Maine Memory Network

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

"… came to Mount Desert Island, and stayed with the Savages at Harbor Cottage. During these stays artists explored and interpreted Mount Desert…"

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

"Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou Text by Betsy Hewlett Asticou Valley View, Northeast Harbor, ca."

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

"Curtis was also a regular at the Asticou Inn dining table, taking evening meals at the Asticou Inn many of the nights he was at his cottage until his…"

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

"Savage in the late 1800s as a summer rental cottage and located farther inland, north along Rye Field Lane on or near the present-day site of the Old…"

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

"Savage (1863-1922, son of A.C. and Emily Savage, and father of Charles K. Savage) is the man sitting on the grass at the left in the front row."

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

"Savage & Stratton… [fred l. savage, son of a.c. and emily and milton stratton (1871-1938)] are the architects of the new building.” View North…"

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

"Mary L. Savage, Ernestine Savage and Savage Children in front of the Old Ell 1950Northeast Harbor Library Later on in the early 1950s, Richard would…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"They wanted their own cottages. And these cottages were not rustic bungalows. They were 60-room mansions with clipped lawns and formal gardens…"