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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"Inns Louisburg Hotel, Bar Harbor, ca. 1900Jesup Memorial Library The list of Mount Desert Island inns is long and legendary."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1945Great Harbor Maritime Museum During the 1930s, Northeast Harbor’s economy was not immune from the Great…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1901Northeast Harbor Library Arthur Gilpatrick owned a recreation hall with a bowling alley, pool tables and a…"

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

"… Northeast Harbor Maine January 1928Northeast Harbor Library Harbor Cottage, a two-story New Englander styled house with an ell on the South side…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"1910Mount Desert Island Historical Society Bar Harbor was not alone in its development -- other villages were also growing."

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

"1910Jesup Memorial Library The Bar Harbor summer colony reached its peak after the First World War."

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 - The Old Ell is Born

"According to a Bar Harbor Record newspaper article dated 1898 and entitled "Harbor Cottage. An Old Landmark Which is Being Remodeled," A.C."

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

"The 1947 island fire had ravaged Bar Harbor and brought an end to much of the already declining wealthy summer colony there while hardly touching the…"

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

"… was with renowned landscape gardener and Bar Harbor summer resident Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959)."

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

"(It did not change its name to Bar Harbor until 1918.) Island life was improving -- and its economy growing."

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

"… the family piano Mame's mother bought for her in Bar Harbor in 1915 to encourage her early musical talent."

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

"Garden Party at the Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1935Mount Desert Island Historical Society The summer community bustled with leisure…"

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

"… Desert Island Historical Society Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1885Mount Desert Island Historical Society Charles was thrown into…"

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

"During this time, 1883-1900, it was converted for use as help-house lodging for the female employees of the Asticou Inn. George A. Savage, Sr."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… Harbor Library Northeast Harbor Section of 1807 Map by James and John PetersNortheast Harbor Library Climena Roberts Savage…"

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

"… Desert Land & Garden Preserve, located in Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor, maintains a small archive of historic materials related to Charles…"

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

"… general store and post office serving the Asticou Inn and neighborhood. John sold this store business and building to his brother George in 1898…"

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

"UNDER CONSTRUCTION Asticou Inn Owned by family members Augustus Chase Savage, George A. Savage, and Charles K. Savage from 1883-1964."

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