Maine Memory Network

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

"… developing landscape portraits in the dark room at his Clover Cottage home, drawing small and detailed pencil sketches, or in the constant…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"In 1891, the newly constructed Dark Harbor landing was host to regular steam boat trips from Rockland, and thus began the third summer community on…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… Harbor Village, 1906Islesboro Historical Society DARK HARBOR In 1884, the southern-most settlement of Dark Harbor was the least populated."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… Hewes Point, Smith’s Landing and, by 1891, at Dark Harbor. Steamboats, however, did not usually transport residents of Islesboro to or from nearby…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Dark Harbor Post Office, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society Many other shops and businesses operated in Dark Harbor Village."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… on the southern part of the island, called Dark Harbor School. Number Three was the Creek School located near Mill Creek."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Hewes Point and Mill Creek; and Down Island, or Dark Harbor. The Town Hall was centrally located, and oftentimes, southern islanders would see…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"History of the Tarratine Club of Dark Harbor, Maine 1896-1996, edited and compiled by M.A. Brickfield and Liberty Redmond, published by the Tarratine…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… Silas Crockett, Windswept, and The Edge of Darkness, she wrote that there was something immeasurably sad in the sight of a grandson of a shipmaster…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… the wind whipped the water into furious state, dark with frothy white caps,” said Jim Chandler, engineer and inspector."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… were difficult to work in; they became very dark on cloudy days, making it virtually impossible for schoolchildren to read at their desks."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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