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Rangeley, Maine History, Genealogy and Trivia

Box office receipts for the movie Showboat when it was shown on July 11, 1936, at the Lakeside Theater in Rangeley were $197.20 for both the matinee and evening shows.


The sign illuminated on the movie screen before every showing at the Lakeside Theater in Rangeley during the 1930's was "Ladies, Please Remove Your Hats. Gentlemen, Please Don't Spit on the Floor."


The Logging Museum Festival Days is an event held in Rangeley every June.


The annual Old Time Fiddler's Contest in Rangeley is held about a week before the Logging Museum Festival.


The highest cross-country ski center in New England is at Maine's Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley.


You are most likely to see a moose in Maine between Stratton and Rangeley, although moose are seen everywhere in the state.


Wilhelm Reich studied renewable orgone energy at his institute in Rangeley.


The best moose-watching spot in Oxford County is Grafton Flats, in Rangeley, a large mudhold beside Route 26.


How did Rangeley, Maine get its name?

From Squire Rangeley an early settler there. I believe he owned the land there at one time. - Carol L,

 

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