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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 2017 | Summers at the Eyrie |
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| Description of Rockefeller family life at their summer home "Eyrie" in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1991. |
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Description: Description of Rockefeller family life at their summer home "Eyrie" in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1991. | |||
| 2018 | Castles for Sale |
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| Brief article about the sale of "Anchorage" brokered by Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries, summer home of Nelson and Happy Rockefeller until 1979. Photographs of the Rockefellers relaxing at home. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1978. |
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Description: Brief article about the sale of "Anchorage" brokered by Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries, summer home of Nelson and Happy Rockefeller until 1979. Photographs of the Rockefellers relaxing at home. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1978. | |||
| 2021 | Yourcenar House, Northeast Harbor |
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| Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs. |
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Description: Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs. | |||
| 2022 | From Champlain to Tomorrow |
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| Article about the inception of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust largely inspired by Peggy Rockefeller to protect, conserve private lands along the Maine coast. Published in Down East Magazine, 1974. |
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Description: Article about the inception of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust largely inspired by Peggy Rockefeller to protect, conserve private lands along the Maine coast. Published in Down East Magazine, 1974. | |||
| 2024 | Serious Seafood |
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| The "Burning Tree Restaurant" owned by Elmer Beal and his wife Alison Martin in Otter Creek flaunts elegant seafood and vegetarian meals. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1996. |
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Description: The "Burning Tree Restaurant" owned by Elmer Beal and his wife Alison Martin in Otter Creek flaunts elegant seafood and vegetarian meals. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1996. | |||
| 2026 | Flower bedtime |
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| Preparing the Thuya Gardens for winter at the hands of Priscilla Hutton, head gardener. Published in Down East Magazine, October 2010. |
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Description: Preparing the Thuya Gardens for winter at the hands of Priscilla Hutton, head gardener. Published in Down East Magazine, October 2010. | |||
| 2027 | Personal Glimpses of Bar Harbor's Lush Era |
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| Memories of growing up in Bar Harbor in the late 1890's and early 1900's. Ms. Cole writes of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family in Seal Harbor. Many Photographs including an aerial shot of the "Eyrie". Published in Down East Magazine, July 1969. |
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Description: Memories of growing up in Bar Harbor in the late 1890's and early 1900's. Ms. Cole writes of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family in Seal Harbor. Many Photographs including an aerial shot of the "Eyrie". Published in Down East Magazine, July 1969. | |||
| 2031 | Lure of the Maine Coast |
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| Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988. |
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Description: Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988. | |||
| 2047 | The Sea Nurse |
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| Nurse Sharon Daley provides health care to off-islands via Maine Seacoast Mission's Sunbeam with the help of the telemedicine program. |
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Description: Nurse Sharon Daley provides health care to off-islands via Maine Seacoast Mission's Sunbeam with the help of the telemedicine program. | |||
| 2056 | A Look Back in Art |
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| A review of twenty Maine artists inspired by the Maine landscape before WW II. Published in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, issue 2011 |
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Description: A review of twenty Maine artists inspired by the Maine landscape before WW II. Published in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, issue 2011 | |||
| 2066 | Sonja Weber: The Balance of Texture |
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| 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. |
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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. | |||
| 2073 | Martha's Maine |
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| Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor. |
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Description: Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor. | |||
| 2227 | Old Money, New Needs |
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| Article about Brooke Astor as she approaches her 90th birthday. Published in New York Times Magazine, November 17, 1991. |
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Description: Article about Brooke Astor as she approaches her 90th birthday. Published in New York Times Magazine, November 17, 1991. | ||||
| 1567 | Beatrix Farrand |
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| Article about Beatrix Farrand, landscaper. Has an accompanying Photograph copy of a letter to the editor from the March 8, 1985 Bar Harbor Times about the article. |
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Description: Article about Beatrix Farrand, landscaper. Has an accompanying Photograph copy of a letter to the editor from the March 8, 1985 Bar Harbor Times about the article. | |||
| 1568 | Monument to a Conservationist |
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| Article about George B. Dorr and Acadia National Park. |
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Description: Article about George B. Dorr and Acadia National Park. | |||
| 1657 | Daniel Fernald |
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| Daniel Fernald is a commercial fisherman, mentor, coach of basketball, gallery owner, and ... oh, yes ...artist. He lives on Little Cranberry Island. |
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Description: Daniel Fernald is a commercial fisherman, mentor, coach of basketball, gallery owner, and ... oh, yes ...artist. He lives on Little Cranberry Island. | |||
| 1658 | The Art of Richard Estes |
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| Carl Little reviews some of the works of photograph-realist artist, Richard Estes, of Northeast Harbor and New York. Several photographs of his works are included; one is "Water Taxi" with Nancy McCormick and daughter Nina, Bear Island in background. |
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Description: Carl Little reviews some of the works of photograph-realist artist, Richard Estes, of Northeast Harbor and New York. Several photographs of his works are included; one is "Water Taxi" with Nancy McCormick and daughter Nina, Bear Island in background. | |||
| 1665 | George Bucknam Dorr, Father of Acadia National Park |
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| Short biography focusing on George Dorr's major role in the creation of Acadia National Park. |
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Description: Short biography focusing on George Dorr's major role in the creation of Acadia National Park. | |||
| 1682 | Summers at the Eyrie |
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| Although their Mount Desert summer home was palatial in scale, the Rockefellers came to Seal Harbor each year to enjoy the simple life. This article describes their life. |
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Description: Although their Mount Desert summer home was palatial in scale, the Rockefellers came to Seal Harbor each year to enjoy the simple life. This article describes their life. | |||
| 1691 | Artists of the Working Waterfront |
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| Article on artists who focus on the preservation of the Maine waterfront as part of the economy through their works. |
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Description: Article on artists who focus on the preservation of the Maine waterfront as part of the economy through their works. | |||
| 1692 | Bill Woodman: The Art of the Cartoon |
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| Mr. Woodman's cartoons have appeared in national papers and magazines. |
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Description: Mr. Woodman's cartoons have appeared in national papers and magazines. | |||
| 1694 | Inspired by China: An interview with Joe Tracy |
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| Joe Tracy, furniture designer and crafter of Somesville, is interviewed following an exhibition of Chinese furniture at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. He details the making of his presentation of a cabinet based on a Chinese tangram. |
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Description: Joe Tracy, furniture designer and crafter of Somesville, is interviewed following an exhibition of Chinese furniture at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. He details the making of his presentation of a cabinet based on a Chinese tangram. | |||
| 1695 | Fraas & Slade's Art of the Quilt |
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| 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. |
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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. | |||
| 1711 | Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass |
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| Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass. |
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Description: Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass. | ||||
| 1740 | Beatrix Farrand |
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| Biography of Beatrix Jones Farrand including her landscape philosophy, her education, and descriptions of several of her designs (Dunbarton Oaks; The Aerie). Published in "Horticulture" February 1985. |
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Description: Biography of Beatrix Jones Farrand including her landscape philosophy, her education, and descriptions of several of her designs (Dunbarton Oaks; The Aerie). Published in "Horticulture" February 1985. |
