John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s move to Seal Harbor, his intentions in the development of the his carriage roads, and his role in the creation of Acadia National Park working with George Dorr.
Description: John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s move to Seal Harbor, his intentions in the development of the his carriage roads, and his role in the creation of Acadia National Park working with George Dorr.
Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve Mullane.
Description: Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve Mullane.
Professional friendship of landscape architects Gertrude Jeckyll and Beatrix Farrand and their inspirational designs in gardens in the United States and England.
Description: Professional friendship of landscape architects Gertrude Jeckyll and Beatrix Farrand and their inspirational designs in gardens in the United States and England.
Biography of Beatrix Farrand with focus on the development Reef Point gardens, her summer home in Bar Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine in July 1985.
Description: Biography of Beatrix Farrand with focus on the development Reef Point gardens, her summer home in Bar Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine in July 1985.
Remarks of Asa Knowles at the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Belle S. Knowles, first librarian at the Northeast Harbor Library. Brief biography included.
Description: Remarks of Asa Knowles at the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Belle S. Knowles, first librarian at the Northeast Harbor Library. Brief biography included.
Letter seeking information on the Brown family - John Sr. and Jr. from Northeast Harbor included with ties to Cranberry Island beginning with the War of 1812
Description: Letter seeking information on the Brown family - John Sr. and Jr. from Northeast Harbor included with ties to Cranberry Island beginning with the War of 1812
Description: Unusual & beautiful vines thrive in Reef Points Gardens in Bar Harbor, Maine. These pages are copied from Brooklyn Botanic Garden Handbook on Vines.
A history of Early Mount Desert Homes, the Manchester family, the Hadlock family and the Smallidge family. The Manchesters were first to establish a permanent home in Northeast Harbor.
Description: A history of Early Mount Desert Homes, the Manchester family, the Hadlock family and the Smallidge family. The Manchesters were first to establish a permanent home in Northeast Harbor.
Description: "Breakwater", a Fred Savage designed summer cottage in Bar Harbor, originally built for John E. Kane in l904,is turned into a bed and breakfast home.
Sonja Weber Gilkey creates fiber sculptures using fishing rope, twine, shells, feathers, and other beach combing finds. Published in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, April/May 2011.
Description: Sonja Weber Gilkey creates fiber sculptures using fishing rope, twine, shells, feathers, and other beach combing finds. Published in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, April/May 2011.
Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade collaborate on one-of-a-kind quilts created with a unique technical skill and creative vision. The couple reside in Edgecomb, ME.
Description: Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade collaborate on one-of-a-kind quilts created with a unique technical skill and creative vision. The couple reside in Edgecomb, ME.
Description: Initiated by Dr. Bob Masucco of Somesville, the grooming project for cross-country skiing on several park trails is continued by many volunteers.