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

"… 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 and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Welcome and Introduction

"… Cole-Will, Robyn King, and Maureen Fournier (Acadia National Park); Sydney Roberts Rockefeller (Great Harbor Maritime Museum); Catherine Schmidt…"

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

"The big barn, while continuing to stable horses and farm equipment also became part of a taxi and vehicle storage business established in 1926 by…"

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

"… of Cadillac Mountain, view the sheer cliffs of the the island’s eastern shore, and visit the villages of Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor, and…"

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

"… red aluminum siding installed in the 1960s) on the former site of the big barn and he and his family moved in and began to live in Asticou on a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"Most notable were the Congressional Library, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Philadelphia Mint, the largest contract that Hall Quarry ever had."

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

"Savage) is the man sitting on the grass at the left in the front row. His wife, Mabelle Strout Savage, is the left-most woman standing on the porch…"

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

"… families living on the island in these times, the Savages interacted with the natural resources available nearby to establish themselves—land…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… Island communities must finance the majority of the cost of the construction and purchase of their homes and businesses."

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

"Whether it be through the lens of his camera while walking on the village trails, artistically developing landscape portraits in the dark room at his…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… Larchar Savage (1905- 2001), was at the center of the scene – orchestrating the day-to-day activities of the large staff necessary to service this…"

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

"For more information about the two Savage designed gardens, click here. Charles was able to listen, support, and encourage these three Mount Desert…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 2 of 6

"Savage. Taking the reins of the Asticou Inn was not all surprise for young Charles because of his experiences working alongside his father and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Desert, Little Buttercup, Acadia, and Queen City of Bangor all running to and from this port.” City of Richmond steam ship, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"(William Otis Sawtelle Collection, Acadia National Park) X Clearly, Loring had special affection for Mount Desert Island, for he spent part of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Eventually he tore down the original structures and built the Kimball House proper. The Founding of Acadia National Park"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Many of these visitors headed “downeast” towards Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island; some of them discovered Surry during their travels and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"… had been organized in the wake of the fall of Acadia—in particular the Pejepscot Proprietors—were immediately alarmed by what they correctly saw as…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"For many years, Acadia, the land between the Penobscot and St. Croix rivers, was inhospitable to settlement due to disputes and battles between Great…"

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

"The cemeteries on the island still show the stones of these early settlers, often with an epitaph that recognizes their status as a veteran of war."

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."

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

"… at the changes made to this village between the end of the 18th century until the beginning of the 20th century. Click here to view the slideshow."

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

"As the Depression left its mark on the summer residents the Building of Art fell into disuse. In January 1943 the building was sold to E.D and…"

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

"The first physician came to Mt. Desert Island in 1799. Kendall Kittredge, along with his wife, Sally Whiting, arrived on MDI in 1799."