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

We're taking a look back at 65 years of the Labor Day holiday through photos of fairs, beaches and 5-mile runs. 
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
We're taking a look back at 65 years of the Labor Day holiday through photos of fairs, beaches and 5-mile runs. 
A girl holds a large pumpkin at the Blue Hill Fair in 1965. Credit: BDN file photo Credit: File
We're taking a look back at 65 years of the Labor Day holiday through photos of fairs, beaches and 5-mile runs. 
Mainers check out the animals at the Blue Hill Fair in 1986. Credit: BDN file photo Credit: File
Runners compete in the 1987 Bangor Labor Day 5-mile race. Credit: Bob DeLong / BDN Credit: Bob DeLong
Several tourists enjoy the sunlight on the Stonington Fish Pier on Labor Day 1993. Credit: BDN file photo Credit: File
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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