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The Mount Desert Island High School Band be performing in London, England on New Year's Day 2011. The event is the 25th anniversary New Year's Day Parade. There will be more than 10,000 performers in the parade, which will have a street audience of
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The population of Mount Desert, Maine was 2,109 year-round residents. Incorporated in 1789, the town currently encompasses the villages of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Hall Quarry, and Pretty Marsh.
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In this age of monopolies both media and retail we are proud of our independence and local ownership. Our publisher, Alan Baker, a Maine native and resident of Orrington, owns The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander.
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Samuel Champlain, a French navigator and cartographer, sailed by Mount Desert Island in 1604. He named it “Isles des Monts Desert,” with the accent on the last syllable, as it is in the French language. He wasn't implying that it was a desert. The
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