BAR HARBOR—Did you know that Beech Hill Road is considered the oldest road on Mount Desert Island? Or that at the end of the Revolutionary War, both Sir John Bernard (the son of the Massachusetts governor) and Madame Barthelmy de Gregoire (Sieur de Cadillac’s granddaughter) both claimed Mount Desert Island, and the island’s ownership was split in half by the Massachusetts Legislature. Bernard received the western half. De Gregoire received the east.
The History Trust alliance now has 16 member organizations sharing the histories of the communities of the Blue Hill and Frenchman bays region. Search your history: https://historytrust.org/
The History Trust alliance now has 16 member organizations sharing the histories of the communities of the Blue Hill and Frenchman bays region. Search your history: https://historytrust.org/