Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… 1880s, the Rodick family still lived on Rodick's Island, now Bar Island, where they raised sheep and spun and wove their own wool."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… who made their lives on or near Mount Desert Island lived in groups of several extended families, in houses made of birch bark."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"Movies Come To The Island Criterion & Star Tickets, Bar Harbor, ca. 1935Northeast Harbor Library As Bar Harbor evolved into a premiere…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"The first island ship we know of was the 105-ton Lively, built in 1772 in Somesville, probably by Abraham Somes, only a decade after he settled."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"… 1947Bar Harbor Historical Society After the war, islanders looked forward to restarting their lives."

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 - …then came the settlers…

"By 1789, they had incorporated the entire island as Mount Desert Township. Several years later, they divided the island in two, marking the area east…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"More than 100 men showed up for the first town meeting. In May of 1795, the Town of Eden separated from Mt. Desert, giving the Island two towns."

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

"Eventually came John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s development of the island's carriage roads. By the time he finished, he had created 57 miles of roads, 17…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… 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 - Third Generation and Beyond

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

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"Like other early families living on the island in these times, the Savages interacted with the natural resources available nearby to establish…"

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

"These families' actions on the Cranberry Islands were vital pieces in the success of Mt. Desert Island and the mainland."

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

"… of Asticou in Northeast Harbor, on Mount Desert Island Maine through seven generations (going on eight) and for over 200 years."

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

"… canoes, in which he will take parties to several Islands in the bay and around Mount Desert Island. Carrying sporting parties to places where…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… the preeminent venue for arts and culture on the island for the next 30 years. Many important artists performed on the stage of the Building of the…"

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

"… families seasonally inhabited Mount Desert Island, headed by Chief Asticou at Manchester Point (Northeast Harbor) by the entrance to Somes Sound…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… draped the long strands over lines to dry in the island breeze, creating colorful curtains of blue, red, and green."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… who recorded the visual beauty of Mount Desert Island in their artwork, the tourist industry on Mount Desert Island was born. As a result, the A.C."

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

"… and taught in schools away from Mount Desert Island in Maine and California between the years 1943 and 1953."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… As many year-round families on Mount Desert Island still do to this day, members of the Phillips and Savage families would often rent out their…"

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

"Clyde Torrey, Swan's Island, ca. 1970Swan's Island Historical Society Music Music was and is part of the island fabric."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Like the other villages on Mount Desert Island, Northeast Harbor once had a thriving, if small, business center."

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

"While the newspapers declared the islanders to be "lazy" and "shiftless,’" Rob Sanford says the artifacts point to an industrious, hard-working…"