Maine Memory Network

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

"Half of the eastern side of the island was in ashes. But within a few years, new buildings sprang up on the foundations of the old, though this time…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… left one man dead, 14 wounded and a dance hall in ashes, on drinking. Actually, Portland, Bangor, and some smaller communities, were prone to…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Ryder’s Cove, or Sabbathday Harbor as it was known to early sailors as an ideal place to rest on Sundays, became Islesboro’s first summer community."