The logo for the trail shows communities that have a
Roosevelt connection. Graphic "Designs by Reece"
Reece Saunders
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Updated 3-16-2023
“I owe a personal debt to Maine…” Theodore Roosevelt March 20, 1918
In 1872, Theodore Roosevelt, at age thirteen, began his long relationship with Maine when he traveled to Moosehead Lake for a week. His final personal visit occurred in 1918, to Dark Harbor, in Islesboro, less than six months before his death.
Theodore Roosevelt has connections with more than thirty-five Maine communities. Most were personal visits like his first in 1872. The Maine connections with Theodore Roosevelt, direct and indirect, and how meaningful those connections were to him in his life, will be featured in the materials presented on this page. For more details on each community visited, there will be a link to a page featuring those communities.
From Kittery to Presque Isle and Moosehead Lake to Mount Desert Island and many, many communities in between, TR traveled in Maine by train, steamer, stagecoach, electric interurban, walking, hiking, snowshoeing, canoeing, rowing a rowboat, horse-drawn carriages, horse-drawn sleigh, horse-drawn wagons, and in automobiles.
The development of the trail and the posts related to the trail are a work in progress. This is one of the early steps in making the materials available to the general public. The public unrolling of the various connections TR has in Maine will be done over time. Updates to previous posts will be ongoing as additional findings warrant the updates. It seems reasonable to state that continued research concerning TR and his Maine connections will never really cease to provide information that will enlighten readers. Here is the initial general summary of communities as of today (September 2022).
My Debt to Maine by Theodore Roosevelt - March 20, 1918 - The first social media post with the trail logo
Each community is identified with a star with a number or a
moose with a letter. The key to the logo landmarks is below.
Each moose represents a community that has an indirect
connection with Roosevelt, meaning he may not have paid
the community a visit, but there is a meaningful
connection to Roosevelt in that community. The stars
indicate a community that Roosevelt visited and probably
engaged with the people and or the local
geography. "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders
Each of these communities/landmarks
and its Roosevelt connection will
be described briefly on this page. Each will
also have a link to more details as the post
for that community is released in the future.
Key by "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders
Moose A Kittery - Portsmouth Peace Treaty at Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard (Kittery)
- 1905 - Russo-Japan Peace Treaty - Trail Map - 1906 Nobel Peace Prize
"Moose A" - Kittery - June 20, 2022
B Kennebunkport - The Narcissus - 1912 - of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban @ Seashore Trolley Museum
"Moose B" - Kennebunkport - July 3, 2022
C Bucksport - SS Roosevelt was built in 1905 - George Wardwell, Chief Engineer (SS Roosevelt)
"Moose C" - Bucksport - August 19, 2022
D Fairfield -
- Fairfield - Good Will-Hinkley - Theodore Roosevelt Memorial - 1921 - Trail Map - Stone from Sagamore Hill - TR bird sanctuary
- Fairfield - LC Bates Museum at Good Will-Hinkley - images of William Sewall at TR Mem Dedication
"Moose D" - Fairfield - June 21, 2022
E Presque Isle - Presque Isle Historical Society (Three TR artifacts - Elkhorn Ranch Mirror - 1885 -, long-barreled 40 Cal. single shot revolver from North Dakota, Birch Bark Moose Call/Maine
"Moose E" - Presque Isle - July 2, 2022
Stars1 Kennebunk - 1914 - August 18 - Theodore Roosevelt's train with TR traveling in his private Pullman railroad car, "Hester," stopped at the Kennebunk train station; greeted locals, had a Lewiston newspaper reporter board for an interview on the way to Lewiston, and TR invited Kennebunk resident George E. Cousins to join in the ride and activities throughout the day, including being a passenger on the Narcissus from Lewiston to Portland.
"Star 1" - Kennebunk - August 18, 2022
2 Biddeford - 1902, 1912, & 1914 - August 1902 - Presidential Tour stopped at Western Branch train station, Fred C. Watson (TR cowboy 1884-86)
"Star 2" - Biddeford - June 16, 2022
3 Old Orchard Beach - 1902, 1914 - August - Presidential Tour stopped at the train station where TR gave his speech and then met with Fred C. Watson
"Star 3" - Old Orchard Beach - June 20, 2022
4 Portland - - 1902 - August - Presidential Tour stopped at Union Station (train station) General Joshua Chamberlain, Capt. Parker, and others
1912, 1914, 1916, 1918 Hale's house for a meal...Hale transport, etc...Alice "Roosevelt visits the Hales...other President visit stops...Falmouth Hotel, etc...Sewall...1916 "Brown" from lumber camp in March 1879 near Oxbow
- Portland to Fryeburg via (302) Theodore Roosevelt International Highway starts at Longfellow Square - the 1920s - 4,060 miles to Portland, OR
- Portland to Lewiston via the Portland-Lewiston Interurban (Portland, West Falmouth, Gray, New Gloucester, Auburn, Lewiston - North Cumberland, Danville
"Star 4" - Portland - August 8, 2022
5 West Falmouth - 1914 Narcissus had an unplanned stop (1914)
"Star 5" - West Falmouth - August 12, 2022
6 Gray - 1914 and 1916 Narcissus stopped (1914) PLI Interurban Clematis (1916)
"Star 6" - Gray - August 12, 2022
7 New Gloucester (Lower) - 1914 Narcissus stopped (1914) Clematis passed through with TR waving at the crowd assembled at the New Gloucester station
"Star 7" - New Gloucester - August 12, 2022
8 Auburn - 1902 - August - Presidential Tour stopped at the train station - carriage ride to Lewiston
"Star 8" - Auburn - August 24, 2022
9 Lewiston - 1902 - August - Presidential Tour carriage ride to the city park where speech delivered
1914 and 1916 Narcissus began its trip to Portland and TR was presented with 8.5-lb lake trout (1914) PLI Interurban (1916)
"Star 9" - Lewiston - July 10, 2022
10 Lisbon Falls - August 26, 1902, Presidential stop briefly
"Star 10" - Lisbon Falls - August 18, 2022
11 Brunswick - August 26, 1902
- The TR train did stop briefly in Brunswick and engaged with the crowd on August 26, 1902, en route to Augusta.
- Train station - August 26, 1902
- Bowdoin College - Brunswick, ME - The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum & Arctic Studies Center - the SS Roosevelt left for the Arctic in the summer of 1905 with Robert Peary
"Star" 11 - Brunswick - July 2, 2022
12 Camden - August - 1918 - boat trip from Dark Harbor, Islesboro - friends, and travel to Camden and hiked up Mt. Battie
13 Augusta - August 26, 1902 - Overnight at Governor's Mansion...speech
"Star 13" - Augusta - August 21, 2022
14 Islesboro - 1918 - Steamer Pemaquid, arrived/departed island - Dark Harbor...stayed at Adams Cottage...daughter, two grandchildren, Quentin's fiance' joined the Roosevelts...August 4 attended dedication to "new" Isleboro Inn
"Star 14" - Islesboro (Dark Harbor) - August 25, 2022
15 Belfast - August - 1918 - boat trip from Dark Harbor, Islesboro to Belfast - friends
16 Waterville - August - 1902 - Presidential Tour stopped at the train station - speech
"Star 16" - Waterville - August 22, 2022
17 Mount Desert Island - August - 1880 - steamer arrived/departed the island - Mount Desert Island - Bar Harbor, Schooner Head, Newport Mountain, Otter Creek - with Finac'e Alice and several friends
"Star 17" - Mount Desert Island - July 17, 2022
18 Ellsworth - August - 1902 - Presidential Tour stopped at the train station - speech - Sen Hale's house, The Pines, for a meal
"Star 18" - Ellsworth - August 22, 2022
19 Bangor - August - 1902 - Presidential Tour stopped at the train station - speech from the hotel balcony and travel to Fairgrounds - speech
"Star 19" - Bangor - August 23, 2022
20 Dexter - 1872 - August - Train from Boston/change train in Newport, Merchant's Exchange, Frye Stage Line, Train Station, Echo Lake) - Peter Strong is TR's guide
"Star 20" - Dexter - June 19, 2022
21 Greenville - 1872 - August - Steamer Twilight, The Lake House, Fly fishing with guide Peter Strong. Stagecoach from/to Dexter
"Star 21" - Greenville/Moosehead Lake Region - June 19, 2022
22 Northwest Piscataquis - Mount Kineo - rowing boat from Mt. Kineo House to Mt.Kineo 1872
"Star 22" - Northwest Piscataquis - August 28, 2022
23 Mattawamkeag - 1878/1879 train station - arrived at/departed wagon, sleigh...from visiting Island Falls - Sewall/Dow - Sewall's brother, Dave (drove wagon at one point...story from TR)
"Star 23" - Mattawamkeag - August 9, 2022
24 Kingman - 1879 - September - Train Station (depart to Boston) ...arrived via birchbark canoe with Dow - Mattawamkeag River -
"Star 24" - Kingman - Augusta 10, 2022
25 Wytopitlock/Drew - 1879 - Camped along the Mattawamkeag River with Dow while headed to Kingman to the train station to depart for Boston
"Star 25" - Wytopitlock/Drew - August 10, 2022
26 Bible Point - 1878/1879 - Mattawamkeag River, First Brook
27 Island Falls - 1878/1879 - Many...Sewall House, Mattawamkeag River, - Sewall House and Bible Point - William W. Sewall and family - Wilmot Dow - two summer visits (1878/79 and one winter visit 1879. Batteau...pung...snowshoeing...wagon..others...Charlet Brown...Civil War vet...reference to his wife...TR journal page 50...Dyer Brook (Dow and TR)
"Star 27" - Island Falls - August 30, 2022
28 North Penobscot - East Branch of the Penobscot, Wassataquoik Stream, Katahdin Lake, Sandy Stream, Katahdin Woods and Water National Monument 1879
"Star 28" - North Penobscot - August 29, 2022
29 Northeast Piscataquis - Munsungun (Lake, Little Munsungun Lake, Chase Lake, Aroostook River) with Sewall and Mount Katahdin with Sewall and Dow 1879
"Star 29" - Northeast Piscataquis - August 27, 2022
30 Oxbow - 1879 - Oxbow and the start on the Aroostook River with Sewall and Dow
"Star 30" - Oxbow - Auguist 19, 2022
---- Theodore Roosevelt International Highway 1921 - (Portland to Fryeburg)
TRIH - Theodore Roosevelt International Highway - June 26, 2022
___ Rivers/Brooks/Streams
Mountains
1902 Presidential Tour of Maine - August 26 & 27, 1902
Click Here to open the Theodore Roosevelt Timeline (1858-1919) as Relates to Seashore Trolley Museum's Historic Railway Collection
Resources
Following the guidance of the Maine Department of Education, these lesson plan units target the
2019 Maine Learning Results for Social Studies and Common Core State Standards:
English Language Arts Standards > History/Social Studies > Grades 6-8
The lesson plans in this companion to the curriculum explore a variety of topics including;
- The history of the trolley used in early 20th Century Maine
- Maine rural life at the turn of the century,
- The story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine
- World War One
- The flu pandemic of 1918-1920
Maine Historical Society has created eight companion lesson plan units inspired
by Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride - These companion curricula State-standard-based
units for classroom use in grades 3-5 & 6-8 are now available as open-access
resources online through the Seashore Trolley Museum's website
www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/ and online at
Maine Memory Network with other statewide K-12 lesson plans.
Content Areas and Strands:
* Social Studies - Civics & Government
* Social Studies - Geography
* Social Studies - History
Duration: 8-18 days
Period: 1851-1920
Bicentennial Themes:
* Living in Maine
* The Business of Maine
* Maine Leads
* The Maine Character
Intended Outcomes:
- Students will practice the skills involved in researching and analyzing primary sources.
- Students will practice historical research skills.
- Students will be able to identify different modes of transportation historically used in Maine
- Students will be able to answer why the use of the trolley system was innovative and efficient.
- Students will be able to identify different types of trolley cars that were used in Maine.
- Students will be able to describe the history of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban and the Narcissus.
- Students will be able to describe the shift from small family farms to commercial farming in ME.
- Students will be able to identify the major agricultural industries and products historically associated with Maine.
- Students will be able to describe life on an early 20th-century Maine family farm and how life has changed in Maine since the early 1900s.
- Students will be able to describe the difference between attending school in the early 20th century and attending school today.
- Students will be able to explain Theodore Roosevelt's connections to Maine and the people of Maine.
- Students will be able to describe the work and accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt.
- Students will be able to describe the platform of the Bull Moose Party.
- Students will be able to explain the role and duties of the president of the United States.
- Students will consider what qualities and skills would make a person a good candidate for President of the United States.
- Students will be able to describe the lives, work, and contributions of Americans on the home front during World War I using primary resources.
- Students will be able to explain what propaganda is and how it was used by the U. S. government during World War I.
- Students will be able to describe what many soldiers faced during World War I.
- Students will be able to describe the impact of the 1918-1920 flu pandemic on World War I and the people in Maine.
Titles of Companion Lesson Plan Units
* "Clang, Clang, Clang, Went the Trolley..."
* Then and Now: Life in Maine
* Maine Agriculture
* The Narcissus and the PLI (Portland-Lewiston Interurban)
* Teddy Roosevelt in Maine
* President Theodore Roosevelt
* World War l Letters
* United States Home Front and Propaganda during World War l
Vocabulary (Word banks and Reading activities) for grades 3-8, along with grades 6-8 ELA and History/Social Studies unit lesson plans are available now at www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/
Links to blog posts that include materials related to Lesson Plans above - More will be added over time
* "Clang, Clang, Clang, Went the Trolley..."
Click Here: Destinations Travel Times by Trolley "In-State" and to "Out-of-State"
Click Here: Field Guide to Maine Trolley Car Types - the 1870s-1930s
Click Here: Poetry Inspired by Trolleys and Operators 1898-1940
* Then and Now: Life in Maine
Click Here: Mildred Knowles Obrey 1908-2007 Oral History Transcript
* The Narcissus and the PLI (Portland-Lewiston Interurban)
Click Here: Narcissus and the PLI
Continue to scroll down to see links and resources People, Places, and Events in Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride.
Theodore Roosevelt
His Life and Times on Film - Timeline - Library of Congress
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - World War I Theodore Roosevelt Center
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - The Life of Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Brief Biography Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Connections to Maine Narcissus Project Blog
TR - 26th President of the U.S. Whitehouse.gov
TR - Rough Rider in the White House (43a) USHistory.org
TR - Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (First Wife) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Alice Lee Roosevelt (First Daughter) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Edith Carrow Roosevelt (Second Wife) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Spanish-American War Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - "Remember the Maine!" (44c) USHistory.org
TR - Spanish-American War and Its Consequences (44d) USHistory.org
His Life and Times on Film - Timeline - Library of Congress
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - World War I Theodore Roosevelt Center
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - The Life of Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Brief Biography Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Connections to Maine Narcissus Project Blog
TR - 26th President of the U.S. Whitehouse.gov
TR - Rough Rider in the White House (43a) USHistory.org
TR - Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (First Wife) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Alice Lee Roosevelt (First Daughter) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Edith Carrow Roosevelt (Second Wife) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Spanish-American War Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - "Remember the Maine!" (44c) USHistory.org
TR - Spanish-American War and Its Consequences (44d) USHistory.org
TR - African Safari 1909
TR - 1912 Presidential Election (43f) USHistory.org
TR - Amazon Expedition/River of Doubt-Videos Library of Congress
TR - Malaria MentalFloss
TR - Panama Hat President1906
TR - My Debt to Maine (TR's letter) TR Maine Heritage Trail post
TR - Sagamore Hill National Park Service
TR - Sagamore Hill Friends of Sagamore Hill
TR - Died January 6, 1919/Young Memorial Cemetery-Video Library of Congress
TR - Quotes ("Feet on the Ground...") Goodreads
TR - General Wood First World War
TR - 1912 Presidential Election (43f) USHistory.org
TR - Amazon Expedition/River of Doubt-Videos Library of Congress
TR - Malaria MentalFloss
TR - Panama Hat President1906
TR - My Debt to Maine (TR's letter) TR Maine Heritage Trail post
TR - Sagamore Hill National Park Service
TR - Sagamore Hill Friends of Sagamore Hill
TR - Died January 6, 1919/Young Memorial Cemetery-Video Library of Congress
TR - Quotes ("Feet on the Ground...") Goodreads
TR - General Wood First World War
Suffrage/Women's Rights
Maine and National Maine Suffrage Centennial
Women's Suffrage At Last (42-c) USHistory.org
Florence Whitehouse - suffragette/publicist Red Cross - Maine items - Maine Memory Network
Federal Suffrage amendment - Maine and National resources Maine Suffrage Centennial
TR quotes in support of Women's Rights Theodore Roosevelt Association
TR at Sagamore Hill with Suffragettes Library of Congress video
19th Amendment to the Constitution Interactive Constitution
Maine and National Maine Suffrage Centennial
Women's Suffrage At Last (42-c) USHistory.org
Florence Whitehouse - suffragette/publicist Red Cross - Maine items - Maine Memory Network
Federal Suffrage amendment - Maine and National resources Maine Suffrage Centennial
TR quotes in support of Women's Rights Theodore Roosevelt Association
TR at Sagamore Hill with Suffragettes Library of Congress video
19th Amendment to the Constitution Interactive Constitution
TR Children WW I - Library of Congress videos
Sons in Regiments - WWI-Video Library of Congress
Theodore (Ted) Roosevelt, Jr (First Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Kermit Roosevelt (Second Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Archibald (Archie) Roosevelt (Third Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Quentin (Fourth Son) Military.com
Ethel Roosevelt (Second Daughter) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR and the Badlands/Dakota Territory
Timeline Theodore Roosevelt Center
William (Bill) W. Sewall
William W. Sewall Theodore Roosevelt Center
Bill Sewall & Wilmot Dow - National Park Service
Mattawamkeag, Maine (train station) Mattawamkeag Facebook page
"The County" - Aroostook County
TR's visits to Island Falls 1878 & 1879 TR Maine Heritage Trail post
Politics
Bull Moose Party Britannica.com
Bull Moose Party Progressivism Sweeps the Nation 42 USHistory.org
Progressive Party - Student-Teacher Resource Study.com
Progressive Party U-S-History.com
Republican Party - 1916 UCSB.edu
Conservative/Progressive wings of Republican Party 1916 Library of Congress
Democratic Party - 1916 UCSB.edu
William McKinley (25th President of the U. S.) Whitehouse.gov
William Howard Taft (27th President of the U.S.) Whitehouse.gov
Woodrow Wilson (28th President of the U.S.) Whitehouse.gov
Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom-43g USHistory.org
Charles Evan Hughes ConstitutionCenter.org
A portion of my collection of TR-related books :)
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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban.
Click Here: Narcissus Restoration-Related Posts
Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem. This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!
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The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.
Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban
The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.
Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project
Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding
the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for
the Middle Reader category for The Eric
Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to
award-winning Maine author,
Jean M. Flahive
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