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

"As people in far a way places began to see these images they decided to visit MDI for themselves. Boarding houses were built to accommodate this new…"

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

"Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI Kreisler, Fritz, perf. "Beautiful Ohio." Rec. ca. 1930. Open Source Audio Collection, n.d."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Division of MDI Begins

"The Division of MDI Begins In April 1795 a vote was passed that the town should be divided. The selectmen were instructed to draw a line dividing…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"Student Narrative of MDI History Mount Desert Island (MDI) has a history that spans back over 6,000 years."

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

"MDI and the Fire of 1947 Belmont Hotel after the Fire of 1947Bar Harbor Historical Society The Fire of 1947 wiped out nearly 70 summer homes…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wartime on Mt. Desert Island

"Desert Island Wartime did not pass MDI by. Many of the local men fought in the Revolutionary War and MDI continued to be represented in each of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economy on Mt. Desert Island

"… maintain the lifestyle that had become so well known on MDI. Fewer people were able to maintain the lavish lifestyles. MDI and the Fire of 1947"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… along with his wife, Sally Whiting, arrived on MDI in 1799. (See picture of chair at left that once belonged to Dr."

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

"… Text by Vince Messer Basketball Comes to MDI During most of the last century high school basketball played a distinctive role in Mount Desert…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… Leads to early deed information on MDI from MDI Historical Society – URL = http://research.mdihistory.org/MDIdeedshome.htm Savage Family…"

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

"… the exhibits in this original website included: MDI High School, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor Historical Society, the Jesup Memorial Library…"

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

"… Island with examples from Early Performances on MDI during the late 1800s, then onto the early part of the 20th century and the Building of the…"

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

"… that before 1950, he had never heard the term “MDI.” But large institutions like the College of the Atlantic, Mount Desert Island Biological…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

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

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

"This massive effect that MDI's "summer people" have had upon the area can be represented more clearly by focusing on one man’s story."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… great change came to the Wabanaki on and around MDI over the next several hundred years, they are still here, and have played an important role as…"

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

"Postscript: More Moving Buildings The Old House, Harbor Cottage, The Big Barn and the Old Ell were not the only structures in Asticou to move…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"Early Performance The Indian Village, Bar Harbor, ca. 1909Jesup Memorial Library Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, ca."

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

"Building Community and Commerce Salem Towne Map, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1808 In 1808, Salem Towne Jr., Esq., was given the task of mapping…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"The Savage Family of Mount Desert Augustus Chase Savage & Family, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1890Mount Desert Island Historical Society Text by…"

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

"The Champlain Society Champlain Society Camp Pemetic, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island Historical Society Significance of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"The Champlain Society by Catherine Schmitt Creation of the Champlain Society Champlain Society, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island…"

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

"Bar Harbor: Building of Arts Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930 Building of Arts, Bar HarborJesup Memorial Library The September 13, 1905…"

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…"