"At inn overlooking the sea, tradition has a capital T" from The Globe and Mail - September 21, 1994 "Claremont spruces up for another century" from The Bar Harbor Times - August 18, 1994 "Visitor's guide to a lush Maine isle" from The New York Sunday Times -August 9, 1989 A write up by Charles C. Calhoun in MAINE - 1994 "An escape to Acadia Park when the crowds have gone" in The Inquirer "Edwardian Elegance, Regal Comfort" in The Times Record - August 30, 2002
The Claremont Hotel Collection courtesy of the McCue Family
Description: "At inn overlooking the sea, tradition has a capital T" from The Globe and Mail - September 21, 1994 "Claremont spruces up for another century" from The Bar Harbor Times - August 18, 1994 "Visitor's guide to a lush Maine isle" from The New York Sunday Times -August 9, 1989 A write up by Charles C. Calhoun in MAINE - 1994 "An escape to Acadia Park when the crowds have gone" in The Inquirer "Edwardian Elegance, Regal Comfort" in The Times Record - August 30, 2002 [show more]
Text of article reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT - but Co. 158, Great Pond Camp, Southwest Harbor, Maine: Is located on an island in the Atlantic ocean - Mountains, lakes and sea surround it - Fishing and swimming are to be enjoyed in the summer - Hunting in the fall and skating, skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and dancing in the winter - Has had no casualties since its origin - Has a CCC member 75 years old - Has a "dream-walking" who usually is picking himself up all day long - Has curtains (given by C.O.'s wife) a fireplace, orange and brown furniture and games in its attractive Recreation Room - Has a radio in each barracks - Has city water and lights - Has constructed fish pools where trout are being raised for the state - Has the prettiest log cabin ever built for the C.O. and his family - Has mass said on Saturdays until the boys didn't know whether they were Jewish or Catholic - Has been running itself for three months without help of regular army soldiers - Has First Lieutenant P.A. Harris, C.A.C. for a C.O. Take a look at our fireplace, barracks and our beautiful company street. What do you think? - The Boss Reporter"
Description: Text of article reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT - but Co. 158, Great Pond Camp, Southwest Harbor, Maine: Is located on an island in the Atlantic ocean - Mountains, lakes and sea surround it - Fishing and swimming are to be enjoyed in the summer - Hunting in the fall and skating, skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and dancing in the winter - Has had no casualties since its origin - Has a CCC member 75 years old - Has a "dream-walking" who usually is picking himself up all day long - Has curtains (given by C.O.'s wife) a fireplace, orange and brown furniture and games in its attractive Recreation Room - Has a radio in each barracks - Has city water and lights - Has constructed fish pools where trout are being raised for the state - Has the prettiest log cabin ever built for the C.O. and his family - Has mass said on Saturdays until the boys didn't know whether they were Jewish or Catholic - Has been running itself for three months without help of regular army soldiers - Has First Lieutenant P.A. Harris, C.A.C. for a C.O. Take a look at our fireplace, barracks and our beautiful company street. What do you think? - The Boss Reporter" [show more]
Advertisement for Samuel Morse Downs' Cottage - The Edgecliff For Sale or Rent Advertisement appeared in "The Outlook" - A Weekly Newspaper and an Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 83, May 5 - August 25, 1906. Advertisement reads: "Edgecliff A Charming Estate on Somes Sound Opposite North East Harbor, Mount Desert Five acres heavily wooded with spruce and fir. Most comfortable house of eight rooms with hardwood floors and large open fireplaces. Piazza twelve feet wide. Best water privlege [Sic] on the Sound. Best of plumbing and lake water. Stable for two horses. The combination of mountains, sea, and islands presents a view of surpassing beauty. For sale or to rent for the season. Price for the season very reasonable. Address S.M. Downs, Bellevue Hotel, Boston, Mass."
The Outlook - A Weekly Newspaper and an Illustrated Monthly Magazine
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Description: Advertisement for Samuel Morse Downs' Cottage - The Edgecliff For Sale or Rent Advertisement appeared in "The Outlook" - A Weekly Newspaper and an Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 83, May 5 - August 25, 1906. Advertisement reads: "Edgecliff A Charming Estate on Somes Sound Opposite North East Harbor, Mount Desert Five acres heavily wooded with spruce and fir. Most comfortable house of eight rooms with hardwood floors and large open fireplaces. Piazza twelve feet wide. Best water privlege [Sic] on the Sound. Best of plumbing and lake water. Stable for two horses. The combination of mountains, sea, and islands presents a view of surpassing beauty. For sale or to rent for the season. Price for the season very reasonable. Address S.M. Downs, Bellevue Hotel, Boston, Mass." [show more]
"Cottage Costing about $3,000. Stone foundation, shingled sides and roof. Designed as a Summer House by W.A. Bates." Page from "The House and Home - A Practical Book" by Dr. Lyman Abbott and others. Chapter XIV, House Building by Helen Churchill Candee, p. 66 - 1896
Description: "Cottage Costing about $3,000. Stone foundation, shingled sides and roof. Designed as a Summer House by W.A. Bates." Page from "The House and Home - A Practical Book" by Dr. Lyman Abbott and others. Chapter XIV, House Building by Helen Churchill Candee, p. 66 - 1896
Written by Thomas Coleman - 8 Years Old. John was John Coleman David was David Coleman Dady was Doug Coleman Thomas was born in 1961. This item combines SWHPL items 9979, 9980, 9981, and 9982.
Description: Written by Thomas Coleman - 8 Years Old. John was John Coleman David was David Coleman Dady was Doug Coleman Thomas was born in 1961. This item combines SWHPL items 9979, 9980, 9981, and 9982.