The Virtues of Virtual
20.05.12
, Experiencing a bad beard day.
Inspired by the success of this initial query, I plugged in an island, Great Cranberry. Only two images resulted, both views from Mount Desert Island, one of them from the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, now home of life-style maven Martha Stewart. Switching my search to “Cranberry Isles” I came up with 19 images, and an additional query of “Islesford,” aka Little Cranberry, produced 14 more. Especially interesting are the photos of early residences and buildings, including the ladies aid on the big island and the life-saving station on the little.
A number of Cranberry Isles photos had been annotated by one Willie Granston. It turns out Granston is a 19-year-old college student from Northeast Harbor who is, according to archivist Johnson, “smitten with the history of Mount Desert Island.” Having frequented the Great Harbor Maritime Museum in his home town, he had gathered a great deal of information about the area. Johnson recruited him and was pleased with the results. “I hope to find as many 'Willie Granstons' as I can to provide info,” he says.
Source: Working Waterfront