Maine Memory Network

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Poland Spring Preservation Society

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

"… Asticou, Charles came into his own during the 1950s with many like-minded community partners and summer friends who shared his vision and tastes."

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… Historical Society Description In the summer of 1918, the citizens of Lincoln banded together and started the construction of a new grade…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"Eventually summer visitors discovered the island for themselves, and it became famous as a vacation resort and as the home of Acadia National Park."

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"… (207) 733-2997 Fall/Winter/Spring (207) 733-2197 Summer http://www.mccurdyssmokehouse.org Lubec Memorial Library 55 Water Street Lubec, ME 04652…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Fewer summer visitors now bring domestic servants from their city homes, preferring to rely on islanders as cooks, interior home workers and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"For most of the 20th Century, the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place for two months in the summer, but year-round jobs were…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The summer community kept cars off the island from 1913 until 1933. They enjoyed the peacefulness of the island, uninterrupted by the noise and…"

McArthur Public Library

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… email: hcorrigan@rsu1.org Maine Community Heritage Project The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical…"

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

"Often, island homes were purchased by summer residents as people left for the mainland to seek work."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"The new library was opened in the summer of 2011, and currently hosts many community events. This website is a part of the efforts that are made to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Desert Island's summer residents have always played an important role in the character of the small coastal community."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"The information was compiled by a library trustee and a student. Our Community Celebration took place on Thursday, June 4th at Islesboro Central…"

Patten Free Library

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Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Southwest Harbor Public Library

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

"… in 1952, that she opened the highly innovative Summer Dance Center and Summer Dance School in Hulls Cove."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"For several summers in the mid-2000s, a team of student archeologists under the guidance of professors Rob Sanford and Nate Hamilton from the…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… from GSA contributed the exhibits on Blue Hill's summer colony, its history as a center of music education and performance, and its history as a…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"Kneisel had a home in Blue Hill and came up every summer. Eventually he started bringing some of his students up to Blue Hill, and other members of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"Henry Hatch Family, 1991. Summer Cottages: 1890-1930, Earl G. Shettleworth Jr. Published by the Islesboro Historical Society, 1989."