Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… 1880s X Wabanakis who traveled to Mount Desert Island were entrepreneurial when it came to marketing."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"… of European descent to make a homestead on Mount Desert Island. The Manchester family first settled in 1775 near present day Manchester Point at…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… Clearly, Loring had special affection for Mount Desert Island, for he spent part of most summers here for several decades."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… Library The first generation of Savages on Mount Desert Island included Scottish immigrant John Savage (1756-1816) and his wife Sarah Dolliver…"

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

"… ClubJesup Memorial Library By 1890, Mount Desert Island boasted some 20,000 “summer people”—both visitors and cottagers."

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

"… From There Before cars were allowed on Mount Desert Island, steamboats were the primary mode of transportation to Mount Desert."

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

"… fresh air and sunshine to the body."Mount Desert Island Historical Society The island's growing popularity raised concern, mainly among summer…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Now we have steamers City of Richmond, Lewiston, Mt. Desert, Little Buttercup, Acadia, and Queen City of Bangor all running to and from this port.”…"

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

"… Camp Pemetic, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island Historical Society Champlain Society member, secretary, and Botany Department chair…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… Champlain Society, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island Historical Society The origins of conservation on Mount Desert Island can be…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI

"… Society, Friends of Island History, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, and Mr. Raymond Strout. Return to MDI Performing Arts Homepage"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Green Mountain Railway

"On Mt. Desert Island Green Mountain (now called Cadillac) was one of the most beautiful spots for miles. Frances H."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"1890 Men at work in Hall Quarry. Stone from Mount Desert Island was loaded directly onto boats in the deep water of Somes Sound and shipped to cities…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 1 of 6

"1950Mount Desert Island Historical Society Charles Kenneth Savage (1903-1979) had an eye for the intrinsically beautiful natural landscape of Mount…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… structures to see what stories other Mount Desert Island buildings and their occupants, past and present, can tell, and how we might need to look…"

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

"Oil on canvas. (Cincinnati Art Museum) X The 1844 visit of New York painter Thomas Cole (1801-1848) marked the start of Mount Desert Island’s…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Guns and ammunition furnished when desired. Reliable and experienced paddlers will be provided. -Mount Desert Herald, July 1881 Stories of Wabanaki…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 2 of 6

"1885Mount Desert Island Historical Society Charles was thrown into managing the family hotel business with his mother, Mabelle Strout Savage…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels

"… April 2013 Images from the collections of Mount Desert Island Historical Society & Northeast Harbor Library Members of the Savage family have lived…"

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

"… Wabanaki families seasonally inhabited Mount Desert Island, headed by Chief Asticou at Manchester Point (Northeast Harbor) by the entrance to Somes…"

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

"… fire ravaged the Building of the Arts and Mount Desert Island. He died in 1962 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in New York City…"

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

"1960Mount Desert Island Historical Society Thuya Garden Entry Gate, ca 2012 The hand carved wood entry gates to Thuya Garden were designed by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"1910Mount Desert Island Historical Society Summer at Asticou brought a house and lodging swap for most of the Savage family."

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

"… of the Boston rusticators to retreat to Mount Desert Island each summer was landscape engineer Joseph Henry Curtis (1841-1928)."