Mount Desert Island, on the coast of Maine, became popular in the nineteenth century, first for its scenic beauty, then as a social center for the elite. A large number of summer mansions filled the Bar Harbor area, but when the depression arrived, the lifestyle virtually disappeared, and the great fire of 1947 wiped out many of them.
The area is most visited today due to Acadia National Park, and many of the homes of the affluent are secluded, shorefront sites (very private properties). The tony areas are now Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor, and the Bar Harbor business area is primarily filled with tourist-oriented shopping and eateries.
Still, as you can see in the background of my picture taken on top of Cadillac Mountain, the views of the coast are still pretty much unspoiled.
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