Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s Adapted from an exhibit at the Abbe Museum ; narrative text by…"

Lubec, Maine - Links

"… experience and knowledge of community members and visitors to the Lighthouse and Visitor Center, through education and displays, linking the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 17 of 17

"… tenderly pity them who cannot lock the unwelcome visitor in some who cannot lock the unwelcome visitor in some remote recess, but at whose musings…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… continued to have a presence here, as residents, visitors, artists, and educators. The spirit of camaraderie and community that existed in the…"

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

"… close friendships with many of Asticou’s summer visitors who were educated, intellectually curious and wealthy “rusticators” with a deep and…"

West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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Historic Hallowell - Maine Community Heritage Project

"… history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project

"… history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more."

Acadia National Park

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"… history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… Memorial Library As Mount Desert Island’s visitor count rose, many wealthy rusticators opted for greater luxury and privacy and built their own…"

Mt. Desert Island Hospital

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"Kermit Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, was among her 50,000 visitors during that one week. Schooner Edna Hoyt, Thomaston, ca."

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"Eventually summer visitors discovered the island for themselves, and it became famous as a vacation resort and as the home of Acadia National Park."

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

"… built to accommodate this new influx of summer visitors – often referred to as “rusticators”. In time these rusticators bought land of their own…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"The hotel hosted legislators and famous visitors: Phillips Brooks, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Daniel Webster, Franklin Peirce and Ralph Waldo Emerson."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - About Us

"… history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - About Us

"… history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more."

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"… history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more."

Presque Isle: The Star City - About us

"… history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"On average, 2500 visitors come to the Library each week. As a member of the Minerva consortium, the Scarborough Public Library offers its cardholders…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"… Whether a resident of our community, a seasonal visitor, an educator, or a curious "virtual traveler," we invite you to discover the rich history…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… to open the region for wood transport and for visitors to enjoy hunting, fishing and canoeing. Railroad commissioners learned immediately that…"