Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"They were instrumental with the development of Lafayette Park, now known as Acadia National Park. The late 1800’s and early 1900’s saw the building…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"The records show the development of the town, its government, vital records, laying out of the roads and how they dealt with the problems that arose."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"As Maine developed in the 40's and 50's Ridlonville lost many businesses to Rumford. Social activities also moved across the river."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… welcomed its first summer visitors when its landing was built shortly after the Ryder Landing."

Acadia National Park

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

"… their own properties, as well as buying, developing, and selling land to summer residents along the Eastern shore of Northeast Harbor."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… in the community was constructed, settlement and development of Stockholm (in both residential and industrial sectors) took off."

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

"… true public advantage and capable of far-reaching development." The Building of Art did succeed for the next 25 or so years."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Native Americans had a much different concept of land ownership. It was not unusual for them to sell land to different exploring entrepreneurs."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Presque Isle, the Hub of Aroostook County.” The development of Presque Isle which received its first settlers in 1819 and Aroostook County which…"

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

"… A third important friendship that Charles developed was with renowned landscape gardener and Bar Harbor summer resident Beatrix Farrand…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… purchase of lands surrounding the falls, upriver lands and the valley lands below the falls, totaling some 1400 acres, in a manner not to inflate…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… relatively early in the history of Mount Desert’s development as a tourist destination. Much of the tourist infrastructure was not yet in place…"

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

"… under logging threat, participate in an adjacent land exchange with Savage, and swap land that resulted in permanent protection of the road…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… General Court, anxious to see the "eastern lands" settled, readily made grants of land to individuals or larger groups."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Hewes Point developed into Islesboro's second summer resort area in the 1880s, but was a year 'round community as well."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… in the cultural, social and economic development of New England. The farm's 55 acres of open space includes a network of trails open to the public…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… was the beginning of his influence in the Town’s development. Chisholm created the following companies in the Rumford region: Rumford Falls Paper…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"Settlement and development of New Sweden, and other towns in the Colony, continued at a brisk pace. By 1880 the population had grown to 787 and 4,438…"

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

"… Desert Island Historical Society were used to develop this history. Of particular importance are materials and memories from the collections of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"All development revolved around the river. Lawyers, including James Sullivan and George Thatcher, were drawn to the town were here to work on real…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"She was hired as Chief of Employee Development in the newly created Atomic Energy Commission working until her retirement."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Rockefeller developed a passion for the landscape and immediately involved himself with plans to preserve it."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… as land agents by the Proprietors to protect and develop the one and one-half million acres of land claimed by the Proprietors as successors to the…"