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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…"

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

"Other Resources: C. Kenneth Savage Jr. and Samuel Savage McGee have been exceedingly generous with their time, family archives, and support in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"Savage and family, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1910Mount Desert Island Historical Society Summer at Asticou brought a house and lodging swap for most of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 2 of 6

"Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1925Mount Desert Island Historical Society…"

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

"John D. Rockefeller Jr. letter to Charles K. Savage, Northeast Harbor, 1957Mount Desert Island Historical Society Charles's collaboration with John…"

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

"Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou Asticou Inn employees, Northeast Harbor, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"Alba Court Inn A New Smyrna, Florida hotel built in 1903. Probably managed, but not owned, by Herman LaFritz Savage until his death in 1913 and then…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"At Asticou, Chase Savage, who in 1870 had begun taking summer boarders, built the Asticou Inn. Soon other hotels followed in Northeast Harbor."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"Savage II and Charles K. “Ken” Savage, Jr. Genealogical research provided by Sheldon Goldthwait Projected population statistics from “The Veritcal…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… Vince Messer, Mount Desert Historical Society The Savage Family of Mount Desert - Sam McGee & Betsy Hewlett Champlain Society - Catherine Schmidt &…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"Savage and family would move many structures around the Savage portion of Lot 67, likely by rolling them on logs or skids and with the help of family…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… Harbor Library The first generation of Savages on Mount Desert Island included Scottish immigrant John Savage (1756-1816) and his wife Sarah…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"John and Sarah Savage came to Asticou, at the head of Northeast Harbor, in 1798. He had left Scotland at 14 and had lost a thumb in the Battle of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Savage in the late 1800s as a summer rental cottage and located farther inland, north along Rye Field Lane on or near the present-day site of the Old…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels

"… Society & Northeast Harbor Library Members of the Savage family have lived in and around the neighborhood of Asticou in Northeast Harbor, on Mount…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… also more homogenized building techniques, the Savage family has been resourceful, thrifty, and persistent in the recycling of many Asticou…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"Savage (1863-1922, son of A.C. and Emily Savage, and father of Charles K. Savage) is the man sitting on the grass at the left in the front row."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Mary L. Savage, Ernestine Savage and Savage Children in front of the Old Ell 1950Northeast Harbor Library Later on in the early 1950s, Richard would…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… came to Mount Desert Island, and stayed with the Savages at Harbor Cottage. During these stays artists explored and interpreted Mount Desert…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"… of the era; including one son, Samuel Tyler Savage (1841-1865), a soldier of Union Army during the Civil War who returned from the battlefield and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"Savage & Stratton… [fred l. savage, son of a.c. and emily and milton stratton (1871-1938)] are the architects of the new building.” View North…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The savages go to the sea in pursuit to find geese and birds. Then they build a church on the island, which is next to their little cabin for their…"