Acadian Archives to host Rout 1 Book Talk

The Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes at the University of Maine atFort Kent will host a book talk on Along Route 1: Maine, New Hampshire, andMassachusetts by accomplished writer Susan M. Bregman on Thursday, July 13^that 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

 Along Route 1 chronicles the long,rich history of one of America’s most iconic thoroughfares. Bregman’s focus onRoute 1’s northernmost span reveals a fascinating mix of famed motels,eateries, amusement parks, and drive-in theaters; it also tells the story oflong-distance travel and the possibilities opened by the automobile andurbanization.

Route1 has mirrored social and economic change across the region and the bookreflects both loss and survival. AlongRoute 1 includes a large number of photographs that were contributed byhistorical societies, museums, libraries, universities, and privatecollections. With Fort Kent being home to Route 1’s “First Mile,” the St. JohnValley is well-represented in the book.  Along Route 1: Maine, NewHampshire, and Massachusetts is currently available from SouthCarolina-based Arcadia Publishing.

Writerand photographer Susan Mara Bregman is the author of Arcadia Publishing’s New England Neon and New England Candlepin Bowling. A nativeNew Yorker, she moved to Boston after graduating from college and never left. Theauthor will discuss her research and her findings and take questions.

Formore information, please contact Acadian Archives Director Patrick Lacroix at(207) 834-7536.

The AcadianArchives/Archives acadiennes is the premier center for the study of Acadianhistory in New England and serves as one of the many cultural hubs in the St.John Valley.