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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Soon after, Hewes Point became the second summer community, also having a hotel, cottages and wharf. Second Islesboro Inn, aerial view, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"… including Rodick House at the corner of Main and Cottage streets. Established in 1866 and twice expanded, it had become Maine’s largest and most…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… even with winter homes "in town" and then summer cottages out at the Pool or towards Kennebunkport. Thursday Club program, Biddeford…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"MDI boys’ high school teams were now competing with town schools throughout Hancock County, and every home game was well attended."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… across the street from Few Acres, and built a cottage there, where he continued his writing. Jacob II was the author of over 100 children’s books –…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… of a shipmaster shingling the roof of a summer cottage for his livelihood and there was something sadder in the knowledge that the owners knew…"

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

"No hotels. No spas. No second homes or cottages. Nothing. Ironically, a few descendants now store some of their lobster traps and fishing gear there."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould then built a cottage on the land. Gould was very fond of the woods and enjoyed studying the native plants, flowers, and wildlife."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"After the death of his wife, Jacob moved to New York and his brother, Samuel P Abbott took over Little Blue, and opened it as a school for boys in…"