Maine Memory Network

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

"… Hunters Wabanaki guides with canoes, Bar Harbor, 1881Abbe Museum Many Wabanaki men at the Bar Harbor encampments made themselves available…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Postscript: More Moving Buildings The Old House, Harbor Cottage, The Big Barn and the Old Ell were not the only structures in Asticou to move…"

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

"Wabanaki encampment, Bar Harbor, ca. 1890Abbe Museum In the olden days, from about 1860 to 1900, I well remember that Indian encampments were the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… Island Historical Society and the Northeast Harbor Library, the author gives thanks in particular the following people and resources crucial to the…"

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

"… Emily Manchester Savage, 1854Northeast Harbor Library Emily was a daughter within the 4th generation of the Manchester family of Northeast…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"… Tyler Savage in his Civil War UniformNortheast Harbor Library One result of this very high mortality rate -- Augustus Chase Savage (1832-1911)…"

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

"… Betsy Hewlett Asticou Valley View, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1950Mount Desert Island Historical Society Charles Kenneth Savage (1903-1979) had an…"

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

"The Bar Harbor Hospital was built in 1897, MDI Biological Laboratory began as the Tufts Summer School of Biology in 1898, and the Jackson Laboratory…"

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

"Old Ell, Asticou, Northeast Harbor Maine July 2007Northeast Harbor Library Sam Savage McGee inherited the Old Ell from his mother Marcia in 2003 and…"

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

"… to have been located in Somesville.Southwest Harbor Public Library In the 1790 census of the town of Mount Desert which included the outer…"

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

"… throughout New England at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor. In 1604 Samuel de Champlain wrote in his journal on September 5, “The same day we passed…"

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

"… eastern shore, and visit the villages of Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor, and Somesville. The Logbooks Champlain Society Camp log, Mount Desert…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… This photo of Frank Loring appeared in the Bar Harbor Record Centennial Souvenir Edition, 1896. (William Otis Sawtelle Collection, Acadia National…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"… by Chief Asticou at Manchester Point (Northeast Harbor) by the entrance to Somes Sound. Adapted to the seasonal rhythms of the region, they…"

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

"The final division was in 1905 when Southwest Harbor was separated from Tremont and was incorporated as a town."

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

"… which is in the soul like a fountain of cool waters to the way-worn travelers. -Thomas Cole, painter, 1836 Continue to Arriving in Bar Harbor"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Green Mountain Railway

"… of Green Mountain Rail Road TrainGreat Harbor Maritime Museum In the 1880s railways were one of the most popular modes of transportation."

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

"They started with a tiny piece in Seal Harbor and a hilltop overlooking Jordan Pond. Soon they held the top of Cadillac Mountain, and in 1916 they…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Nearby, the deep and protected harbor of Somes Sound provided a means of shipping goods to market. Mount Desert Island Historical Society But all…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… met the island’s “Indian Governor” near Southwest Harbor, “bought” land from him for a gallon of rum, and documented the deal on a piece of birch…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"Welcome to Swan's Island! Burnt Coat Harbor X Swan's Island, a six mile ferry ride out of Bass Harbor in Mount Desert Island, is the current…"

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

"… life centered around Somesville and Southwest Harbor. It is true that after two or three years, as the young men grew older, their scientific…"

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

"… Society The Ocean View Hotel was located at 241 Harbor Road in Swan's Island village. What was left of it eventually became the summer home of…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… wharf and watch a wreath being thrown into the harbor commemorating those whose lives were lost at sea. Potato races, Swan's Island, ca."