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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… Library As many year-round families on Mount Desert Island still do to this day, members of the Phillips and Savage families would often rent out…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"Depression, War, and Fire Belmont Hotel, Bar Harbor, ca. 1910Jesup Memorial Library The Bar Harbor summer colony reached its peak after the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Permanent Settlement

"Permanent Settlement The first permanent white settlers were the Abraham Somes family and the James Richardson family from Gloucester, Massachusetts."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"Twentieth-Century Community Life Bar Harbor and Bar Island, ca. 1930 Bar Harbor, as it appeared in 1930.Maine Historical Society Islanders…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou John II and Climena would outlive nine of their 11 children, most of whom died relatively young…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business Savage Family Hotel Page Images -III Click here to see pictures and read about the hotels and inns…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"MDI and the Fire of 1947 Belmont Hotel after the Fire of 1947Bar Harbor Historical Society The Fire of 1947 wiped out nearly 70 summer homes…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… Historical Society The human history of Mount Desert Island began thousands of years ago when the ancestors of the Wabanaki people came to the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… was the preferred means of travel to Mount Desert Island.Mount Desert Island Historical Society It was the arrival of these rusticators, as they…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… X Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Mount Desert, (207) 276-9323 The Mount Desert Island Historical Society keeps, discovers, and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"1900Jesup Memorial Library As Mount Desert Island’s visitor count rose, many wealthy rusticators opted for greater luxury and privacy and built…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"It included all of Mount Desert Island, as well as the Cranberries and Bartlett's and some smaller islands."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"… Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s Adapted from an exhibit at the Abbe Museum ; narrative text by exhibit…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Former state senator and Mount Desert High School star, Dennis Damon…"

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

"1955Mount Desert Island Historical Society Road Signs, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1955Mount Desert Island Historical Society Of particular note is…"

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

"… large fire that swept the eastern side of Mount Desert Island. The decision was made not to rebuild, a sad ending for a building that had started…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… visitors who recorded the visual beauty of Mount Desert Island in their artwork, the tourist industry on Mount Desert Island was born."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… During the days of early cinema history, Mount Desert Island was also a coveted "exotic" shooting location."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"As reported in the Mount Desert Herald in 1882, Indians from the encampment helped finance the church’s construction “almost without exception…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… teachers and taught in schools away from Mount Desert Island in Maine and California between the years 1943 and 1953."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"… Memory Lane by Emily Phillips Reynolds Mount Desert: A History by George E. Street Northeast Harbor: Reminiscences by An Old Summer Resident"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Postscript: More Moving Buildings The Old House, Harbor Cottage, The Big Barn and the Old Ell were not the only structures in Asticou to move…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"In 1989, the bicentennial of the town of Mount Desert, Robert R. Pyle noted that “Northeast Harbor faces a graver threat today than in all its…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… Harbor was one of the last villages on Mount Desert Island to develop a business center. However, the trajectory of the rise and decline of its…"