Keywords: Bass Harbor
Item 19199
"McKinley, Maine - Looking down Bass Harbor." ca. 1910
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: McKinley; Bass Harbor Media: Postcard
Item 23952
Bass Harbor Head Light, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Bass Harbor Media: Postcard
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce
"… two meeting houses, the Congregational on the Bass Harbor Road in Southwest Harbor, and the Baptist, on Meeting House Hill in The Center, between…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!
"… X Swan's Island, a six mile ferry ride out of Bass Harbor in Mount Desert Island, is the current home of between 300 and 350 year round residents."
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
