Speakers

Maire Pelletier, College Savings Counselor at Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), is a graduate of the University of Maine Orono with a Master’s in Education and a background in teaching from preschool up to 12th grade. At FAME, she continues to help students and their families achieve their aspirations of education after high school and fulfill their goals for their future. FAME provides targeted financial tools, information, and programs to help grow Maine’s economy and help Maine residents become more financially capable and afford higher education. FAME administers NextGen 529, Maine’s Section 529 plan, which many families use to save for higher education expenses.

Scarborough in the Era of Roadside Cabins
          Presented by Linda Snow McLoon             
Before affordable automobiles provided more travel options, visitors came to Scarborough by train, ships, and even horse & carriage, and upon arrival, they usually stayed for their entire vacation at one of the summer accommodations at Prouts Neck or Pine Point. After cars became the vehicle of choice in the 1920s, a whole new type of lodging popped up – the roadside cabin. This program looks at the large number of these businesses that peppered Rte. 1 in Scarborough at a time when Americans celebrated their new found freedom to travel in their own automobiles.