Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
2023.648.3138	Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata	Object, Other Object, Collection	Nature, Animals	On loan from Phil Whitney. This turtle shell, according to Whitney family legend, is suspected to be from an 1825 whaling expedition to the South Pacific. It was kept in the family home until 1928, when the Spurling house burned down, and was rescued from the flames by islanders trying to salvage their possessions. The shell is that of a Hawksbill sea turtle, larger than most found today, and you may notice an indentation on the left side. Turtles are adept at recovering from injuries but they can’t grow back bone, so this is likely an injury sustained from when this turtle was far smaller.	Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata Catalogue #: 2023.648.3138    Type: Object, Other Object, Collection Subject: Nature, Animals Place: Cranberry Isles Materials: Animal Description: On loan from Phil Whitney. This turtle shell, according to Whitney family legend, is suspected to be from an 1825 whaling expedition to the South Pacific. It was kept in the family home until 1928, when the Spurling house burned down, and was rescued from the flames by islanders trying to salvage their possessions. The shell is that of a Hawksbill sea turtle, larger than most found today, and you may notice an indentation on the left side. Turtles are adept at recovering from injuries but they can’t grow back bone, so this is likely an injury sustained from when this turtle was far smaller. [show more]
2011.158.1389	Heck of a Halibut, article 2004; Bracy's 200-pound halibut	Publication, Clipping	Nature, Animals, Fish People	Newspaper clipping, Mount Desert Islander, 17 Jun 2004, "Heck of a Halibut... Cranberry Isles fisherman Junior Bracy caught this nearly 200-pound halibut while out fishing off Duck Island on June 7. It dressed out at 154 pounds. Mr. Bracy and his sternman, son Scott, are third and fourth generation fishermen from Cranberry Island."	Heck of a Halibut, article 2004; Bracy's 200-pound halibut Catalogue #: 2011.158.1389    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Nature, Animals, Fish People Description: Newspaper clipping, Mount Desert Islander, 17 Jun 2004, "Heck of a Halibut... Cranberry Isles fisherman Junior Bracy caught this nearly 200-pound halibut while out fishing off Duck Island on June 7. It dressed out at 154 pounds. Mr. Bracy and his sternman, son Scott, are third and fourth generation fishermen from Cranberry Island."
1000.28.400	John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark	Publication, Clipping	Nature, Animals, Fish People	Newspaper clipping, Boston Globe, 5 Aug 1955, "John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark", with photo of John Saltonstall, also with envelope that held the clippings	John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark Catalogue #: 1000.28.400    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Nature, Animals, Fish People Date: 1955 Materials: Paper Description: Newspaper clipping, Boston Globe, 5 Aug 1955, "John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark", with photo of John Saltonstall, also with envelope that held the clippings
1000.46.255	Poem: "The Unfruitful Tree"	Publication, Literary, Poem	Nature, Plants	Poem, handwritten, "The Unfruitful Tree"	Poem: "The Unfruitful Tree" Catalogue #: 1000.46.255    Type: Publication, Literary, Poem Subject: Nature, Plants Description: Poem, handwritten, "The Unfruitful Tree"

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