Lake Maranacook and Weathervane Restaurant, Readfield, Maine K8

Lake Maranacook and Weathervane Restaurant, Readfield, Maine K8

Image shows the The Weathervane restaurant on Lake Maranacook on Route 17, including the open lawn on its east side. The restaurant's dinng room, tourist cottage, gift shop and snack bar offered a scenic view of the lake, and surely appealed to the many seasonal tourists and campers staying in the region. Roadside eateries such as this sprang up along state routes before and after World War II, as American families hit the road in their automobiles seeking out summertime vacation spots. In time many of these establishments were superceded by the interstates and their attendant services.