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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
7341Sutton Island
  • Reference
  • Places, Island
One of the five Cranberry Islands, Sutton Island is today occupied only during the summer months.
Description:
One of the five Cranberry Islands, Sutton Island is today occupied only during the summer months.
7342Bartlett Island
  • Reference
  • Places, Island
Bartlett Island is a small island located off the western coast of Mount Desert Island in the Town of Mount Desert. It is privately owned by the Rockefeller family.
Description:
Bartlett Island is a small island located off the western coast of Mount Desert Island in the Town of Mount Desert. It is privately owned by the Rockefeller family.
7343Little Cranberry Island and Islesford
  • Reference
  • Places, Island
One of the five Cranberry Islands located in the Town of Cranberry Isles on the southeastern side of Mount Desert Island. It is a year-round community.
Description:
One of the five Cranberry Islands located in the Town of Cranberry Isles on the southeastern side of Mount Desert Island. It is a year-round community.
7344Great Cranberry Island
  • Reference
  • Places, Island
The largest of the five Cranberry Islands located in the Town of Cranberry Isles on the southeastern side of Mount Desert Island. It is a year-round community.
Description:
The largest of the five Cranberry Islands located in the Town of Cranberry Isles on the southeastern side of Mount Desert Island. It is a year-round community.
6037Islander Magazine
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Places, Island
Small booklet, printed by the National Park Service, with info about trails, roads, restaurants, etc. in Bar Harbor and surrounding towns.
  • 1981
  • 4 magazines
Description:
Small booklet, printed by the National Park Service, with info about trails, roads, restaurants, etc. in Bar Harbor and surrounding towns.
1958Bar Harbor, Celebrating 200 Years in Eden
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Town
"It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives.
  • Mark Condon
  • 2001
  • 48
  • magazine
Description:
"It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives. [show more]
1908Souvenirs from Three Island Painters
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • People
  • Places, Island
Scanned photographs, prints and letters of booklet presented to William Otis Sawtelle from H. Warren, C. Kincaid, and S. White, aka Three Island Painters (TIPS) who had a gallery in "Blue Duck", now the Islesford Historical Museum.
  • 1919
  • 31
  • photocopy
Description:
Scanned photographs, prints and letters of booklet presented to William Otis Sawtelle from H. Warren, C. Kincaid, and S. White, aka Three Island Painters (TIPS) who had a gallery in "Blue Duck", now the Islesford Historical Museum.
1936Ensign Ben Bunker, Mount Desert, and The Cranberry Isles
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
This is a second in a series of Occasional Papers to be published under the auspices of the Islesford Historical Society. It was given to Anne Haynes who gave it to the Northeast Harbor Library.
  • Theodore Spurling Sr.
  • Aug-91
  • 19
  • typescript
Description:
This is a second in a series of Occasional Papers to be published under the auspices of the Islesford Historical Society. It was given to Anne Haynes who gave it to the Northeast Harbor Library.
1937Mount Desert
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr. Pyle & a copy of "The New Iliad".
  • E. Chardon
  • February 1877
  • photocopy
  • poor
Description:
History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr. Pyle & a copy of "The New Iliad".
2114Champlain Project
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Organizations
  • Places, Island
Copy of web page describing the "Champlain Project" influenced by the 1880 Champlain Society. Its purpose is to assemble and present information about MDI's natural resources.
  • Thomas Vining
  • 2010
  • 17
Description:
Copy of web page describing the "Champlain Project" influenced by the 1880 Champlain Society. Its purpose is to assemble and present information about MDI's natural resources.
2155Acadia: The Transformation of Mount Desert Island from an Exclusive Resort to a National Park
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
Senior college essay of Eleanor Kinney about the development of Acadia National Park and conflicts between the summer residents and year-round working residents.
  • Eleanor H. Kinney
  • 1990
  • 58
  • photocopy
Description:
Senior college essay of Eleanor Kinney about the development of Acadia National Park and conflicts between the summer residents and year-round working residents.
1747Running To Catch Up
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • People
  • Places, Island
Personal narratives, wife of Park Ranger, life in Maine and elsewhere.
  • Edith Favour
  • 46
  • typescript
Description:
Personal narratives, wife of Park Ranger, life in Maine and elsewhere.
21932009 Overview; An In-Depth Look at Hancock County Business
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Places, Island
Supplement to the Mount Desert Island focusing on businesses, economic development, population statistics, and government in the county's towns.
  • 2/19/2009
  • newspaper
Description:
Supplement to the Mount Desert Island focusing on businesses, economic development, population statistics, and government in the county's towns.
2241Entire Island Menaced by Fire
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Island
Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies.
  • 1967
  • 12
  • newspaper
  • fair
Description:
Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies.
2168Welcome to the Cranberry Isles
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • People
  • Places, Island
Supplement to the Islander and Ellsworth American, this insert is about the people, places, and events on the Great and Little Cranberry Islands.
  • 7/3/2003
  • newspaper
Description:
Supplement to the Islander and Ellsworth American, this insert is about the people, places, and events on the Great and Little Cranberry Islands.
2033Cranberry Chronicle
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
News of Cranberry House and the GCI Historical Society. President: Phil Whitney
  • GCI Historical Society
  • Nov-09
  • 4
  • typescript
Description:
News of Cranberry House and the GCI Historical Society. President: Phil Whitney
1489Beals Island
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Places, Island
A paper signed Notes of Mary C. Wheelwright September 1947 that highlights her interactions with locals about Beals Island.
  • Mary C. Wheelwright
  • 2
  • typescript
Description:
A paper signed Notes of Mary C. Wheelwright September 1947 that highlights her interactions with locals about Beals Island.
1751Cranberry Isles Sketches
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • People
  • Places, Island
Reminiscences of social life & customs, Cranberry Islands, 1959
  • Louis G. Barrett
  • 82
  • typescript
Description:
Reminiscences of social life & customs, Cranberry Islands, 1959
1754Recollections of Summers Spent: Northeast Harbor, Maine.
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Places, Island
A collection of 1930 and 1940 boyhood memories of time at "Rockend Dock" including stories of Captains Lou Stanley, Bert Spurling and Bill Black. 2 copies.
  • Henry T. Reath
  • 8
  • 2 copies
Description:
A collection of 1930 and 1940 boyhood memories of time at "Rockend Dock" including stories of Captains Lou Stanley, Bert Spurling and Bill Black. 2 copies.
2268Modern Deer Management Methods Needed in Maine
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Nature, Animals
  • Places, Island
  • Lawrie Holmes
  • 12/12/1952
  • 2
  • typescript
1655Park Service Capitulates Isle Au Haut Giveaway
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
Article about Isle au Haut in relation to National Park.
  • Dec-77
  • 1
  • photocopy
Description:
Article about Isle au Haut in relation to National Park.
7234Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging
Photocopy of a guidebook to Mount Desert Island containing a few historical notes and images of landscapes and buildings.
  • 56
  • photocopy
Description:
Photocopy of a guidebook to Mount Desert Island containing a few historical notes and images of landscapes and buildings.
7098Guide book for Mount Desert
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Places, Island
Loring, Short & Harmon's illustrated guide book for Mount Desert Island (before Acadia National Park). With 5 mounted photographs. Fourth edition (1879). Sixth edition (1885).
  • Clara Barnes Martin
  • 1879
  • 95
  • 2 books
  • fragile
Description:
Loring, Short & Harmon's illustrated guide book for Mount Desert Island (before Acadia National Park). With 5 mounted photographs. Fourth edition (1879). Sixth edition (1885).
1993Telephone Book Cranberry Isles, Maine
  • Publication, Directory
  • Businesses, Service Business
  • People
  • Places, Island
Directory of telephone numbers of residents of Great Cranberry, Islesford and Sutton Islands. List of emergency numbers, names of town officials, directory of businesses, and ferry schedule included.
  • 2009
  • 60
  • photocopy
Description:
Directory of telephone numbers of residents of Great Cranberry, Islesford and Sutton Islands. List of emergency numbers, names of town officials, directory of businesses, and ferry schedule included.
19942008 Sutton Island Directory
  • Publication, Directory
  • People
  • Places, Island
List of names, addresses (off season; Sutton), phone numbers and e-mail addresses of residents of Sutton Island.
  • Andy Potter
  • 12/10/2008
  • 1
  • photocopy
Description:
List of names, addresses (off season; Sutton), phone numbers and e-mail addresses of residents of Sutton Island.