Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
13887	Arnold Arboretum	Reference	Places							Arnold Arboretum Item: 13887    Type: Reference Subject: Places State: MA
12898	Back Beach	Reference	Places, Shore				Tremont, Bernard			Back Beach Item: 12898    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Shore Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME
14740	Baddeck, Nova Scotia	Reference	Places, Town						A small village on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia	Baddeck, Nova Scotia Item: 14740    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Description: A small village on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia
14595	Bairds Quarry, Swans Island Minturn Quarry	Reference	Places				Swans Island			Bairds Quarry, Swans Island Minturn Quarry Item: 14595    Type: Reference Subject: Places Place: Swans Island State: ME
14156	Baker Island	Reference	Places, Island				Cranberry Isles, Baker Island	Baker Island		Baker Island Item: 14156    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Island Place: Cranberry Isles, Baker Island State: ME Address: Baker Island
15875	Baker Island Dance Floor	Reference	Places, Shore						The Baker Island “Dance Floor,” is a series of huge flat slabs of granite found on the south shore, where area-islanders would hold dances on warm summer evenings. Many visitors come here for an “off the beaten path” experience and because of its unique and pleasant setting. “I believe the Thorpe family was instrumental in forming a corporation to purchase a plot of land on Baker’s Island where the dance floor ledges are located to protect the site. When the tremendous sea during a violent storm moved and tipped the large flat rocks out of place a crew of men was sent out to jack them back level.” – The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters, Fisheries of Cranberry Island Chapter	Baker Island Dance Floor Item: 15875    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Shore Description: The Baker Island “Dance Floor,” is a series of huge flat slabs of granite found on the south shore, where area-islanders would hold dances on warm summer evenings. Many visitors come here for an “off the beaten path” experience and because of its unique and pleasant setting. “I believe the Thorpe family was instrumental in forming a corporation to purchase a plot of land on Baker’s Island where the dance floor ledges are located to protect the site. When the tremendous sea during a violent storm moved and tipped the large flat rocks out of place a crew of men was sent out to jack them back level.” – The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters, Fisheries of Cranberry Island Chapter [show more]
13203	Balance Rock	Reference	Places, Shore				Bar Harbor			Balance Rock Item: 13203    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Shore Place: Bar Harbor State: ME
13204	Bar Harbor	Reference	Places, Town				Bar Harbor			Bar Harbor Item: 13204    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Bar Harbor State: ME
12891	Bar Harbor Airport	Reference	Places							Bar Harbor Airport Item: 12891    Type: Reference Subject: Places
15012	Bar Harbor Days	Reference	Places			1887			“Bar Harbor Days” by Mrs. Burton Harrison with illustrations by Fenn and Hyde was published by Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, 1887.	Bar Harbor Days Item: 15012    Type: Reference Subject: Places Date: 1887 Description: “Bar Harbor Days” by Mrs. Burton Harrison with illustrations by Fenn and Hyde was published by Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, 1887.
13214	Bar Harbor Shore Path	Reference	Places, Shore				Bar Harbor			Bar Harbor Shore Path Item: 13214    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Shore Place: Bar Harbor State: ME
13130	Bass Harbor Boulder on Marsh Creek	Reference	Places				Tremont, Bass Harbor			Bass Harbor Boulder on Marsh Creek Item: 13130    Type: Reference Subject: Places Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME
12914	Bass Harbor Marsh	Reference	Places				Tremont, Bass Harbor		“There are large Salt marshes in Wells Scarborough, Falmouth and Machias, about the Islands of Sagadahock, and about Mount Desert where great quantities of salt hay are annually cut which, with that of the upland and fresh meadow, make exceedingly good fodder.” – “The History of the state of Maine: from its First Discovery, A. D. 1602 to The Separation, A.D. 1820, inclusive.” by William Durkee Williamson, Volume I, Section II – The Soils of Maine, p. 97 published by Glazier, Masters & Co., 1832. "Marsh hay which was very fine and very good for cows grew on a big piece of marsh land at Bass Harbor. Oxen were used on the marshes as they would not sink into the muck as easily as a horse and had the ability to pull their feet out of the muck under conditions which would mire a horse. Cranberries were picked on the marsh and kept for the winter in big barrels partly filled with water from which they were dipped out with a big strainer." - “Recollections of Southwest Harbor, Maine 1885-1894” by Jesse L. Parker, p. 31-32, manuscript, 1955. "Indians from Oldtown, Maine camped on the rocks across [Clark Point Road] from our house [the Parker house at 143 Clark Point Road] each summer. They lived in tents and sold baskets, moccasins and small birch bark canoes. Some of the baskets were made of wood and some almost entirely of sweetgrass which had a very pleasant odor. This grass was secured from the marshes at Bass Harbor and would be cured by being hung up in large bunches. They also cut some ash wood for use in making the wooden baskets. As the same Indians returned year after year we became well acquainted with them. In later years the older Indian boys played baseball with us." p. 40. Jesse Lindon Parker (1881-1966) This valuable manuscript is a narrative of the early history of the town by an eyewitness. There are largely unknown or unreported facts on almost every page.	Bass Harbor Marsh Item: 12914    Type: Reference Subject: Places Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Description: “There are large Salt marshes in Wells Scarborough, Falmouth and Machias, about the Islands of Sagadahock, and about Mount Desert where great quantities of salt hay are annually cut which, with that of the upland and fresh meadow, make exceedingly good fodder.” – “The History of the state of Maine: from its First Discovery, A. D. 1602 to The Separation, A.D. 1820, inclusive.” by William Durkee Williamson, Volume I, Section II – The Soils of Maine, p. 97 published by Glazier, Masters & Co., 1832. "Marsh hay which was very fine and very good for cows grew on a big piece of marsh land at Bass Harbor. Oxen were used on the marshes as they would not sink into the muck as easily as a horse and had the ability to pull their feet out of the muck under conditions which would mire a horse. Cranberries were picked on the marsh and kept for the winter in big barrels partly filled with water from which they were dipped out with a big strainer." - “Recollections of Southwest Harbor, Maine 1885-1894” by Jesse L. Parker, p. 31-32, manuscript, 1955. "Indians from Oldtown, Maine camped on the rocks across [Clark Point Road] from our house [the Parker house at 143 Clark Point Road] each summer. They lived in tents and sold baskets, moccasins and small birch bark canoes. Some of the baskets were made of wood and some almost entirely of sweetgrass which had a very pleasant odor. This grass was secured from the marshes at Bass Harbor and would be cured by being hung up in large bunches. They also cut some ash wood for use in making the wooden baskets. As the same Indians returned year after year we became well acquainted with them. In later years the older Indian boys played baseball with us." p. 40. Jesse Lindon Parker (1881-1966) This valuable manuscript is a narrative of the early history of the town by an eyewitness. There are largely unknown or unreported facts on almost every page. [show more]
3497	Bear Island	Reference	Places, Island				Cranberry Isles, Bear Island		Bear Island is one of the five islands that make up the Cranberry Islands. It is off the shore of Mount Desert Island between Northeast Harbor and Bracy's Cove.	Bear Island Item: 3497    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Island Place: Cranberry Isles, Bear Island State: ME Description: Bear Island is one of the five islands that make up the Cranberry Islands. It is off the shore of Mount Desert Island between Northeast Harbor and Bracy's Cove.
15164	Beaver Brook Reservation	Reference	Places				Waltham MA		"The first reservation established by the Metropolitan Parks Commission (later the MDC) in 1893, Beaver Brook Reservation is 59 acres of open fields, wetlands and woodlands. Ponds, fields, marsh, and a cascading waterfall make the park's north section a delightful place to walk or picnic. The more developed south section features ballfields, a wading pool, and a tot lot. Beaver Brook's historic significance includes reminders of its past; the remains of a 19th century fulling mill, the historic Robert Morris Copeland House (c.1835) and a monument to the Waverly Oaks, perhaps the most famous trees of the 1890's." - “Beaver Brook Reservaton”, Massachusetts Government Department of Conservation and Recreation, Accessed online 03/30/10; http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/beaver.htm	Beaver Brook Reservation Item: 15164    Type: Reference Subject: Places Place: Waltham MA State: MA Description: "The first reservation established by the Metropolitan Parks Commission (later the MDC) in 1893, Beaver Brook Reservation is 59 acres of open fields, wetlands and woodlands. Ponds, fields, marsh, and a cascading waterfall make the park's north section a delightful place to walk or picnic. The more developed south section features ballfields, a wading pool, and a tot lot. Beaver Brook's historic significance includes reminders of its past; the remains of a 19th century fulling mill, the historic Robert Morris Copeland House (c.1835) and a monument to the Waverly Oaks, perhaps the most famous trees of the 1890's." - “Beaver Brook Reservaton”, Massachusetts Government Department of Conservation and Recreation, Accessed online 03/30/10; http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/beaver.htm [show more]
13129	Beech Hill	Reference	Places, Mountain				Acadia National Park			Beech Hill Item: 13129    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Mountain Place: Acadia National Park State: ME
3503	Beech Mountain and Beech Cliff	Reference	Places, Mountain				Acadia National Park	Beech Mountain		Beech Mountain and Beech Cliff Item: 3503    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Mountain Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Beech Mountain
13869	Bernard Mountain West Peak Western Mountain	Reference	Places, Mountain				Acadia National Park	Western Mountain		Bernard Mountain West Peak Western Mountain Item: 13869    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Mountain Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Western Mountain
14767	Black Island	Reference	Places, Island				Frenchboro, Black Island			Black Island Item: 14767    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Island Place: Frenchboro, Black Island State: ME
14741	Bras D'Or Lake	Reference	Places, Lake				Canada, Cape Breton Island, Baddeck			Bras D'Or Lake Item: 14741    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Lake Place: Canada, Cape Breton Island, Baddeck
14367	Brooklin, Maine	Reference	Places, Town				Brooklin ME			Brooklin, Maine Item: 14367    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Brooklin ME State: ME
14816	Brooks, Maine	Reference	Places, Town				Brooks ME			Brooks, Maine Item: 14816    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Brooks ME State: ME
15004	Canada Cliffs	Reference	Places, Mountain				Acadia National Park		“It was during a lumbering operation on the Fernald land toward Somesville in the winter of 1820 that Canada Hollow received its name. It was a very severe winter and stories of the extreme cold to the north were brought down from Canada. The choppers got the habit of referring to the location of their work as "Canada" believing that no place could be much colder, and the name has been used down through the years and now seems firmly fixed.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 139 – 1938	Canada Cliffs Item: 15004    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Mountain Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Description: “It was during a lumbering operation on the Fernald land toward Somesville in the winter of 1820 that Canada Hollow received its name. It was a very severe winter and stories of the extreme cold to the north were brought down from Canada. The choppers got the habit of referring to the location of their work as "Canada" believing that no place could be much colder, and the name has been used down through the years and now seems firmly fixed.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 139 – 1938 [show more]
14358	Carroll Hill Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery	Reference	Places, Cemetery				Southwest Harbor	31 Main Street		Carroll Hill Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Item: 14358    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Cemetery Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 31 Main Street
13305	Champlain Society's Camp Pemetic	Reference	Organizations Places, Camp				Mount Desert		The camp was located on the bluff above Wasgatt Cove "on the east side of Some's Sound, a little to the north of the house of Mr. Asa Smallidge, and opposite Flying Mountain and the cliff of Dog Mountain on the western side of the Sound." "Charles [Eliot] did not know just where he would pitch the camp, but expected to find a suitable and central place somewhere between Otter Creek and Seawall Point. So, after picking up the camp equipment at a house on Waukeag Neck, he cruised along that shore and went up into Somes Sound and anchored in what we now call Wasgatt's Cove on the eastern shore. There, above the gravel bank, was a bit of open meadow with a good spring at the back and just to the north of the brook which is the outlet of Hadlock Pond fell with a little waterfall into the cove." - "The Champlain Society" fragment of manuscript by Samuel Atkins Eliot, 1931 - in the collection of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. See also: "Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect, A Lover Of Nature And Of His Kind, Who Trained Himself For A New Profession, Practised It Happily And Through It Wrought Much Good," p. 26.	Champlain Society's Camp Pemetic Item: 13305    Type: Reference Subject: Organizations Places, Camp Place: Mount Desert State: ME Description: The camp was located on the bluff above Wasgatt Cove "on the east side of Some's Sound, a little to the north of the house of Mr. Asa Smallidge, and opposite Flying Mountain and the cliff of Dog Mountain on the western side of the Sound." "Charles [Eliot] did not know just where he would pitch the camp, but expected to find a suitable and central place somewhere between Otter Creek and Seawall Point. So, after picking up the camp equipment at a house on Waukeag Neck, he cruised along that shore and went up into Somes Sound and anchored in what we now call Wasgatt's Cove on the eastern shore. There, above the gravel bank, was a bit of open meadow with a good spring at the back and just to the north of the brook which is the outlet of Hadlock Pond fell with a little waterfall into the cove." - "The Champlain Society" fragment of manuscript by Samuel Atkins Eliot, 1931 - in the collection of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. See also: "Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect, A Lover Of Nature And Of His Kind, Who Trained Himself For A New Profession, Practised It Happily And Through It Wrought Much Good," p. 26. [show more]

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