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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Summer Resorts map of Islesboro  Text by Donna Seymour Seaside House Key Tag, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society Seaside…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… a means of supporting and developing the island's resort industry. Early island contractors and builders were responsible for erecting the large…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… within each category; Schools (Education), Summer Resorts (Recreation), Businesses/Cottage Industries (Land Use), Water Transportation…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… Watts’ hymn book and the Almanac, which were resorted to on all occasions. Many who never had but a few months’ schooling became good readers and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… Point developed into Islesboro's second summer resort area in the 1880s, but was a year 'round community as well."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Summer resorts built wharves at Ryder's Cove, Hewes Point and Dark Harbor to accommodate their guests."

Poland Spring Preservation Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Map of Islesboro

"… Map of Islesboro map of Islesboro  X"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"Our Resources ISLESBORO COMMUNITY RESOURCES INVENTORY All addresses are for Islesboro, Maine 04848, area code 207 unless otherwise noted."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"Water Transportation Text by David Thibodeau Ship Compass, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society SInce arriving in the 18th century…"

Camp Runoia

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Camp Winnebago

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Norcross Heritage Trust

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - You Can Get Here From There

"With the development of Bar Harbor as a summer resort, and later the villages of Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor, the steamboats were essential in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"… themselves, and it became famous as a vacation resort and as the home of Acadia National Park. The extraordinarily beautiful and abundant natural…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… nineteenth century tintype studio in a coastal resort. Curiously, the sitter holds two large dollar bills and has another pinned to his coat."

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"The development of the area as a summer resort and prestigious destination was the impetus of the garden and landscapes we find there at the start of…"

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

"… had the potential to be more than a “mere summer resort” and become a “nucleus that would gather to itself each year whatever might be best in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… reputation as one of the most fashionable resorts firmly set. In truth, a wide range of people comprised the island’s seasonal population."

Rockland Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… with the law, as the proprietors frequently resorted to filing suits of ejectment or trespass against residents."

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

"… the economic opportunities presented by a popular resort. For them, the island was a familiar place long frequented by their ancestors for fishing…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… inn at the Ricker family’s famous Poland Spring resort. The Maine Historical Society owns Wilkinson’s pencil and wash drawing of Mansion House…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… Park was not unlike other amusement parks and resorts of the period. Landscape and civil engineer Frank Blaisdell drew up the plans for the park…"