Winter Harbor History

06/14/2026

Don't miss this event! Bob Duchesne is an excellent speaker and knows all about birds in Maine.

06/13/2026

Thank you Terese Miller for sharing your extensive research about the women who donated the land that became Acadia National Park. And thank you to the many generous donors!

05/24/2026

05/19/2026

Winter Harbor Historical Society

Program: June 11 at 6pm at Hammond Hall

“Women of Acadia”

The Winter Harbor Historical Society invites you to an evening program featuring the stories of some of the unheralded women from the Gilded Era who were instrumental in donating land and funds for the establishment of Acadia National Park. These influential women put their sizable wealth into promoting socially progressive projects and in this case, the novel idea of 'land conservation for the public good'. Among these women were Louise Leeds, Ruth Moore and Faith Moore who donated 2266 acres on Schoodic Peninsula and forever changed the name of the Park from Lafayette National Park to Acadia National Park. The program will be presented by Terese Miller, Board member of Tremont Historical Society, exhibit committee member for Bar Harbor Historical Society and volunteer for the national park trails program.

Donations are welcome in any amount to help preserve our 1877 historic schoolhouse and to meet the 15-20% required match for any funds awarded by Congressionally Directed Spending through the office of Senator Susan Collins. Any dollar raised locally may result in seven federal dollars that will be spent locally. Donations to the nonprofit Winter Harbor Historical Society can be mailed to PO Box, 93, Winter Harbor, Me. 04693.

05/15/2026

Winter Harbor Historical Society will be selling books from 8am to noon at the Winter Harbor Gym on Saturday, May 16

Come and enjoy Trade Day