Description: The Northeast Harbor Fleet was formed in 1923 to vigorously promote recreational boating and sailboat racing off the coast of Mount Desert Island. They have two locations: The Fleet House at Gilpatrick Cove built in 1945, and Clifton Dock in Northeast Harbor, added in 1946 to provide additional moorings, dinghy tie-up, and fuel for boats. (Taken form the NEHF website)
Description: BW photographs of Northeast Harbor, sailboats, schooners, carriage roads, cottages etc. 5. Schooner MATTIE 7. View from Flying Mounting looking SE 8. - 9. Sergeant Drive 10. Asticou Inn in background 12. Harry Haskell Cottage, "The Anchorage", built for Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Havemeyer, where Tennis Court is now. Burned down (1950's/1960's) 13. Looking across the harbor at Sea Street 14. - 17. Carriage Roads in winter 18. Pathway at Asticou in winter 21. St. Mary's Church 23. Steamboat Wharf (with one of the Maine Central Railroad boats) [show more]
Description: Rock End Dock, so called because it used to be owned by the Rock End Hotel which burned in 1942, is now called the Northeast Harbor Fleet Dock. It is located in Gilpatrick's Cove.
Smallidge - Robert Lindsay Smallidge Sr. (1896-1982)
Place:
Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Description: Half model of a sloop, perhaps a Luders 16, with a Genoa jib, made by Robert L. Smallidge Sr. of Northeast Harbor. Model's hull is varnished, and uses various wood types for topsides, waterline, and bottom, while the sails are painted white. The model and sails are mounted on a pine board. On the back of the model is #6, R.L. Smallidge, N.E. Harbor, Me.
Description: 1. Schooners in winter 2. Sunbeam, schooner 3. Northeast Harbor marina 4. Northeast Harbor marina 5. Lobster boat in winter 6. Northeast Harbor marina 7. Northeast Harbor marina 8. View over Asticou dock along Peabody Drive 9. Little Long Pond in winter 10. View from Pervear's kitchen, Harborside Drive 11. Ice in the water at Northeast Harbor marina 12. Ice in the water at Northeast Harbor marina 13. Ice in the water at Northeast Harbor marina 14. Ice in the water at Northeast Harbor marina 15. Hopkins House 16-26. Northeast Harbor in winter 27. Cove End 28-47. Northeast Harbor in spring 48-59: Northeast Harbor in summer 60-79: Northeast Harbor in autumn 80-82: Exterior view of a house 83: Dock 84: Dock 85: View out to ocean 86-88: Northeast Harbor marina 89-90: View out to ocean 91-92: Boats in harbor 93: Yard in autumn 94: Boat on water 95: View out to ocean 96: Mount Desert Island landscape [show more]
Description: On the back: "Northeast Harbor Marina, Acadia National Park, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. One of the most picturesque harbors in the United States." Black hull with blue cabin, LePage boat, "Northwind II" (Bunker & Ellis); to the left, with the white hull and varnished top is the Moorhead Kennedy boat, "Saga" (Bunker & Ellis); to the left, with the white hull, white cabin, and buff cabin top is the Hawtin boat, "Sirius" (Robert Rich). [show more]
Description: Harbor, looking north. Asticou Inn in background. Fishing trawler and schooner at anchor. View taken from the shore north of Clifton Dock.
Description: Clifton Dock area. Looking up the passage between Mount Desert Island and Bear Island. Two schooners a yawl, two sloops, a cutter, and a motor launch.
Description: The boat in the foreground - "22/29" - was built by Southwest Boat Corporation as an Army mine or two yawl. It was rejected by the government and acquired by the Northeast Harbor Fleet for use as a Committee Boat. Arnold Lunt is the man in the white shirt, standing, watching an A-Boat race. - Ralph Stanley 11/21/11.