Maine Memory Network

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

"For Islanders high school basketball was more than a game and more than entertainment. It was a source of self-regard and town reputation."

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

"… Asticou Inn is located), the Savages needed more rooms to rent, and Harbor Cottage underwent a major renovation."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"Many of these "guests" stayed for a month or more and brought along their ladies’ maids, butlers, and chauffeurs who stayed close by in the lesser…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… each new summer season as many hotels offered more amenities and entertainments, and as cottagers initiated new activities, events, and social…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"More likely, due to economic and logistical necessity, it would simply be unthinkable for A.C. and Emily Savage or their heirs to destroy or throw…"

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

"It was moved one more time southward down the hill and towards Northeast Harbor as the Inn expanded."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Through this association, Charles became more intimate with Farrand’s designs and in time, casually incorporated her ideas and principles into his…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… to create and share their own albums; and much more. This project is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum &…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"The couple made more than one attempt to migrate to Mount Desert Island from Marblehead to establish a homestead."

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

"They were building ships and more mills to support expanding industries, and they were building new roads. And the mail finally arrived."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… ever their Captain, even as he began to spend more time at his family’s new summer home in Northeast Harbor (which Charles encouraged his father to…"

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

"… family started spending less time at sea and more on land – expanding their own properties, as well as buying, developing, and selling land to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… is always our guide, and one could have no more fitting companion. I wish you could see this charming old man and his son."

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

"… the Sea, 1918Northeast Harbor Library To learn more about the Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor, you can visit its website here."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Rich summer visitors wanted more than just rooms. They wanted their own cottages. And these cottages were not rustic bungalows."

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

"… goods store sold clothing, fabric, stockings, and more. There was a barber shop operated by Lyman Haskell and a fish market operated by Dan…"

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

"… I believe the material has got to be something more than a mere characterization; it has got to go deeper into human life and human feeling.”…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI

"Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI Kreisler, Fritz, perf. "Beautiful Ohio." Rec. ca. 1930. Open Source Audio Collection, n.d."

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 - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"The Savage Family of Mount Desert Augustus Chase Savage & Family, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1890Mount Desert Island Historical Society Text by…"

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

"Depression, War, and Fire Belmont Hotel, Bar Harbor, ca. 1910Jesup Memorial Library The Bar Harbor summer colony reached its peak after the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki… Wabanaki encampment, ca. 1000 BCEAbbe Museum Nearly 500 years ago, Wabanakis spotted the first…"

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 - 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…"