SUMMER COLONY

The term 'summer colony' is often used, particularly in the United States and Canada, to describe well-known resorts and upper-class enclaves, typically located near the ocean or mountains of New England or the Great Lakes. Many of these historic communities are considered quiet bastions of old money, though some, such as the Hamptons, are also well-known for their celebrity-driven social scenes. Additionally, their economies tend to be driven largely by this tourist trade, particularly those communities that are remote or on islands.

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Well-known summer colonies in North America

United States

Canada

References

Well-known summer colonies in North America

United States

Connecticut

★ Blue Lake (an area in North Stonington)

Delaware

★ Rehoboth Beach

★ Bethany Beach

★ Fenwick Island

★ Lewes

★ Dewey Beach

Maine

★ Bar Harbor (includes Northeast Harbor)^[1]

★ Islesboro (includes Dark Harbor)

★ North Haven

★ Vinalhaven

★ Winter Harbor Grindstone Neck

★ Kennebunkport

★ York Harbor

Maryland

★ St. Michaels

★ Easton

★ Cambridge

Massachusetts

★ Cape Cod

★ Lenox

★ Marblehead

★ Martha's Vineyard^[2]

★ Nantucket^[3]

Michigan

★ Mackinac Island

New Hampshire

★ Jackson

★ Little Boar's Head

★ Sugar Hill

★ Wolfeboro

New Jersey

★ Ocean City

★ The Wildwoods

★ Cape May

★ Margate

★ Avalon

★ Long Beach Island

★ Barnegat

★ Manasquan

★ Long Branch

★ Point Pleasant

★ Long Branch

★ Beach Haven

★ Seaside Heights

New York

★ Fishers Island

★ Hamptons

★ Lake George

★ Fire Island

Ohio

★ Kelley's Island

★ South Bass Island

Rhode Island

★ Block Island

★ Little Compton

★ Newport

★ Watch Hill

Wisconsin

★ Door County

★ Lake Geneva

Canada

★ Charlevoix, Quebec

★ Campobello Island / St. Andrews, New Brunswick

★ Cap-Pelé / Shediac, New Brunswick

★ Chester / Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

★ Baddeck / Bras d'Or Lake, Nova Scotia

★ Eastern Townships, Quebec

★ Restigouche / Chaleur Bay, New Brunswick

★ Muskoka, Ontario ("Cottage Country")

References

1. "In the Imperial language of the time, Bar Harbor was a summer colony, and its local residents were natives" The Gilded Age and the Making of Bar Harbor, Hornsby, Stephen J., , , Geographical Review, 1993
2. "Martha’s Vineyard, that summer colony for the super rich and those who come to gawk at them" Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Richard, , , Bantam Books, ,
3. "the transformation of Nantucket from decaying backwater, long since past its heyday as a whaling center, into a thriving tourist area." Inventing New England: Regional Tourism in the Nineteenth Century, Brown, Dona, , , Smithsonian, 1997,