Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… do some people on the island.” She grew up in the Harbor village, and saw the daily stream of people gather at the steamboat wharf to collect the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… shortly after 1909, and still stands tall on Harbor Road. Odd Fellows Hall workers, Swan's Island, ca."

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

"… soon thereafter, would come into Burnt Coat Harbor and collect brick sized cut stone. Quarry rails, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… Brooklin, then to Burnt Point, and lastly to Bass Harbor. A "cable call" was an expensive occurrence so it was used only for sharing significant…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"Part of the Sweet Chariot tradition is to go out into the harbor once the windjammers have arrived, and serenade the passengers before coming ashore…"

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

"… Frenchboro, then McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on Mount Desert Island), and returned to Swan’s Island in the evening."

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

"It was located on the shore of Burnt Coat Harbor in Minturn. Fish factory worker, Marion Stinson, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"1940Swan's Island Historical Society 253 Harbor Road is now known best as the popular Swan's Island Tea Room, but it once served as a home for…"

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

"… nearby Frenchboro and McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on Mount Desert Island) and returned to Swan’s Island in the evening."

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

"… the 1930s, dories would be seen in and around the harbor fishing for lobster or trawling for fish in the 1940s and 1950s."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… safely get their sails up and maneuver out of the harbor. Moving granite from the quarry to the dock, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… side.” Burying Point, located near the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station, is another relic of native land occupation."

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

"… to bring the mail daily from Rockland to Old Harbor This is a much more direct route than when it went by the way of Tremont and thence by stage to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… Society The island inhabitants and the island harbors were also able to support industries such as a cannery, several fish factories both fresh…"

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

"The ferry service operates out of Bass Harbor for convenience, and the current boat, Captain Henry Lee, can carry up to seventeen vehicles and makes…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"The island harbors were shaped by fishing, with boat building, cooper’s shops, processing plants, and chandleries."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wartime on Mt. Desert Island

"Wartime on Mt. Desert Island Wartime did not pass MDI by. Many of the local men fought in the Revolutionary War and MDI continued to be represented…"

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

"A Short History of Mount Desert Island Introduction Granite mountains, Mount Desert, 1837 The granite mountains of Mount Desert Island have…"

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 - Learn More

"Learn More If you would like to learn more about the Wabanaki on and around Mount Desert Island, here are several resources."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"Rusticators come to MDI The mid-1800s brought about change to Mt. Desert Island. Artists, including Frederick Church, came to the island to visit…"

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

"The Granite and Ice Industries Granite Quarry Crew at Work, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1890 Men at work in Hall Quarry."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Permanent Settlement

"Permanent Settlement The first permanent white settlers were the Abraham Somes family and the James Richardson family from Gloucester, Massachusetts."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"Wabanaki Today Wabanaki Today The Indian encampments are no longer part of the cultural or physical makeup of Mount Desert Island; however the…"