Description: One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "This photo resolves arguments about whether or not the field west of the pond was settled. Frank Callahan was a farmer and blacksmith whose smithy stood out nearer the seawall. This caption and photo are more recent than the others. In the 1880's there was no need to distinguish between this pond and the one one the west side of the island because the other was called 'Great Pond.'" Tom Eliot [show more]
Description: Echo Lake is located on the western side of Mount Desert Island. The lake is a popular swimming area and is surrounded by hiking trails on the nearby mountains.
Description: The label on the back of the painting reads: Oil Painting by Howe D. Higgins Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine Member of: The Art League of Maine Name of picture: Autumn Scene No. 68-50 Note: This painting may be cleaned with a damp cloth.
Description: Tinted Halftone Postcard. Made in Germany. Date: Before 1909 – possibly an excellent fake of an old postcard Size: 5. .4375” x 3. .4375” Subject: Eagle Lake – Ice Harvest Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Hugh C. Leighton Company Original Printer: Unknown printer in Germany Divided Back: Y Bordered: N Mailed: N Postage: One Cent – Two Cents foreignNumber: 27277 Postmarked: N "The device [wheels in a wood structure] set in a cove at the northwest corner of the lake, is part of a conveyor owned by a company that harvested ice from the lake until the 1950s. Part of the sluiceway remains on the lake bottom and can be seen when the light is right and the water low." - “Bygone Bar Harbor: A Postcard Tour of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park” by Earl Brechlin, 2002, p. 58. [show more]
Description: "According to local knowledge, the northwest cove of Eagle Lake is also known as “Nick’s Cove,” an obvious reference to Nicholas Curran." - “The Memorials of Acadia National Park” by Donald P. Lenahan, published by D.P. Lenahan, Bar Harbor, Maine, 2010, p. 71-72.