Wilde Cottage after the fire

Wilde Cottage Burns

  The Wilde Cottage at MDIBL burned down in the early morning of November 5.  The seasonal cottage at the east end of Hamilton Pond was unoccupied at the time. The State Fire Marshal investigated the fire, but because of the extensive damage was unable to find a cause. Utilities to the isolated cottage had been shut off for the winter.
   The cottage was built in the 1950s and named for former MDIBL Director Dr. Chuck Wilde. In recent summers, it was used by Dr. Robert Preston and his family. The MDIBL community is grateful to the firefighters from Bar Harbor and Town Hill who responded to the fire.

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