Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"Desert, though it had been the summer residence of Native Americans for generations and had been given the name "Pemetic" by them."

Farmington Public Library

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… even with winter homes "in town" and then summer cottages out at the Pool or towards Kennebunkport."

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

"… from Asticou Natural Partnerships with Three Summer Residents Dedication of Joseph H. Curtis Memorial, Northeast Harbor, 1933Mount Desert…"

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."

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… but would return to Saint Anthony's Cottage every summer. In the winter she stayed with friends in Lewiston."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Tarratine Club to provide entertainment for the summer residents. The Second Baptist Sewing Circle celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008."

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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

"… census listed 332 year-round residents, with the summer population making a jump to around 1000. The K-8 school has a student population which…"

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

"A close working relationship with summer resident John D. Rockefeller, Jr. was forged in 1953 when Charles learned of the clearcutting of trees near…"

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

"… Memory Lane by Emily Phillips Reynolds Mount Desert: A History by George E. Street Northeast Harbor: Reminiscences by An Old Summer Resident"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… of New York made the town a present of her stone summer residence to be remodeled and used as a consolidated school. Known as Rock Ledge when Mrs."

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

"They would relocate their families to smaller, more humble dwellings, such as the Old House, in the summer."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"He was a stock holder that worked in New York and he took a shine to my father. It was 1929- sometime in the summer- and he said to my father, “I…"

Abbe Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Berrying in the summer was an annually awaited event. According to local historian Ruth Kidder: Often the team was harnessed and the wagon filled for…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"33 Summer Street Bath, Maine 04530 (207) 443-5141 ext. 18 http://www.patten.lib.me.us/history email: history@patten.lib.me.us Sagadahoc History Room…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Norway Memorial Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"What was left of it eventually became the summer home of Eric and Fran Chetwynd. The current house is a much smaller, but recognizable version of the…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… 17 of 1933, amidst much controversy between the summer and year-round residents, the Legislature repealed the 1913 law, which opened up the island…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Relatively open passenger cars were used during summer months, and closed cars were used during the remaining months."