Description: ..."Landing The Prize… Scott Worcester of Southwest Harbor receives congratulations from Sallie Hinckley of the Southwest Harbor [Public] Library after winning...National Bank of BarHarbor...The second prize, a free, round-trip on BarHarbor Airlines was won by Vaughn Marshall of Machias...The raffle raised $9,400 to be divided between the Harbor House and the library." – The BarHarbor Times, Thursday, September 8, 1983, Sec. 1, p. 13...
Description: The photograph was taken at about noon on October 23, 1947. W.H. Ballard was standing on Route 102 in Town Hill. Notice that the flames are taller than the trees in the foreground.
Description: Eight pages of articles detailing history of the Jordan Pond House, its loss by fire, reactions to the loss, employee reminiscences and popover recipe. Many photographs included. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.038.1
Description: Excerpt from Pathmakers: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Mount Desert Island, pgs. 149-156
File Attachment: Effects_of_the_1947_Fire.pdf …However, as recorded in BarHarbor or maintenance of the trails. …Norton had also been a member of the towards Hulls Cove and BarHarbor and south over CCC trails crew at the Great [Long] Pond Camp. …For several years, Norm Walls and his crew divided their time between the NPS and the BarHarbor VIA. …Path in BarHarbor, a challenging task as the area was often hard-hit by winter storms.
Description: ...12 page typewritten manuscript. early history of Seal Harbor, Jan 1959 with corrections Letter from Mrs. Roscoe C...Smith, 1947, re Miss Gordon's letter about BarHarbor fire...
Description: ...History of BarHarbor, with photographs by Sargent Collier...Includes chapters on Acadia National Park, social and club life, island laboratories, BarHarbor-Yarmouth ferry, Fire of 1947, Kebo Valley Golf Club, Bar...Harbor Club, Pot and Kettle Club, the Building of Arts, Great Automobile War...
Description: ...Jesuits; de Gregoire; Bernard; Wreck of the Grand Design; British Navy; Early settlers; Summer visitors; Green Mountain Railway; Navy; Social Life; Bar...Harbor fire; Jackson Lab; Acadia National Park...
Description: A set stage in Gates Auditorium is ready to virtually host Hillary Rodham Clinton, the keynote speaker of the Champlain Institute. The Champlain Institute is a week-long ideas festival which hosts leaders from around the country and the world to share their expertise on pressing issues of our time.
Description: One tent among many being put up around campus to provide the communtiy covered outdoor gathering spaces, as well as spaces for conducting COVID-19 testing.
Description: In this interview, student Vonnie Love, College of the Atlantic class of 2021, discusses her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic living in Florida and Washington, D.C. while attending remote classes. Use link in Web Resource field to access audio file.
File Attachment: 2021-04-21_Vonnie-Love-oral-history-transcript.pdf …Being back in BarHarbor this year has been a lot better in terms of being focused and feeling I'm in I'm still in school and not being bombarded
Description: In this follow-up interview, student Micaela Sueldo Glattli, College of the Atlantic class of 2021, discusses navigating the holidays and graduation from college during the pandemic, as well as feeling about the vaccine. Use link in Web Resource field to access audio file.
File Attachment: 2021-04-16_Micaela-Sueldo-Glattli-oral-history-transcript.pdf …Obviously BarHarbor has that option, but it's usually cold -- unless you stay in the summer. And it's still cold. It was nice. …Not only my mom, or my mom and my dad could go to BarHarbor spending tons of tons of money.
Description: Children examine whale bones and other materials at the College of the Atlantic "Ocean Day" on March 21, 1981. Inscription on back reads "College of the Atlantic "Ocean Day" March 21, 1981/ Photo by John Jacob/ Please Return" in blue pen and "John P. Jacob/ COA/ 288-5015" in red pen. Black and white