GREAT CRANBERRY ISLAND POSSESSES STEWARDS OF THE LAND: a unique quality of life. Residents and visitors alike enjoy the island's slower Mosquito Cove on Cranberry pace and the sea's constant influence. Walkers often follow a network of Island footpaths from the village to Mosquito Cove, along Great Cranberry's western shore. Here, two undeveloped head- lands frame a broad cobble and sand beach with panoramic views out the Western Way and back to the moun- tains of Acadia. Mosquito Cove will remain a special place for those who visit it, thanks to a conservation easement that Orton P. MCHT HOLDS PERMANENT RESTRICTIONS THAT PROTECT A MILE OF WILD SHORELINE ALONG GREAT CRANBERRY ISLAND'S WESTERN SHORE. Jackson, Jr. granted to Maine Coast Heritage Trust in 1998. Mr. Jackson Those who benefit from this con- stretch of prime frontage - will retains title to the 64-acre property and served property are not limited to remain free of development. And its two rustic cabins while MCHT, as Cranberry Island: anyone who has anyone dropping anchor at dusk on a the easement steward, will ensure that picnicked at Seawall or sailed out the calm July evening will discover the the shoreline remains undeveloped and Western Way can rest easy knowing origins of the cove's name... accessible for respectful public use. that their viewshed - this mile-long Mac Simmons: A Lasting Legacy FROM EARLIEST BOYHOOD SUMMERS SPENT AT HIS FAMILY'S SOUTHWEST HARBOR HOME, Malcolm (Mac) Simmons forged a strong bond with Maine's coast and islands. Mac's love for the land led to a career as an award-winning environmental researcher, and it inspired his estate planning. He named Maine Coast Heritage Trust as a major ben- eficiary of his estate, asking that the Trust use his bequest to conserve land around Southwest Harbor. Following Mac's untimely death in 1993, his family asked that the Trust hold its portion of the estate until the right property came along. Earlier this BY LEAVING A BEQUEST TO MCHT, MAC SIMMONS year, that opportunity arose: MCHT HELPED THE TRUST ACQUIRE A BEAUTIFUL SHORE- FRONT PROPERTY IN MANSET. had the chance to acquire a 10-acre meadow along Seawall Road with helped MCHT find the fitting application sweeping views across the Eastern Way for his brother's legacy. "I can think of no (see article page 3). better way to honor Mac's memory," he Mac's bequest to MCHT included a says, "than to help save a place like this building he had owned in Washington, that is SO important to the community." D.C. Sale of this building provided funds For more information on how to that covered a substantial portion of the include land conservation in your estate meadow's purchase. His brother, Huston plans, please contact MCHT at 276-5156 Simmons, oversaw Mac's estate and or visit our website at www.mcht.org. Island Landscapes Summer 2001 Maine Coast Heritage Trust