"Ellsworth Falls is a thriving village, where power is obtained from Union river and a large hunber business is carried on; and Ellsworth, the next station, is a beautiful little city, situated at the head of navigation on the same river. H ancock Village, with its neat, white cottages, is soon passed; and the next and last station is Mount Desert F erry, situated on the easterly side of Frenchman's Bay."Three years ago, Bangor parties erected an elegant hotel at this point, which has already become a popular resort. It is built upon a bluff near the railway station, and rightly named "the Bluffs," has delightful surroundings and a fine view of the bay. Here the passengers leave the cars, embark on board the commodious ferry boat, which with steam up is waiting, and after half an hour's sail, inhaling the cooling and refreshing breeze from the open sea, the bay is crossed and Bar Harbor is reached" (Lapham, William Berry. "Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island" (Augusta, Maine. 1888). Found at Digital Commons@UMaine [
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/mainehistory/article/1098/&path_info=Pamp_0060_Bar_Harbor_and_Mount_Desert_Island.pdf : accessed 14 May 2025]).
