Maine Memory Network

Correspondence, Beatrix Farrand to Charles K. Savage, Northeast Harbor, 1957

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1957 Location: Mount Desert Media: Ink on paper

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Asticou Azalea Gardens, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1959

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1959 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Reef Point Bench, Bar Harbor, 1992

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1992 Location: Bar Harbor Client: Beatrix Farrand Society Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Farrand Rose Garden, Bar Harbor, 1929-1990

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929–1990 Location: Bar Harbor Client: College of the Atlantic Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Designing Acadia

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.

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Correspondence, Beatrix Farrand to Charles K. Savage, Northeast Harbor, 1957Mount Desert Island Historical Society A third important friendship that…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… institutions and committees such as the Max Farrand Association at Reef Point estate in Bar Harbor, Charles sought community partnerships and…"