From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
Pine Rest at Dixon's Lakeside Cottages, Readfield, Maine G26C
Image shows a vacation cabin built into the wooded hillside above a lakeshore. A set of rustic steps leads from the house to the beach. A rowboat equipped with an outboard motor is tied up to the dock. Located on the east shore of Lake Maranacook, the cottages at "Dixon's" were once part of a summer camp called Kamp Kiwanacook, founded by Readfield attorney Ellsworth E. Peacock in 1925. He later converted the complex to housekeeping cottages, calling it Kamp Peacock. Around 1950 the cottages were owned by the Dixon family, who sold the cabins to individual buyers. Many remain and are in private hands today. The area is now known as "Lazy Loon Shores". [Blog - Readfield History Walks, #27]
