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Acadia National Park

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"… Mount Desert Island, ca 1940 George Dorr said of Acadia National Park, "The spirit and mind of man will surely find in it in the years and…"

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"The final push was when Acadia National Park was formed, putting Mount Desert Island on the map as an official tourist destination."

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

"Several of his commissioned writings and hand illustrated books are among the archives in the public library and many of his carvings are treasured…"

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

"To read the original manuscript describing these events, click here.  Roadside configuration of Route 3, Northeast Harbor, ca."

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

"It was this organization which acquired the first landholdings that eventually became Acadia National Park."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"Adapted to the seasonal rhythms of the region, they migrated between seacoast and inlands by way of ancient canoe routes."

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

"… Indian encampment is done out-of-doors, just in the rear of the tents, on rusty cook-stoves set up on a few boards."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Permanent Settlement

"Richardson in The Creation and Growth of Acadia National Park, “Abraham Somes and James Richardson not only started the development, but were leaders…"

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

"The call of the wild was one thing, but what about the tug of social preening and pure entertainment? Bit by bit, these appeared on the scene: in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… of Mount Desert in the year 1755 at which time the Indians were the only owners of the soil . -Abraham Somes, Mount Desert Island’s first white…"

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

"The majority of the original Harbor Cottage has remained in one place and seen editing and expansion over the years."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"Continue to The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes Visit a Slideshow of Treasures from the Wabanaki Encampment A wide variety of baskets…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Learn More

"Prins and Bunny McBride, 2007 (Acadia National Park Ethnographic Overview and Assessment) This text is not available for purchase, but can be found…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… as educators through programs at the Abbe Museum, Acadia National Park, and College of the Atlantic, sharing their history and contemporary story…"

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

"In the end, the building was demolished but the memory of the Star Theater lives on through Pearl Wescott's 4-manual organ, which was donated to the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"These canvas “calls of the wild” influenced the vacation plans of people seeking relief from the noise and pollution of industrialized urban life."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Division of MDI Begins

"The building for the church was built in 1883 and still stands today. The early records from the church help give a picture of what life was like for…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Development of an Island-wide Identity

"… heard the term “MDI.” But large institutions like the College of the Atlantic, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, and Jackson Laboratory…"

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

"The extraordinarily beautiful and abundant natural environment, the deep and appealing cultural traditions of native inhabitants, and the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"The late 1800’s and early 1900’s saw the building of large hotels and many large summer “cottages”. This time period is sometimes referred to as the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… this original website included: MDI High School, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor Historical Society, the Jesup Memorial Library, Great Harbor…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"He died in 1962 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in New York City and is interred in a private mausoleum in the Bronx."