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Mount Desert Island then:
Mount Desert Island then:
Isle des Monts Deserts; 1603
Isle des Monts Deserts; 1603
Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine by W. H. Sherman
Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine by W. H. Sherman
French Navigator, Samuel de Champlain, stumbled upon Mount Desert when It was only a rock in the ocean. He raced back to Henry IV of France who granted the expedition to Champlain in 1603 and from then until 1610 Champlain traveled all over what they knew as Acadia in search for Colonization. He left colonists, sailors, priests, from France all over Acadia in search for a home. Many died due to weather conditions in the winter. Those who thrived, built and colonized, such as those on Mount Desert. They made peace with fellow Indians previously on the Island before, they fought as English stormed in and lost, but the wheels turn on as MDI flourishes culturally, economically and spiritually throughout the centuries.
1607, Champlain's map of the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy
Mount Desert Island Throughout the years....
Mount Desert Island Throughout the years....
- 1800- Building blocks of MDI. Towns are built, little shops, farmer markets, stores, boat building, fish industries, houses and farms everywhere.
- 1870s-80s- Wealth, tourists, people wanting summers homes. Western Expansion, Art Movement, big tourists attractions, legacies are born. Baked beans annual dinner.
- 1894- The First Annual Hayseeders' Ball- 40 Hayseeders, 40 men, 10 guest each, a grand old night
- 1900s- Full on Fishing Village. Big tourist site, Building Boom. Hotels spring up left and right. Builders and workers everywhere. Conservation Movement.
- 1910-20- Automobiles. Less jobs in town for locals, mass supply of wealthy people. Massive buildings and structure. Big parties taking place, locals working the ball, rich people attending the ball. The locals have had enough.
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