Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… fishing and hunting grounds in the Western Maine mountains. She was a Porter, on her mother’s side, and is buried in the Porter lot."

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"… image above: At “the head of the bay” a misty mountain stands as a beacon for travelers from land and sea."

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

"… of Mount Desert Island Introduction Granite mountains, Mount Desert, 1837 The granite mountains of Mount Desert Island have been a landmark…"

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

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

"… scenic vistas, and the exhilaration of vigorous mountain hikes. Kebo Valley Golf Club, Bar Harbor, 1907Jesup Memorial Library Yet for all the…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… of North Lubec history and extensive writer on mountains and trails. Born in North Lubec on November 3, 1899, Myron was son of Haliburton and Myra…"

Acadia National Park

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Rusticators Climbing Newport (Champlain) Mountain, 1886Abbe Museum Bar Harbor comes as near affording universal satisfaction to humanity’s…"

Bethel Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"In 1853 the White Mountain guide Joseph A. Hall proposed to Abner Lowell, a Portland jeweler and mountain enthusiast, a plan for a carriage road to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Welcome and Introduction

"Welcome and Introduction The Great Harbor and mountains of Mount Desert Island. Photo by W.H. Ballard, circa 1940."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… Bar Harbor: Building of Arts By: Josh Howie Green Mountain Railway By: Spenser Simis The Bryants and the Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families By…"

Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"… The Whole World In His Hands   2:56 Climb Ev’ry Mountain   2:50 How Great Thou Art  6:21 Click here for copy of the lyrics and information about…"

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

"… Tilting Rock Pamphlet, Acadia National Park-Day Mountain, Seal Harbor, ca. 1960Mount Desert Island Historical Society Thuya Garden Entry Gate, ca…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"The White Mountains were covered by heavy ice, blocking 850 miles of trails and roads. All that ice from the storm destroyed power lines, which…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"… “not only for its accessibility and unrivalled mountain view but also for that quiet seclusion and freedom from disturbing influences which are…"

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

"Soon they held the top of Cadillac Mountain, and in 1916 they offered the federal government more than 6,000 acres."

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

"… appearance to one at sea, as of seven or eight mountains extending along near each other. The summit of the most of them is destitute of trees, as…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"… or woe; she will still send them forth to every mountain, plain and sea, perhaps, and may they do as well as those who are now citizens of every…"

Ski Museum of Maine

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Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… where they enjoyed Maine's forests, mountains, and vast coastline. Many of these visitors headed “downeast” towards Acadia National Park on Mount…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Other Recreation Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Prominent Women Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"The Bridge That Changed The Map Text By: Carl W. Stinchfield Return to Online Exhibits Maps are often changed when bridges are built which alter the…"