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2031Lure of the Maine Coast
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Island
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.
  • William Witherle
  • Oct-88
  • 5
  • magazine
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.
2032Exploring Somes Sound
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Sound
A short photograph tour along Somes Sound, either sailing or hiking. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1999.
  • Sarah Goodyear
  • Aug-99
  • 6
  • magazine
Description:
A short photograph tour along Somes Sound, either sailing or hiking. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1999.
2073Martha's Maine
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
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.
  • John Golden
  • Nov-11
  • 8
  • photocopy
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.
2228Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Garden
Designed by Beatrix Farrand, the Rockefeller Gardens in Seal Harbor combine East and West influences in landscape design and artifacts. Several photographs included. Published in House & Garden, February 1985.
  • Paula Deitz
  • Feb-85
  • pages 116-127
  • magazine
Description:
Designed by Beatrix Farrand, the Rockefeller Gardens in Seal Harbor combine East and West influences in landscape design and artifacts. Several photographs included. Published in House & Garden, February 1985.
1569National Park & Conservation Magazine
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Park
Article "Ski Touring Acadia" by Russell D. Butcher pages 13-15 Published in "National Parks and Conservation Magazine", The Environmental Journal, October 1978
  • Oct-78
  • 30
  • magazine
Description:
Article "Ski Touring Acadia" by Russell D. Butcher pages 13-15 Published in "National Parks and Conservation Magazine", The Environmental Journal, October 1978
1605To The Lighthouse
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
A unique summer retreat on Maine's Bear Island. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morad obtained a long term lease from the National Park Service & obtained permission to restore it.
  • Susan Mary Alsop
  • Jun-00
  • pages 122-131
Description:
A unique summer retreat on Maine's Bear Island. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morad obtained a long term lease from the National Park Service & obtained permission to restore it.
1616Carriage Roads and Bridges of Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Carriage Road
  • Structures, Bridge, Carriage Road
Short article about John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s carriage roads in Acadia National Park.
  • Russel Butcher, Pam Butcher
  • Aug-72
  • 4
  • magazine pages
Description:
Short article about John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s carriage roads in Acadia National Park.
1657Daniel Fernald
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Daniel Fernald is a commercial fisherman, mentor, coach of basketball, gallery owner, and ... oh, yes ...artist. He lives on Little Cranberry Island.
  • Carl Little
  • Jul-01
  • pages 40-44
  • magazine
Description:
Daniel Fernald is a commercial fisherman, mentor, coach of basketball, gallery owner, and ... oh, yes ...artist. He lives on Little Cranberry Island.
1687On Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont.
  • Susan Mary Alsop
  • May-01
  • page 188
  • magazine
Description:
Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont.
1688Brooke Astor's Cove End, Summers on Mount Desert in Maine
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink.
  • Susan Mary Alsop
  • Jul-96
  • Cove End
  • page 80
  • magazine
Description:
An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink.
1691Artists of the Working Waterfront
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Article on artists who focus on the preservation of the Maine waterfront as part of the economy through their works.
  • Carl Little
  • May-09
  • pages 45-51
  • Photocopy
Description:
Article on artists who focus on the preservation of the Maine waterfront as part of the economy through their works.
1694Inspired by China: An interview with Joe Tracy
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Events, Exhibit
  • People
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.
  • John Lavine
  • Feb-07
  • pages 60-65
  • magazine
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.
1695Fraas & Slade's Art of the Quilt
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
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.
  • Carl Little
  • Jul-08
  • pages 71-75
  • photocopy
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.
1711Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
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.
  • Feb-85
  • page 44
  • magazine
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.
1715Staying Alive!
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Appearing in Down East Magazine, short story by Northeast Harbor resident and author Gunnar Hansen about the author the perils of a clam digger venturing to an off shore island in winter.
  • Gunnar Hansen
  • Feb-85
  • pages 34-37
  • magazine
Description:
Appearing in Down East Magazine, short story by Northeast Harbor resident and author Gunnar Hansen about the author the perils of a clam digger venturing to an off shore island in winter.
1792La Grande Poetesse du Maine...
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
Brief biography and review of the works of Hortense Flexner, poetess, of Sutton Island. Mr. Little quotes Marguerite Yourcenar for details of Flexner's life and works, some of which Madam Yourcenar translated. Published in "Island Journal", Volume Seven, 1990
  • Carl Little
  • pages 66-67
  • magazine
Description:
Brief biography and review of the works of Hortense Flexner, poetess, of Sutton Island. Mr. Little quotes Marguerite Yourcenar for details of Flexner's life and works, some of which Madam Yourcenar translated. Published in "Island Journal", Volume Seven, 1990
1804Francis Hector Clergue
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Three biographical articles about Francis Hector Clergue of Brewer, Maine who was developing Bar Harbor as a tourist center and who built the Green Mountain Railway.
  • 4 pages, 1 page, 3 pages
  • 2 copies of each article
Description:
Three biographical articles about Francis Hector Clergue of Brewer, Maine who was developing Bar Harbor as a tourist center and who built the Green Mountain Railway.
1987Ellsworth American Newspaper Index
  • Publication, Directory
  • Places, Town
Notes about Mount Desert Island towns taken from the Ellsworth American newspaper from 1901 to 1910.newspapers
  • 105
  • typescript
Description:
Notes about Mount Desert Island towns taken from the Ellsworth American newspaper from 1901 to 1910.newspapers
2252Directory of Landscape Architects in Northeast Harbor
  • Publication, Directory
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • People
listings of landscape architects and projects worked on.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 17
  • typescript
Description:
listings of landscape architects and projects worked on.
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.
1556The Maine Fire Story
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Fire
  • People
Article about the 1947 fire that destroyed Bar Harbor. Includes photocopies of 2 awards given to the Employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
  • 8 pages (2 copies)
  • photograph copy
Description:
Article about the 1947 fire that destroyed Bar Harbor. Includes photocopies of 2 awards given to the Employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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.
1723Salvaging Cargo from the Wreck of the Emily F. Northam
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Copy of article about the salvage of cargo from the schooner "Emily F. Northam" wrecked on the mudflats off Cranberry Island December 2, 1926. Capts. Hadlock and Jarvis organized a salvage crew of Fernalds, Stanleys, and Spurlings.
  • Farnham W. Smith
  • Mar-74
  • pages 58-65
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of article about the salvage of cargo from the schooner "Emily F. Northam" wrecked on the mudflats off Cranberry Island December 2, 1926. Capts. Hadlock and Jarvis organized a salvage crew of Fernalds, Stanleys, and Spurlings.
1847George Cheever Shattuck
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • People
Two biographical articles about George Cheever Shattuck: 1. "George Cheever Shattuck", by George S. Richardson, published by the Massachusetts Historical Society 2. "George Cheever Shattuck, Nestor of Torpical Medicine", by Jean A. Curran
  • George S. Richardson, Jean A. Curran
  • 2 articles
Description:
Two biographical articles about George Cheever Shattuck: 1. "George Cheever Shattuck", by George S. Richardson, published by the Massachusetts Historical Society 2. "George Cheever Shattuck, Nestor of Torpical Medicine", by Jean A. Curran
7356Potluck - Buss Tracy
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
1 Article: "Oatmeal Bread" 2 Poems: "Dear God" and untitled, by Buss (Bussy) Tracy
  • 3
  • typescript
Description:
1 Article: "Oatmeal Bread" 2 Poems: "Dear God" and untitled, by Buss (Bussy) Tracy