Volunteers will be on hand to help you explore 50,000 items from the digital collections of local historical societies, museums, and libraries. Or, focus on activities of area residents during the past 100 winters–such as the Sou’westers Gay Nineties Ball pictured above–by viewing our newest online exhibit.

(historytrust.tiny.us/ours-again)

~ Image: “The Sou’westers Gay Nineties Ball – 1951,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, view item…

Mount Desert Island has been Bruce’s home base since 1984, first working with Maine Coast Heritage Trust, then the National Park Service, and now as a consultant to nonprofits.