Petit Manan Land Company Near Bar Harbor, Maine: The Making of a National Wildlife Refuge

by Sean D. Billings and Johanna S. Billings

A visitor today to the Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge in Steuben, Maine, would find it hard to believe that the over 2,100-acre refuge was once destined be the next Bar Harbor. Plans were filed and numerous individuals and companies tried to sell the near 1,300 cottage lots and build the casino, clubhouse, steamboat dock, swimming beach, and two hotels.

In 1896, the Petit Manan Land Company started with a grand idea and invested...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1634992121
• ISBN13: 9781634992121
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"