"[The Rickers] had a talent for attracting the famous and near-famous, such as President William McKinley after his inauguration in 1897. And they didn't discourage rumors that the Poland Spring House and Mansion Inn were favorite hide-aways for celebrities, including the actor John Barrymore, seeking privacy and discretion while some scandal or unpleasantry died down. It was the sort of spice that made wonderful gossip among the hotel's proper Bostonians."
(Down East Magazine, 1992)

"The new President, a rather boisterous fellow by the name of Roosevelt, had also sojourned at Poland Spring and had partaken of the 'magic waters'.  'Bully' he was quoted as having said."
(Poland Spring, An Informal History, 1975)

"John Adams, the second president of the United States stayed at Poland Spring when it was just a stage coach stop.  From that time down to John F. Kennedy, who visited here during part of his 1960 campaign, every president of the United States had stayed or visited at Poland Spring."
(Poland Spring, An Informal History, 1975)

Calvin Coolidge Thirtieth U.S. President  (1872 - 1933)

"This president of the United States used to write from the White House and place his order directly with the bottling plant." 

(The Book of Waters, Steven Schwartz, 1979)

Mae West

"This formidable sexpot is quoted as saying 'I don't drink, and  I don't smoke; those things tear you down. I'm careful of what I eat, and I only drink Poland water.' "

(The Book of Waters, Steven Schwartz, 1979)

Mae West (1893 - 1980)

Alice Cooper (1948 - )

"This famous rock star insists on having Poland water at all his concerts and also feeds it to his pet boa constrictor." 

(The Book of Waters, Steven Schwartz, 1979)

Joan Crawford

"This famous actress and classic beauty not only drinks Poland water, but claims to have bathed in it."

(The Book of Waters, Steven Schwartz, 1979)

Joan Crawford (1904 - 1977)

Brian Harris
07-March-1998