Maine Memory Network

Charles Kenneth Savage, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

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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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

Cape Elizabeth Shipwrecks

The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.

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.

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

"When Ms. Farrand was converting her Reef Point estate into a horticultural research library and created a non-profit foundation, she asked Charles to…"

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

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