Keywords: Car ferry
Item 67663
Unloading the first ferry, Swan's Island, 1960
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: 1960-03-13 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Item 27104
Governor Brann Ferry, Islesboro, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Islesboro 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
MY ISLAND HOME: Verlie Colby Greenleaf of Westport Island
Verlie Greenleaf (1891-1992) bore witness to over a century of Westport Island's history. Many changes occurred during Verlie's 100-year life. Verlie Greenleaf donated photographs, personal notes, and sat for an interview in 1987, all part of the Westport Island History Committee's collection. Her words frame this exhibition, providing a first-person account of her life.
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry
"Silsby was the first ferry to serve Swan’s Island, welcomed with a festive inaugural ceremony in July of 1960."
Site Page
"The ferry could rock you off of it, but the bridge stays still. With the ferry, it takes you across the river and you have to wait turns, but with…"
Story
The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona
Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.
