Description: 1990 Map of Bass Harbor and Manset with names and numbers of businesses on Mount Desert Island, blue and white *pronounced ‘dessert’ as in blueberry pie!
Description: Describes history of Seaside Inn and of the land, originally owned by "Bingham heirs" or John Bracy. Examples of early advertisement for the inn, menus, document showing transfer of land to James Clements by the Barings of London. Early photographs; lists of names of those who worked there; written memories. Seaside Inn opened in 1869 and was demolished in 1964.
Description: Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-1987) was the first woman elected to the Academie Francaise; she lived on Mount Desert Island in Northeast Harbor and is buried in Brookside Cemetery in Somesville.
Description: The June 1990 issue contains an article (pp. 56-59) on the Haynes Garage in Northeast Harbor: "A Family Affair," which describes the history of this garage used to store many of the summer residents' vintage or antique automobiles.
Description: Summer home of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his family. Describes family life, gardens, interior furnishings. House was demolished c. 1963.
Description: Description of the progression of fires throughout Maine in fall, 1947. Describes drought that affected the state. Several chapters have sections on Mount Desert Island. Photos include aerial view of Bar Harbor, burned public buildings and homes in Bar Harbor, including Jackson Lab. Photo of firefighters with Indian pumps. Third edition, 1997.
Description: Mary Bond Collection of essays published by the Bar Harbor Times from 1976 to 1986. (Updated description 04/17/2012 by Annette). Mary Bond was the wife of James Bond - the ornithologist who was the namesake for Ian Fleming's character. The Bonds lived in Pretty Marsh on the estate which is now (2012) owned by Joan Fitzgerald.
Description: Landscape paintersThomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, and others discovered Mt. Desert Island and inspired tourists to visit. This book examines how images and works of art inspired the artists and tourists, alike.
Description: A two-volune history of these houses, arranged by location Volume One: Richtown Road to "Upper" Clark's Point Road Volume Two: Andrew Lopaus House (Kelleytown Road) to James Moulden/Bill Robinson House Inscribed by the author to the MDI Historical Society
Description: Photographs from about the Civil War times to about the time of the First World War relating to economic activity in the state. Activities include agriculture, lumbering, boat building, and more. Photo credits are given.