Northeast Harbor, Maine
Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous. Summer residents include the Rockefeller family. The village was once so popular as a summer resort among Philadelphians, including members of the Clark banking family, that it was sometimes known as "Philadelphia on the rocks".[1]
Its ZIP Code is 04662. Its area code is 207, exchange: 276.
The village is home to the Asticou Inn, the Asticou Azalea Garden, and Thuya Garden.
Notable residents
- Brooke Astor
- Barbara Bel Geddes
- Parker Fennelly
- Gunnar Hansen
- Garry Moore
- Marguerite Yourcenar and Grace Frick
References
- ^ David R. Contosta, Suburb in the city: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1850–1990, Ohio State University Press, Columbus, Ohio; 1992. p. 156.
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