Description: Mackenzie Miller -- Lobstermen Catherine Ding -- Lobstering Will Renault -- Lobstermen Duncan Hetzer -- Lobstering Eliza Schleif -- Lobstering Ella Pappas -- Lobstering Oliver King -- Lobstering Valeria Chiri -- Lobstering Jacob Legutko -- Lobstering Bonnie Snyder -- Lobstering Peter Jones -- Lobstering Desmond Reifsnyder -- Lobstering Samantha Jacobs -- Lobstering Sam Hoff -- Longboarding with Jon Ho Sage Cross -- Cooking in MDI with Jamie Cross Forest Watras -- Hiking on MDI with Earl Brechlin Kate St. Dennis -- Sailing Zeke Valleau -- Bird carving Camden Garland -- Basketball with Barry Stratton Dawson Burnette -- Drumming with Beau Lisy Chase McGee -- Architecture with Bill Hanley Katie King -- Acadia with Skippy Lane Isaac Philbrook -- Minigolf with Jim Perrish Brigette Olearcek -- Lobstering with Ricky Alley and Adam Okareek [show more]
Description: Thuya Lodge was constructed from 1912-1916 by Boston architect Joseph H. Curtis. The Asticou Terraces were designed by Curtis as a series of paths and shelters from Peabody Drive up to the Lodge. The Garden was constructed and designed in 1956-1961 by Charles K. Savage, trustee of the property upon Curtis' death. Curtis was a summer resident of Northeast Harbor, ME and chose to give Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge, and Thuya Garden to the public. A memorial to Curtis is now found on the grounds. Pictorial map of the Asticou Terraces and the Thuya Lodge and Garden showing the grounds as well as the placement and type of trees. Buildings and animals are also drawn on the map. People Mentioned: Joseph H. Curtis, Paul G. Favour Jr. 1 in. = 20 ft. [show more]
Description: Richard Savage, Jim McLeod, and an unidentified man give two children a ride in a tractor with a snow plow at a winter carnival. Sticker on back identifies some of the individuals in the photograph. Inscription on the back of the photograph reads "Winter Carnival/ Spiker" in black pen. People Depicted: Richard Savage, Jim McLeod Black and white
Description: A letter from Fred C. Lynam to the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, Frank B. Rowell. Lynam disagrees with Senator George Wharton Pepper's objection to the proposed road construction project in Lafayette National Park. Lynam believes the road network is necessary for providing access to the park to those who cannot, or do not want, to hike. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
Description: Letter from George Dorr to Gist Blair regarding Blair's acceptance of the chairmanship of a committee. Dorr states he would like Blair's work to extend to the whole of conservation.
Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather. Peabody believes that he and Mather share a similar desire to see wild places conserved and is confident that Mather will see that the natural character of Mount Desert Island will be preserved by the National Park Service by not allowing further development of Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: William C. Endicott
Description: The back of the photograph says "Blackpoll Warbler nest site (Ralph Long in photo). Finally, Bud Long found the nest of a Blackpoll Warbler on Mt. Desert I. A record for Maine."
Description: Four men and four women are shown off for a day's outing. The ninth man is the buckboard driver. Edward Lothrop Rand is standing by the buckboard carrying his vasculum for collecting botanicl specimens. vas·cu·lum n. (pl. -la ) Bot. a collecting box for plants, typically in the form of a flattened cylindrical metal case with a lengthwise opening, carried by a shoulder strap. - "vasculum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (March 16, 2010). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vasculum.html. [show more]