Historic Massachusetts

Poland Spring Museums

Part 3: Poland Springs Museum, Poland, ME

For Part 3 of my “I Do Fun Things In New England So You Don’t Have To”, I went to the Poland Spring Museum in Poland, ME and this is my new favorite museum! The architecture is stunning! Just look at the pics below! And the history of it was so cool! I’ll share some info as you scroll the photos.

“Where is Part 2?!” I didn’t take pictures that day which is very unike me so you can watch the reel about Fort Popham and just pretend you saw pics of it! Now, on to Part 3!

Not aware of this new IG Reels series I made? Heres a quick guide to it: The series is a quick 1 minute video; educational yet satirical at times. And I try to focus on one fun, weird, salacious fact from the place I visited (usually a historic home, museum, or historic site). So check out the Reels Series on my IG: @whitemuckphoto but for now Enjoy some photos from:

Part 3: Poland Spring Museum, Poland, ME

This building was built for the 1893 World Fair which took place in Chicago. 36 states submitted houses/buildings for the fair. This is the Maine State Building. All the materials from this home came from Maine, were shipped to Chicago, constructed there, and remained there for the duration of the fair. At the endo f the fair it was set to be demolished however….

Hiram Rickers bought the building and had it moved to his private property where he used it as a tourist attraction and boutique hotel. Rickers had a massive property where Poland Springs ran through. He realized the water was so pure, he proposed to doctors and scientists that this water be promoted as a cute/healthy choice for how clean it is. He vowed it was so pure, it cured his chronic heartburn! The property also features a golf course, a chapel, and the original bottling plant for Poland Springs! The wildest thing I learned at this museum was…

About the history of America’s first serial killer! He used the 1893 World’s Fair as his means for finding and killing single women. To learn more about him and his story, check out PART 3 of my IG Reels Series!

Want to check out videos from this series? Click the IG button below to see my “I Do Fun Things In New England So You Don’t Have To” Series!

Crane Estate at Castle Hill

Here begins our journey of me sharing my many day trips in New England with you.

Lets set the scene: A Los Angeles native, born and raised, moves to New England in 2015. Not for work, or a job or school or family. But just because she wants a change. This same person loves to travel and is habitually bored and curious and spends the last 11 years wandering around New England. Now, she genuinely knows New England better than most natives! (sorry natives, don’t take it personally but y’all don’t really explore that much. Which boggles my mind because everything is so close!) So I have alwasy taken pictures and videos of where I go and then do literally nothing with them. So I decided to finally share it all with you! I even turned it into an IG Reels Series I am calling “I Do Fun Things In New England So You Don’t Have To”. The series is a quick 1 minute video; educational yet satirical at times. And I try to focus on one fun, weird, salacious fact from the place I visited (usually a historic home, museum, or historic site). So check out the Reels Series on my IG: @whitemuckphoto but for now Enjoy some photos from:

Part 1: Crane Estate at Castle Hill in Ipswich, MA

Fun Fact: This 60,000sqf home has 59 rooms!

The property initially included 2,100 acres of land!

Want to see Part 1 of the Series? Click the IG link below!