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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"Salmon industry Salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990Swan's Island Historical Society Swan’s Island was home to an Atlantic salmon farm and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"Quarrying Quarry men after work, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"Theater Dressing up, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Theatrical performances often focused on raising money to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"Farming Walter Joyce comparing height of corn, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Farming was always a part of the fabric…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"Dance Musicians for dances at Mertic Morrison's restaurant, Swan's Island, ca.1968Swan's Island Historical Society Dancing was also a popular…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Telephone communication In 1896 two store owners, H.W. Joyce in Atlantic and Isaac W. Stinson in Swan's Island Village, had a telephone line between…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"The Tea Room Clevie and Mary Trask, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society 253 Harbor Road is now known best as the popular…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The William S."

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

"But within a few years, new buildings sprang up on the foundations of the old, though this time they were hotels and motels and small inns, built in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… 1798 they were successful in putting down roots, building a primitive log cabin structure near the East side of Harbor Brook where it outlets into…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… (1871-1938)] are the architects of the new building.” View North Up Asticou Way and Ryefield Lane from Asticou Inn ca."

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"The surrounding forests provided wood for building and fuel, berries, and nuts for food, and animals for fur and meat."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"We are not sure why so many beautiful buildings have been torn down for parking lots or chain stores, but we needed to make a short movie on this."

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…"

Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"Queen's Hospital administration building, Portland, ca. 1930Northern Light Mercy Hospital The Story of Mercy Hospital began in the fall of 1918…"

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

"… cost the parts of the Island less desirable for building purposes. To these they could add from time to time such of the more desirable lots as…"

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

"… a corner of his personal property for a utility building, Charles made another urgent journey to New York City to enlist a land swap with JDR, Jr…"

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

"… Harbor (which Charles encouraged his father to build), apprentice in the landscape architecture firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, travel through…"

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

"… In 1900 when the YMCA opened in Bar Harbor (in a building that is now the site of the Abbe Museum) the organization introduced basketball, a new…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca. 1910Jesup Memorial Library The hotel scene did start to fade. Rich summer visitors wanted more than just rooms."