Historical Marker
Bar Island
Historical marker location:
Bar Harbor, Maine
( Marker is at the intersection of West Street and Bridge Street, on the right when traveling west on West Street.)
Marker installed: 2013
Bar Harbor, Maine. The Museum in the Streets.
Maine is home to the only national monument dedicated to a writer: The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine is dedicated to the writer and conservationist, Percival Baxter, who donated the land for the monument. Baxter is best known for his efforts to protect the wilderness areas of Maine.