Article from the September 6, 1930 HillTop Weekly Magazine printed for Poland Spring Hotels The Forrest Hills-Ricker hotel in Augusta Georgia opens its fifth season under the management of the Ricker Hotel company on Tuesday December 23rd 1930. A large number of guests are already definitely expected for the Christmas and New Year holidays. The holiday season last year surpassed in all respects every precious season. The usual holiday throng were augmented by a considerable number of house parties, and by the arrival of numerous families taking advantage of the school holidays that occur at this time. The Christmas season at Forrest Hills-Ricker Hotel is a gay season with many…

Article from the July 17th 1926 Weekly Hill-Top Magazine printed for Poland Spring Hotels The History of the Hill-Top magazine is to a great extent a chronicle of Poland Spring and the history and customs of the times. The Hill-Top is 32 years old this year. The first issue appeared on Sunday July 8, 1894 with Mr. H.T. Jordan and Mr. W.D. Freeman in the editors chair. This number contained a list of the stage schedules from Poland Spring to Boston, Portland and Lewiston. There were pictures of lawn parties with women in high-necked long-skirted and generously flounced dresses. There was a record of a baseball game between Poland Spring…

Article from the August 24, 1929 Weekly Hilltop Magazine printed for Poland Spring Hotels Written by librarian Frank Carlos Griffith How many old guests, new guests, and temporary visitors of and to Poland Spring, realize the magnitude as an institution, of the Maine State Building? Old guests know of its presence, and value it as a great feature, unique and unequalled in resort hotel life. The native New Yorker may seldom visit Broadway, but eliminate Broadway altogether, and the distinctive “atmospheric” artery of New York would be gone, and tremendously missed. The same with New Orleans and Canal Street; Chicago and Michigan Boulevard; Philadelphia and Chestnut Street; San Francisco and…

Article from the September 7, 1929 Weekly Hilltop Magazine printed for Poland Spring Hotels. As we sit here gazing out the window, we beheld the first leaf floating to earth in those melancholy whorls of flight so distinctive of the leaf that falls from the nip of autumn frost. It was the first palpable harbinger of fall, and it set our mind conjuring the picture of the landscape three or four months from now. The naked arms of the elms and oaks will be silhouetted like grotesque suppliants against a cold gray or glittering blue sky. The rolling country-side, clothed in the warm luxuriance of leaves, will be denuded and…

Happy Holidays to everyone! As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization we rely on generous donors and members to support our entire operation. We have so much to be thankful for our staff, volunteers, board members and of course our members and visitors! In 1976, the Feldman and Robbins families donated the Maine State Building and All Souls Chapel to the newly formed Poland Spring Preservation Society founded by James Aikman. We continue to grow, and ask for your support to ensure the history of Poland Spring continues into the future! As a supporter of the Poland Spring Preservation Society, we know that you understand we are more than an organization in…

Happy Spring!  I am the new Director of Operations for the Poland Spring Preservation Society! You may recognize me as a familiar face to Poland Spring as I’ve worked for the Poland Spring Resort for 13 years, and involved with the Preservation Society since I was a young child! I am fascinated with the history of Poland Spring, and proud to share my knowledge of the history with anyone who will listen!  The 2021 season will kick off on Saturday May 22nd with an Open House at the Maine State Building and All Souls Chapel from 10-4. The Museum will be open with FREE admission, come learn a bit of Poland Spring History.…