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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"Trip to Stonington from Swan's Island, ca. 2005Swan's Island Historical Society This picture on the right is of Normie Burns taking islanders out…"

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

"The kids from Stonington High School used to come down once a year on the steamboat and they’d play, come up and play different, you know, their…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… a daily trip year-round from Swan’s Island to Stonington, Vinalhaven, Rockland and back. In some summers North Haven was also included in the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… Rhode Island and emigrated to Islesboro from Stonington, Connecticut. Little did they realize that the land they farmed would eventually become…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… first settler on Islesboro, arriving in 1764 from Stonington, Connecticut. He cleared land and built a log house near what is now called Bounty…"