Description: The original William Henry Ward Store on the Manset shore. This photograph was taken before the expansion of the wharf by William H. Ward.
"Lunt’s Harbor, Frenchboro, Long Island, c1900, looking north. Harbor Island, one of many Harbor Islands on the Maine coast, lies at the mouth of the harbor. Crow Island is beyond it on the right and to the left is the easternmost Sister Island. Long Island was settled in the 1820's. The name “Frenchboro” was given in honor of Bass Harbor lawyer, E. Webster French, who assisted the inhabitants in obtaining a post office."- MH - Mt. Desert Islander - 2007.
Description: "Lunt’s Harbor, Frenchboro, Long Island, c1900, looking north. Harbor Island, one of many Harbor Islands on the Maine coast, lies at the mouth of the harbor. Crow Island is beyond it on the right and to the left is the easternmost Sister Island. Long Island was settled in the 1820's. The name “Frenchboro” was given in honor of Bass Harbor lawyer, E. Webster French, who assisted the inhabitants in obtaining a post office."- MH - Mt. Desert Islander - 2007. [show more]
The town of Tremont split from Eden and was incorporated on June 4, 1848. It included what is now Southwest Harbor. The eastern part of Bass Harbor was then known as East Bass Harbor. East Bass Harbor was changed to McKinley in 1897. McKinley was changed to Bass Harbor on August 1, 1966.
Description: The town of Tremont split from Eden and was incorporated on June 4, 1848. It included what is now Southwest Harbor. The eastern part of Bass Harbor was then known as East Bass Harbor. East Bass Harbor was changed to McKinley in 1897. McKinley was changed to Bass Harbor on August 1, 1966.