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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Arriving in Bar Harbor Bar Harbor steamboat landing, ca. 1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Arriving at the Bar Harbor wharf…"

Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"1930 Building of Arts, Bar HarborJesup Memorial Library The September 13, 1905 edition of the Bar Harbor Record made the announcement: “A New…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden House Bar, 1837

"Hampden House Bar, 1837 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The illustration, which John Martin…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"Italian Garden, Bar Harbor ca. 1910Jesup Memorial Library Residence of D. C. Blair, Bar Harbor, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Newport (Champlain) Mountain, 1886Abbe Museum Bar Harbor comes as near affording universal satisfaction to humanity’s craving for happiness as any…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI

"Shettleworth. Bar Harbor's Gilded Century: Opulence to Ashes, 1850-1950. Camden, Me.: Down East, 2009. Print."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"Bar Harbor never regained its standing as the premier spot for vacation homes. Today it is better known with its hotels and B&Bs as a tourist spot…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"Wabanaki encampment, Bar Harbor, ca. 1887Maine Historic Preservation Commission The Indian encampment at Bar Harbor will be found a pleasant place…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"Then storekeeper Tobias Roberts took the lead in Bar Harbor with Agamont House (1855). After that, the hotel race was on – and Bar Harbor won."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"Robert on Duck Brook, Bar Harbor, ca. 1920Abbe Museum At first they came solely for scenery and climate, drawn by the island’s dramatic geography…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"1930 Bar Harbor, as it appeared in 1930.Maine Historical Society Islanders still fished, but instead of sailing to Labrador, they stayed more local."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"Depression, War, and Fire Belmont Hotel, Bar Harbor, ca. 1910Jesup Memorial Library The Bar Harbor summer colony reached its peak after the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"The next year he opened the Deering House, Bar Harbor's second hotel. And so that small cluster of houses started its transformation, too."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"Wabanaki encampment, Bar Harbor, ca. 1890Abbe Museum In the olden days, from about 1860 to 1900, I well remember that Indian encampments were the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - You Can Get Here From There

"With the development of Bar Harbor as a summer resort, and later the villages of Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor, the steamboats were essential in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… included: MDI High School, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor Historical Society, the Jesup Memorial Library, Great Harbor Maritime Museum, Maine…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Development of an Island-wide Identity

"Jackson Memorial Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ca. 1960Jesup Memorial Library In the latter half of the 20th century, old institutions grew and new ones…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… Behind the Scenes Indian encampment, Bar Harbor, 1881Abbe Museum All the cooking at the Indian encampment is done out-of-doors, just in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Bar Harbor Casino A Play at the Bar Harbor CasinoBar Harbor Historical Society Lillian Gish at the Bar Harbor PlayhouseNortheast…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"1935Northeast Harbor Library As Bar Harbor evolved into a premiere vacation and leisure destination, it was only a matter of time until the movies…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Jesup Memorial Library Bar Harbor High Brings Championship Basketball to MDI The Island’s passion for basketball rose to a new level in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… Sport Hunters Wabanaki guides with canoes, Bar Harbor, 1881Abbe Museum Many Wabanaki men at the Bar Harbor encampments made themselves…"