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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"What was left of it eventually became the summer home of Eric and Fran Chetwynd. The current house is a much smaller, but recognizable version of the…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"The vacated facility was sold in 2005 to the principals at Maine Wood Turnings who manufactured novelty items, wooden beads, furniture parts, and so…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… the island as a seasonal, and perhaps permanent, home. Little information exists on the exact nature of the island’s use before European…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… that in 1918 there was one piano in every fourth home. That was equal to fifty-two pianos on the island."

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

"… Island Historical Society Swan’s Island was home to an Atlantic salmon farm and processing plant that started in the late 1980s."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… oh I don’t know, six or seven at night and come home at ten. He loved that. And the kids all—and he told them, he says, “If you break anything, you…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… later settlers as they worked to build their own homes. They built log houses with simple furniture, surviving on the island’s resources through…"

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

"… the post masters who had run offices out of their homes retired, and a single post office now serves the entire island."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… Society Although some returned to their home countries or moved on to other jobs, some stayed, married, and are the ancestors of many island…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"Soon after the islanders vacated Malaga, the State took two more steps to complete the purging of the community."

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

"… island less as a studious endeavor and more as a vacation (and indeed those sections of the logbooks are perhaps the most entertaining)."

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

"This was not just a vacation, however. Each member of the group would do some work in natural history or science during their time on the island."

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… System of Maine to take over the hospital’s now-vacated 91 State Street building. The McAuley Residence trustees paid for renovations conducted by…"

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

"Others grew up summering or vacationing in Blue Hill and ultimately determined to make the town their permanent home."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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