Maine Memory Network

Thuya Garden & Asticou Terraces, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1961

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1961 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Dedication of Joseph H. Curtis Memorial, Northeast Harbor, 1933

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1933-08-22 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

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.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… and a small library of rare botanical books for Thuya Lodge. John D. Rockefeller Jr. letter to Charles K."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… style border gardens in the existing orchard at Thuya Lodge and designed and formed the Japanese inspired Asticou Azalea Garden."