Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"It attracted its first summer population in 1868 when the steam boats made regular trips between Bangor and Ryder Landing."

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

"… known with its hotels and B&Bs as a tourist spot while Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor are now home to the summer population and their mansions."

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

"… Rockefellers and Fords spent their summers on MDI. Locals found employment with this growing summer population. Economy on Mt. Desert Island"

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

"Small family run businesses and other self-employed families were able to weather the troubled times with mininal, if any, losses. Many of the summer…"

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

"… play shown in the summer as entertainment for the summer population. These performances utilized the stage of the Odd Fellows Hall under the…"

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

"… especially during the summer months when the summer population was present. Randal White with his saxophone 1951Swan's Island Historical…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Many residents continued to make their livings from the sea and from the land, and some of them worked at the paper mill in Bucksport. “Summer…"

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

"… Historical Society The influx of summer population made it possible for many other businesses to flourish."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… he would rent to Bar Harbor's burgeoning tourist population. Richards, fascinated with these canoes, purchased this canoe before disembarking the…"

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

"The new in-migration has also revived Blue Hill's population and its real estate values. The town's population was over 2300 in the 2000 Census…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… range of people comprised the island’s seasonal population. Anthropologists conducted research at the Indian encampment while stunningly wealthy…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"The population of Mt. Desert increased quickly after the first settlers, and in 1768, ten residents sent a petition to the Royal Governor asking for…"

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

"The K-8 school has a student population which ranges in the thirties. Students are divided into three classrooms that encompass three grade levels…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… arguments, the paper maintained a district with a population of nearly 270,000 deserved an independent government."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Often, island homes were purchased by summer residents as people left for the mainland to seek work."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"More Swedes arrived to swell the population to 114 by the end of 1870. Horses, obtained in Caribou in 1871, were used to plow and to assist in…"

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

"The 1947 island fire had ravaged Bar Harbor and brought an end to much of the already declining wealthy summer colony there while hardly touching the…"

Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"As population grew, the volume of mail increased and more post offices were built. By 1870, Swan’s Island had a population of 570 and was listed for…"

Abbe Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… presaged a period of increased mobility and human population growth. Small chipped stone arrow points mark the arrival of bow and arrow technology…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"… villages in America” and yet, its year-round population and business options continue to decline."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Sunken logs, bark, and sawdust damaged the fish population. By the late 1960s, state and federal regulations virtually put an end to a century and a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… Dixfield Village was destined to become the population and commercial center of the town. The largest landowner, Dr."