The Lost Trotting Parks Storyboard Archives

The Lost Trotting Parks Storyboard Archives

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Back in the Day! Bar Harbor supported three trotting parks

This past weekend, Libby and I traveled to Bar Harbor. On Saturday I visited with Ray Strout who owns a frame shop off Cottage Street. Ray is also an avid collector of memorabilia from Maine's past. In an earlier telephone conversation, I learned that Bar Harbor had a third trotting park -- Eden Fairgrounds. Two other trotting parks existed in Bar Harbor: (1) Robin Hood Park located where today we find Jackson Lab and (2) a trotting park that today is the fairway of the fifth hole at Kebo Valley. This post provides you with the location of Eden Fairgrounds. Hopefully with a bit more research we can provide you with more details. I appreciate Ray's willingness to share his collection with others.

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