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Historical Items

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Item 16448

Cliffs on Suttons Island, Southwest Harbor, 1907

Contributed by: Southwest Harbor Public Library Date: 1907-09-07 Location: Southwest Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 18943

View from Rodicks Island, Bar Harbor

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

Item 16459

Island House and slip, Southwest Harbor, 1893

Contributed by: Southwest Harbor Public Library Date: 1893-08-30 Location: Southwest Harbor Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 89807

Russell property, Harbor Grace, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jane A. Russell Use: Shed

Item 87436

McLoud property, Harbor Grace, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cornelius McLoud Use: Fish House

Item 89800

Russell property, HArbor Grace, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jane A. Russell Use: Summer Dwelling

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 148137

Hall, Casino, and Chapel buildings, Squirrel Island, Southport, 1879-1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878–1900 Location: Southport Client: unknown Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs & Gibbs; Stevens & Coombs

Item 110486

Asti-Kim Corp. property plan, Mount Desert, 1981-1982

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981–1982 Location: Mount Desert; Mount Desert Client: Asti-Kim Corporation Architect: Landscape Design Associates

Item 110485

Asticou Azalea Garden shore plan, Mount Desert, 1982-1992

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982–1992 Location: Mount Desert Client: The Island Foundation Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

Exhibit

Great Cranberry Island's Preble House

The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.

Exhibit

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Arriving in Bar Harbor Bar Harbor steamboat landing, ca. 1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Arriving at the Bar Harbor wharf…"

Site Page

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."

Site Page

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

"Desert Island, specifically Seal Harbor. Soon enough, David built his own cottage within the quiet hills of Seal Harbor."

My Maine Stories

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Story

How Far is Deep Enough?
by Molly M.

Wading into Casco Bay after a hot and prickly afternoon on an island off Portland.

Story

Spiros Droggitis: From Biddeford to Washington DC and back
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A Greek family's impact: from the iconic Wonderbar Restaurant to Washington DC

Story

The Joys of Kayaking - Pam's Story
by Pam Ferris-Olson

Pam has kayaked in many special places but her fondest memories are being made on Casco Bay