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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM200B_to-the-top_Bar-Harbor-ME.html
On foot, by rail, by road - people have made their way to the summit of Cadillac Mountain for centuries. Noticing the influx of vacationing rusticators in the late 1800s, entrepreneur Frank Clergue devised an ambitious system in which carriages ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM200A_signs-of-the-seasons_Bar-Harbor-ME.html
As Acadia's seasons change, so too does this view. Spring signals tightly wound ferns to unfurl their feathery foliage. Warming weather teases luna moths from their cocoons. As long summer days approach, bright green leaves of the birch trees blan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-c6387_natural-seawall_Southwest-Harbor-ME.html
Many of Maine's beaches are covered with cobblestones, but here powerful ocean storms have assembled them into a massive seawall. As the waves break, they scour rocks from the base of the beach and carry them up on the shore. As the tide rises, th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-e7615_mariners-beware_Tremont-ME.html
Maine boasts more than 70 lighthouses - an indication of the over 3,400 miles of shoreline that weaves in and out of craggy cliffs and cobble beaches along this rugged coast. Built on rocky promontories and offshore islands, the lighthouses have w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-1f7b3_bass-harbor-head-light-station_Tremont-ME.html
This propertyhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the InteriorBass Harbor Head Light Station1858
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-de6d5_wigwam-wikuwam_Bar-Harbor-ME.html
house; dwelling; building; in Passamaquoddy and MaliseetThe exhibit before you is a handmade, traditional birchbark wigwam originally built by Penobscot artist Barry Dana and his family in August 2011.Like all homes, it requires yearly maintenance…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-f2773_wabanaki-traditions_Bar-Harbor-ME.html
Long before Europeans arrived, Wabanaki people hunted, fished, gathered berries, and harvested clams on what we now call Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. For generations, Wabanaki craftspeople sold handmade ash and sweet-grass baskets…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-69ac0_the-french-connection_Bar-Harbor-ME.html
Frenchman Bay, in front of you, and other prominent names commemorate the region's rich French heritage, "Acadia" stems from "Arcadia," a term used by Giovanni Verrazano's expedition to describe the Atlantic coast in 1524. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-4a86b_ocean-highways_Bar-Harbor-ME.html
Frenchman Bay extends seven miles between Mount Desert Island and the Schoodic Peninsula, which lies beyond the Porcupine Islands. For centuries, humans have plied these bountiful waters to fish, trade, and enjoy the scenery. In the long struggle …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-28cf4_bar-harbor-soldiers-monument-a-war-memorial_Bar-Harbor-ME.html
Two surviving Rodman/Dahlgren Cannon mounted onnearby Egg Rock in 1898 as part of the Coastal Defense Batteryat Frenchman's Bay, Bar Harbor.————————————-This plaque honorsthos…