthouse.org/) for showing us around the lighthouse. It’s an amazing spot and the tour is utterly fantastic.
Sources-
- Coll. 2715 Biddeford Pool Collection 1927-1982 Maine Historical Society Archives
- Folder 7 Box 1 photographs and Negatives 1891 Maine Historical Society Archives
- Newspaper clippings of Biddeford Pool Maine Historical Society Archives
- Hotel Guest Files Folder 5 Box 1 Maine Historical Society Archives
- Hand made tapestry of everyone who lived on Biddeford Pool around the 1960’s
- Graham, S. (2024). Lost Fortunes Rocks A Maine Summer Colony and the Fires of 1947. Kennebunkport, ME: Susan Graham.
- Southern Maine. (2022). Retrieved from https://www.northamericanforts.com/East/me4.html#saco2. (This is the military information)