Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"1884Abbe Museum Mount Desert Island began to change both culturally and geographically beginning in the 1500s as European settlements began to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"-Chisholm’s Mount Desert Guide, 1888 Indian Encampment advertisement, 1880s X Wabanakis who traveled to Mount Desert Island were entrepreneurial…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"1863Mount Desert Island Historical Society Soon something much worse happened which affected the island greatly -- the Civil War."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"Desert Reading Room, Bar Harbor, grew out of the town’s first club, the Oasis (founded in 1874) where men gathered to drink and talk."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"… of European descent to make a homestead on Mount Desert Island. The Manchester family first settled in 1775 near present day Manchester Point at…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Green Mountain Railway

"On Mt. Desert Island Green Mountain (now called Cadillac) was one of the most beautiful spots for miles. Frances H."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… Library The first generation of Savages on Mount Desert Island included Scottish immigrant John Savage (1756-1816) and his wife Sarah Dolliver…"

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

"… ClubJesup Memorial Library By 1890, Mount Desert Island boasted some 20,000 “summer people”—both visitors and cottagers."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Development of an Island-wide Identity

"… like the College of the Atlantic, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, and Jackson Laboratory provided economic stability and year-round…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… Clearly, Loring had special affection for Mount Desert Island, for he spent part of most summers here for several decades."

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

"… Champlain Society, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island Historical Society The origins of conservation on Mount Desert Island can be…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"… Acadia National Park George B. Dorr, Mount Desert Island, ca 1940 George Dorr said of Acadia National Park, "The spirit and mind of man will…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Division of MDI Begins

"… passed an act dividing the town of Mount Desert into two towns and incorporating Eden as a separate town."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"Oil on canvas. (Cincinnati Art Museum) X The 1844 visit of New York painter Thomas Cole (1801-1848) marked the start of Mount Desert Island’s…"

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

"… Champlain Society Camp Pemetic, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island Historical Society Significance of the Champlain Society While…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Desert Island's summer residents have always played an important role in the character of the small coastal community."

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

"1890 Men at work in Hall Quarry. Stone from Mount Desert Island was loaded directly onto boats in the deep water of Somes Sound and shipped to cities…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"Student Narrative of MDI History Mount Desert Island (MDI) has a history that spans back over 6,000 years."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI

"… Society, Friends of Island History, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, and Mr. Raymond Strout. Return to MDI Performing Arts Homepage"

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

"… and businesses in our year-round Mount Desert Island communities must finance the majority of the cost of the construction and purchase of their…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Guns and ammunition furnished when desired. Reliable and experienced paddlers will be provided. -Mount Desert Herald, July 1881 Stories of Wabanaki…"

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

"Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Former state senator and Mount Desert High School star, Dennis Damon…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels

"… April 2013 Images from the collections of Mount Desert Island Historical Society & Northeast Harbor Library Members of the Savage family have lived…"

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

"1950Mount Desert Island Historical Society Charles Kenneth Savage (1903-1979) had an eye for the intrinsically beautiful natural landscape of Mount…"