List of summer colonies

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 now 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.

Well-known summer colonies in North America

United States

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Listed from north to south:

New York

Ohio

Rhode Island

Washington

Wisconsin

Canada

Bahamas

References

  1. ↑ "In the Imperial language of the time, Bar Harbor was a summer colony, and its local residents were natives" Hornsby, Stephen J. (October 1993). "The Gilded Age and the Making of Bar Harbor". Geographical Review (American Geographical Society) 83 (4): 466. doi:10.2307/215826. JSTOR 215826.
  2. ↑ "Martha’s Vineyard, that summer colony for the super rich and those who come to gawk at them" Rodriguez, Richard (1982). Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez. Bantam Books. p. 195. ISBN 0-553-27293-4.
  3. ↑ "the transformation of Nantucket from decaying backwater, long since past its heyday as a whaling center, into a thriving tourist area." Brown, Dona (1997). Inventing New England: Regional Tourism in the Nineteenth Century. Smithsonian. ISBN 1-56098-799-5.
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