Take a look back at these historic Labor Day photos

<img width="1024" height="640" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/pjimage-14.jpg?fit=1024%2C640&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="We're taking a look back at 65 years of the Labor Day holiday through photos of fairs, beaches and 5-mile runs. " decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/pjimage-14.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/pjimage-14.jpg?resize=480%2C300&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/pjimage-14.jpg?resize=768%2C480&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/pjimage-14.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/pjimage-14.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/pjimage-14.jpg?resize=360%2C225&ssl=1 360w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/pjimage-14.jpg?resize=720%2C450&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/pjimage-14.jpg?fit=1024%2C640&ssl=1&w=370 370w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/pjimage-14.jpg?fit=1024%2C640&ssl=1&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> This story was originally published in 2019.

Labor Day marks the unofficial end of the summer season while celebrating the country’s workforce. Whether you escape for a mini road trip or relax in gorgeous Maine, it’s easy to make memories during this three-day weekend.

We’re taking a look back at 65 years of the Labor Day holiday through photos of fairs, beaches and 5-mile runs.

What are your favorite Labor Day memories? Share them in the comments section below.

<img decoding="async" width="1800" height="1341" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/UniionSta.jpg?fit=1800%2C1341&ssl=1" alt="We're taking a look back at 65 years of the Labor Day holiday through photos of fairs, beaches and 5-mile runs. " class="wp-image-2859659" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/UniionSta.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/UniionSta.jpg?resize=480%2C358&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/UniionSta.jpg?resize=768%2C572&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/UniionSta.jpg?resize=600%2C447&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/UniionSta.jpg?resize=1080%2C805&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/UniionSta.jpg?resize=720%2C536&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/UniionSta.jpg?w=1560&ssl=1 1560w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/UniionSta.jpg?w=370 370w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/UniionSta.jpg?w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> People poured into and through Bangor at Union Station on Labor Day weekend in this 1954 file photo. Credit: F. Norman Webb / BDN Credit: Spike Webb

<img decoding="async" width="1018" height="1024" src="https://i2.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?fit=1018%2C1024&ssl=1" alt="We're taking a look back at 65 years of the Labor Day holiday through photos of fairs, beaches and 5-mile runs. " class="wp-image-2859654" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?w=1018&ssl=1 1018w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?resize=477%2C480&ssl=1 477w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?resize=768%2C773&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?resize=600%2C604&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?resize=25%2C25&ssl=1 25w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?resize=75%2C75&ssl=1 75w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?resize=720%2C724&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?resize=180%2C180&ssl=1 180w, https://i2.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?w=370 370w, https://i2.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/bluehill_pumpkin.jpg?w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> A girl holds a large pumpkin at the Blue Hill Fair in 1965. Credit: BDN file photo Credit: File

<img decoding="async" width="1024" height="786" src="https://i1.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Blue-Hill-Fair-Circa-1986.jpg?fit=1024%2C786&ssl=1" alt="We're taking a look back at 65 years of the Labor Day holiday through photos of fairs, beaches and 5-mile runs. " class="wp-image-2859655" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Blue-Hill-Fair-Circa-1986.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Blue-Hill-Fair-Circa-1986.jpg?resize=480%2C368&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Blue-Hill-Fair-Circa-1986.jpg?resize=768%2C590&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Blue-Hill-Fair-Circa-1986.jpg?resize=600%2C461&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Blue-Hill-Fair-Circa-1986.jpg?resize=720%2C553&ssl=1 720w, https://i1.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Blue-Hill-Fair-Circa-1986.jpg?w=370 370w, https://i1.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Blue-Hill-Fair-Circa-1986.jpg?w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> Mainers check out the animals at the Blue Hill Fair in 1986. Credit: BDN file photo Credit: File

<img decoding="async" width="1024" height="504" src="https://i2.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.08.57-AM.png?fit=1024%2C504&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-2859658" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.08.57-AM.png?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.08.57-AM.png?resize=480%2C236&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.08.57-AM.png?resize=768%2C378&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.08.57-AM.png?resize=600%2C295&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.08.57-AM.png?resize=720%2C354&ssl=1 720w, https://i2.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.08.57-AM.png?w=370 370w, https://i2.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.08.57-AM.png?w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> Runners compete in the 1987 Bangor Labor Day 5-mile race. Credit: Bob DeLong / BDN Credit: Bob DeLong

<img decoding="async" width="1024" height="767" src="https://i1.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.24.19-AM.png?fit=1024%2C767&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-2859656" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.24.19-AM.png?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.24.19-AM.png?resize=480%2C360&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.24.19-AM.png?resize=768%2C575&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.24.19-AM.png?resize=600%2C449&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.24.19-AM.png?resize=720%2C539&ssl=1 720w, https://i1.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.24.19-AM.png?w=370 370w, https://i1.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-11.24.19-AM.png?w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> Several tourists enjoy the sunlight on the Stonington Fish Pier on Labor Day 1993. Credit: BDN file photo Credit: File

<img decoding="async" width="1800" height="1192" src="https://i2.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/LaborDayPicnic1-JCR.jpg?fit=1800%2C1192&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-2859657" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/LaborDayPicnic1-JCR.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/LaborDayPicnic1-JCR.jpg?resize=480%2C318&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/LaborDayPicnic1-JCR.jpg?resize=768%2C509&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/LaborDayPicnic1-JCR.jpg?resize=600%2C397&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/LaborDayPicnic1-JCR.jpg?resize=1080%2C715&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/LaborDayPicnic1-JCR.jpg?resize=720%2C477&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/LaborDayPicnic1-JCR.jpg?w=1560&ssl=1 1560w, https://i2.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/LaborDayPicnic1-JCR.jpg?w=370 370w, https://i2.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/LaborDayPicnic1-JCR.jpg?w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> Maine author-actor-teacher Harlan Baker performs his one-man play “Jimmy Higgins: A Life in the Labor Movement” during Food AND Medicine and Eastern Maine Labor Council’s Labor Day picnic at the Solidarity Center in Brewer in this 2009 file photo. Credit: John Clarke Russ / BDN Credit: John Clarke Russ

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