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Retreat on Little Diamond Island, Portland, ca. 1952

Retreat on Little Diamond Island, Portland, ca. 1952

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Northern Light Mercy Hospital

Starting with the class of 1933, graduates of the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing began a tradition of traveling to Little Diamond Island for an all-day outdoor adventure at the Catholic Sisters of Mercy's Sacred Heart Villa.

The students were often chaperoned by a few members of the faculty, leaving Portland early in the morning and returning in the evening. The student nurses played games, snacked, swam, took nature walks, and enjoyed a picnic.


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