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

"Old Ell, Asticou, Northeast Harbor Maine July 2007Northeast Harbor Library Sam Savage McGee inherited the Old Ell from his mother Marcia in 2003 and…"

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

"… 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of Northeast Harbor, built three houses by the time of his death, and forged a close relationship with the…"

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

"… Tyler Savage in his Civil War UniformNortheast Harbor Library One result of this very high mortality rate -- Augustus Chase Savage (1832-1911)…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… Island Historical Society and the Northeast Harbor Library, the author gives thanks in particular the following people and resources crucial to the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… This photo of Frank Loring appeared in the Bar Harbor Record Centennial Souvenir Edition, 1896. (William Otis Sawtelle Collection, Acadia National…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Green Mountain Railway

"… of Green Mountain Rail Road TrainGreat Harbor Maritime Museum In the 1880s railways were one of the most popular modes of transportation."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"1940Swan's Island Historical Society 253 Harbor Road is now known best as the popular Swan's Island Tea Room, but it once served as a home for…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"What was left of it eventually became the summer home of Eric and Fran Chetwynd. The current house is a much smaller, but recognizable version of the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… soon thereafter, would come into Burnt Coat Harbor and collect brick sized cut stone. Quarry rails, Swan's Island, ca."

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

"They started with a tiny piece in Seal Harbor and a hilltop overlooking Jordan Pond. Soon they held the top of Cadillac Mountain, and in 1916 they…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Nearby, the deep and protected harbor of Somes Sound provided a means of shipping goods to market. Mount Desert Island Historical Society But all…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"Welcome to Swan's Island! Burnt Coat Harbor X Swan's Island, a six mile ferry ride out of Bass Harbor in Mount Desert Island, is the current…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… a light house in 1857, and by 1872 the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station was in operation. Communication also improved with the advent of the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… safely get their sails up and maneuver out of the harbor. Moving granite from the quarry to the dock, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… nearby Frenchboro and McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on Mount Desert Island) and returned to Swan’s Island in the evening."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… wharf and watch a wreath being thrown into the harbor commemorating those whose lives were lost at sea. Potato races, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"Old Buildings Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house Minturn Schoolhouse The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… side.” Burying Point, located near the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station, is another relic of native land occupation."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… shortly after 1909, and still stands tall on Harbor Road. Odd Fellows Hall workers, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… Brooklin, then to Burnt Point, and lastly to Bass Harbor. A "cable call" was an expensive occurrence so it was used only for sharing significant…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"… landscape features, a view that encompasses busy harbor and prosperous village, surrounded by farms at harvest time."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… Society The island inhabitants and the island harbors were also able to support industries such as a cannery, several fish factories both fresh…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"The island harbors were shaped by fishing, with boat building, cooper’s shops, processing plants, and chandleries."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"Part of the Sweet Chariot tradition is to go out into the harbor once the windjammers have arrived, and serenade the passengers before coming ashore…"