Maine Memory Network

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

"John and Sarah Savage came to Asticou, at the head of Northeast Harbor, in 1798. He had left Scotland at 14 and had lost a thumb in the Battle of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"Zachary Savage "How does this topic connect to you in your life today?" This connects to my life because if there was no Weatherbee Hardware store…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… was born in Boston 24 February 1836 to Charles Savage Homer and Henrietta Benson Homer. His mother, an amateur watercolorist, was Homer’s first…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… of human industry to break the silence of the savage region, only the red man and his wild beast companions wandering in undisputed possession…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"The resulting inflammation savaged the linings of the respiratory system, which caused the lungs to fill with fluid and allowed pneumonia bacteria to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"At Asticou, Chase Savage, who in 1870 had begun taking summer boarders, built the Asticou Inn. Soon other hotels followed in Northeast Harbor."