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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… Library As many year-round families on Mount Desert Island still do to this day, members of the Phillips and Savage families would often rent out…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"1930 Bar Harbor, as it appeared in 1930.Maine Historical Society Islanders still fished, but instead of sailing to Labrador, they stayed more local."

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

"Three boatyards on the island built vessels for the war. The largest producer was the Hinckley Company, which built 535, about 40 percent of all…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Permanent Settlement

"… but were leaders in the governmental life of the island for many years. Governor Bernard’s choice of these two men to be founders of the township…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… means of travel to Mount Desert Island.Mount Desert Island Historical Society It was the arrival of these rusticators, as they called themselves…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… Historical Society The human history of Mount Desert Island began thousands of years ago when the ancestors of the Wabanaki people came to the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… Museum Friends of Island History X Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Mount Desert, (207) 276-9323 The Mount Desert Island Historical…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"1900Jesup Memorial Library As Mount Desert Island’s visitor count rose, many wealthy rusticators opted for greater luxury and privacy and built…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"It included all of Mount Desert Island, as well as the Cranberries and Bartlett's and some smaller islands."

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

"… Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s Adapted from an exhibit at the Abbe Museum ; narrative text by exhibit…"

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

"… During the days of early cinema history, Mount Desert Island was also a coveted "exotic" shooting location."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Former state senator and Mount Desert High School star, Dennis Damon…"

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

"Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou John II and Climena would outlive nine of their 11 children, most of whom died relatively young…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business Savage Family Hotel Page Images -III Click here to see pictures and read about the hotels and inns…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"MDI and the Fire of 1947 Belmont Hotel after the Fire of 1947Bar Harbor Historical Society The Fire of 1947 wiped out nearly 70 summer homes…"

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

"1955Mount Desert Island Historical Society Road Signs, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1955Mount Desert Island Historical Society Of particular note is…"

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

"… large fire that swept the eastern side of Mount Desert Island. The decision was made not to rebuild, a sad ending for a building that had started…"

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

"As reported in the Mount Desert Herald in 1882, Indians from the encampment helped finance the church’s construction “almost without exception…"

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

"… in their artwork, the tourist industry on Mount Desert Island was born. As a result, the A.C. Savage family started spending less time at sea and…"

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

"… teachers and taught in schools away from Mount Desert Island in Maine and California between the years 1943 and 1953."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"… Memory Lane by Emily Phillips Reynolds Mount Desert: A History by George E. Street Northeast Harbor: Reminiscences by An Old Summer Resident"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"William Vanderbuilt of Rhode Island, writer Willa Cather (who wrote the final draft of her last book at the house), and Mrs."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Like the other villages on Mount Desert Island, Northeast Harbor once had a thriving, if small, business center."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"The Old Ell is Born Old Ell, Rye Field Lane, Northeast Harbor 1939Northeast Harbor Library By the year 1898, despite having previously built…"