Maine Memory Network

Order of Supplies from Morse Co. for A.C. Savage & Sons, Northeast Harbor, 1898

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Mount Desert Media: Ink on paper

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Charles Kenneth Savage portrait, ca. 1960

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

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.

Great War and Armistice Day

In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"Like other early families living on the island in these times, the Savages interacted with the natural resources available nearby to establish…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 1 of 6

"… Desert Island Historical Society Charles Kenneth Savage (1903-1979) had an eye for the intrinsically beautiful natural landscape of Mount Desert…"