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Migis Lodge on Sebago Lake Provides a Walk Back in Time
A hundred years ago the ability to afford a summer vacation in Maine was coming within reach of a growing middle class. The wealthy still enjoyed the amenities of grand hotel living at places like the Poland Spring Inn or the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, NH, where whole families took up residence in posh hotel suites for a month or two in the summer. The less affluent, however, could afford to take a room at a lakeside lodge, or rent a cabin affiliated with a lodge, where they could enjoy some of the amenities of their wealthier brethren in a decidedly more rustic setting.
During the first half of the 20th century many of the lakes in the Lakes Regions of Maine saw the construction of these lodges, often with accompanying housekeeping cottages or cabins. Vacationers "from away" would rent these places by the week, bring their families, and be able to enjoy, in a very direct sense, some of God's handiwork.
Activities at these lodges usually included fishing and hiking, swimming, canoeing and boating, horseshoes, and often times tennis and croquet. On a rainy day, patrons would gather in the main room of the lodge, where a fire would be ... more

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