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Laura Sprague in Atlantic store, Swan's Island, ca. 1940

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

"… the Quarry Wharf in Minturn, stopped at nearby Frenchboro, then McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on Mount Desert Island), and returned to Swan’s…"

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Salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"… some in Toothacher Cove and some at nearby Frenchboro. The first deliveries of salmon smolt (baby salmon) were brought by the ferry, Everett Libby…"

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"Sunbeam" as a car ferry, Swan's Island, ca. 1960

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

"… the Quarry Wharf in Minturn, stopped at nearby Frenchboro and McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on Mount Desert Island) and returned to Swan’s…"

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… support paupers throughout Maine – especially in Frenchboro, Athens, and Malaga, towns they called a “blot upon the state.” they considered many of…"