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We, in the western Maine lakes and mountains region, know that Father’s Day is a day to not only honor our fathers, but all men who have acted as father figures in our lives. This is a day where sons and daughters can express appreciation for their fathers and the men who have acted as fathers in their lives.

There are plenty of gift ideas and cards available at local shops and bookstores. You might also treat your dad to boating on Long Lake, fishing in Sebago, hiking a mountain trail, playing golf at the Bridgton Highlands, Kezar Lake, or Naples golf courses, or canoeing or kayaking on the Saco River. How about just just enjoying some family time? What better place than at a lakeside camp or cabin?

In 1909, a young woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, decided to hold a Father’s Day Celebration to honor her father, William Jackson Smart. Sonora’s mother had died in childbirth, leaving Smart, a Civil War veteran, to raise five children and the newborn by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. That first Father’s Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington.

In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a Father’s Day, but it wasn’t until 1972 that President Richard Nixon established the third Sunday of June for the national observance.

“Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers–and fathering is a very important stage of their development.” ~ David M. Gottesman

Happy Father’s Day from all the folks at Mr. Lakefront!