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Historical Items

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Item 23972

Champlain Monument, Seal Harbor, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Seal Harbor Media: Postcard

Item 100918

Champlain Society camp log, Northeast Harbor, 1884

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1884 Location: Mount Desert Media: Ink on paper, bound book

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Item 81689

Champlain Society Camp Pemetic, Mount Desert Island, 1881

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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.

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The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

Site Pages

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

"… Society by Catherine Schmitt Creation of the Champlain Society Champlain Society, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island Historical…"

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

"In 1604 Samuel de Champlain wrote in his journal on September 5, “The same day we passed also near to an island about four or five leagues long, in…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

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