summer colonies
Warm-weather group residences
Summer colonies are seasonal communities where groups gather during warm months, typically sharing common interests, backgrounds, or purposes.
The term applies to vacation enclaves where families return year after year the old summer colony on the cape, to artists' retreats the Provincetown summer colony attracted painters and writers, or to religious and ethnic communities maintaining traditions away from cities.
In biology, summer colonies describe seasonal aggregations of animals like bats or seabirds.
- cottagesSmall rustic dwellings
- lake houseHome beside a lake
- coastal townsSettlements bordering the sea
- picnicsOutdoor meals, often social
- ice cream socialsGatherings serving frozen desserts
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- Long IslandLong Island, Huntington, Hempstead, Montauk, Babylon
- Maine Historystatehood, Augusta, Portland, Bangor, Brunswick
- MaineAcadia National Park, Acadia, Kennebunkport, Augusta, Bangor
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