This photo was taken from almost the same spot as a photo by W.H Ballard in October 1935. See Item 11895 for the Ballard photo. The cruise ship in the distance is the "MS Maasdam," a Holland America cruise ship built in 1993 by Italy’s Fincantieri Shipyards. She was named for a dam located on the Maas River in the Netherlands. “Maasdam” is an S class 10 deck cruise ship, 721.78’ long, 101.50 beam, 131.23’ high with a 24.93’ draught. She carries a crew of 580 and 1,258 passengers at a speed of 22 knots.
Description: This photo was taken from almost the same spot as a photo by W.H Ballard in October 1935. See Item 11895 for the Ballard photo. The cruise ship in the distance is the "MS Maasdam," a Holland America cruise ship built in 1993 by Italy’s Fincantieri Shipyards. She was named for a dam located on the Maas River in the Netherlands. “Maasdam” is an S class 10 deck cruise ship, 721.78’ long, 101.50 beam, 131.23’ high with a 24.93’ draught. She carries a crew of 580 and 1,258 passengers at a speed of 22 knots. [show more]
The Tea House was destroyed in the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire. Eleanor Morgan Satterlee gave the property to Acadia National Park in 1949. Park employees later cleaned the rubble. This photograph shows all that is left of the Satterlee Tea House in 2015.
Description: The Tea House was destroyed in the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire. Eleanor Morgan Satterlee gave the property to Acadia National Park in 1949. Park employees later cleaned the rubble. This photograph shows all that is left of the Satterlee Tea House in 2015.
Illuminated by 39 volunteer light painters. A beautiful sandy beach with rocky outcroppings at low tide, Bennett's Cove has been used to launch boats. The land has recently been placed in a land trust and is preserved for public use.
Description: Illuminated by 39 volunteer light painters. A beautiful sandy beach with rocky outcroppings at low tide, Bennett's Cove has been used to launch boats. The land has recently been placed in a land trust and is preserved for public use.
Description: Illuminated by 34 volunteer light painters. Edgar's tractor was left on the beach as a memorial to Edgar Bunker who was killed in the Korean War.
Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
Illuminated by 23 volunteer light painters. For years these boathouses had been used to build, store, and repair boats. Now all but one have been convert to private residences. There is one boathouse protecting a 100 year old 'friendship sloop' and still has the underwater rails intact.
Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
State:
ME
Description: Illuminated by 23 volunteer light painters. For years these boathouses had been used to build, store, and repair boats. Now all but one have been convert to private residences. There is one boathouse protecting a 100 year old 'friendship sloop' and still has the underwater rails intact.
Illuminated by 30 volunteer light painters. Frenchboro's working harbor with Lunt's Dockside Deli in the foreground and the state ferry terminal with the Sunbeam in the background. The silhouette of Mount Desert is seen in the distance.
Description: Illuminated by 30 volunteer light painters. Frenchboro's working harbor with Lunt's Dockside Deli in the foreground and the state ferry terminal with the Sunbeam in the background. The silhouette of Mount Desert is seen in the distance.
Illuminated by 53 volunteer light painters. The guzzle at Moore's Harbor is a place to listen to the incoming and outgoing tides move through the scree. The fish house is the old standing structure on the island.
Description: Illuminated by 53 volunteer light painters. The guzzle at Moore's Harbor is a place to listen to the incoming and outgoing tides move through the scree. The fish house is the old standing structure on the island.
Illuminated by 57 volunteer light painters. For many years, Big Tree, served as a landmark for sailors at 90 feet tall. The tree was struck by lightning in 1929, but stood until 1944 when a hurricane brought it down.
Description: Illuminated by 57 volunteer light painters. For many years, Big Tree, served as a landmark for sailors at 90 feet tall. The tree was struck by lightning in 1929, but stood until 1944 when a hurricane brought it down.
Illuminated by 24 volunteer light painters. Traditionally, a flake yard is where the fisherman dried the cod they caught. Today the Flake Yard is where many of the Matinicus lobsterman's fish houses are located and their sternmen live.
Description: Illuminated by 24 volunteer light painters. Traditionally, a flake yard is where the fisherman dried the cod they caught. Today the Flake Yard is where many of the Matinicus lobsterman's fish houses are located and their sternmen live.
Illuminated by 19 volunteer light painters. The D. T. Sheridan shipwreck, a 110 foot steel tugboat, ran aground in dense fog at Lobster Point on Nov. 5, 1948.
Description: Illuminated by 19 volunteer light painters. The D. T. Sheridan shipwreck, a 110 foot steel tugboat, ran aground in dense fog at Lobster Point on Nov. 5, 1948.