The Waterfront of Otter Creek: A Community History, Acadia National Park
Deur D. 2012. The Waterfront of Otter Creek: A Community History, Acadia National Park. Northeast Region Ethnography Program, Boston, MA
A portion from the Execitive Summary of this document: "This report addresses the history of the community of Otter Creek, Maine, and its historical connections with the Otter Cove waterfront in Acadia National Park. Sitting on the southeastern end of Mount Desert Island, and now largely within the boundaries of Acadia National Park, certain families gathered here in the early 19th century and eked a living from the Cove and its adjacent waters as fishermen and lobstermen. Other industries would come and go along the Cove – from granite quarrying to firewood cutting – but fishing and lobstering remained the cornerstones of community life even as the community began to provide service and support to the Rusticators in the latter decades of the 19th century. In spite of many geographical and economic challenges, this small fishing community persisted and even thrived in the years that followed."
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Deur, Douglas
- Date of Issue
- 2012
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Bar Harbor, Census, Ethnography, fish house, Fishing, historical research, History, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Mount Desert, Otter Cliffs, Otter Creek, quarrying