Near Winter Harbor in Hancock County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Footsteps Before You

Acadia National Park

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Footsteps Before You Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 8, 2026

1. Footsteps Before You Marker

Inscription. At first glance, this picnic area gives few hints of the diverse people who left their marks on this landscape. Oral tradition, historical papeis, and archeological artifacts help us imagine the sights and sounds of Frazer Point over time.

Material remnants of our past are fragile and scarce. They are not left only to us today, but to the people following in our footsteps.
Bonnie Newsom, Penobscot, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and archeologist

Wabanaki People
Stone tools and bits of pottery tell a story of Wabanaki people camping, hunting, and gathering on Frazer Point for thousands of years. Connections to this land are reflected in many aspects of their culture today.

The double curve design (below) often echoes natural features of this Solandscape and is found on a variety of Wabanaki art.

Thomas Frazer
Thomas Frazer, a free black man, was the first non-Native American , resident at Frazer Point. He raised livestock and operated a salt works.

Frazer lived here with his wife and seven children. Few artifacts remain to tell the story of this intriguing family.

Fishing Communities
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offers a rare glimpse of the small fishing village that stood here on Frazer Point in the mid-1800s. Many people of Winter Harbor (visible across the bay today still rely on this area for their livelihood.

In the mid 1930s "Harmon's Pound" sold lobsters off the east side of Frazer Point. The remains of the wall are still visible in the mud at low tide.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 44° 22.487′ N, 68° 4.511′ W. Marker is near Winter Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. It can be reached from Frazer Point Road north of Schoodic Loop Road, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winter Harbor ME 04693, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Mount Desert Island

and in Downeast Maine. It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 8, 2026

2. Footsteps Before You Marker

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Summit to Sea / Exploring Schoodic (a few steps from this marker); Karl A. Jacobson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Connected by Water (approx. 0.7 miles away); Discover Architectural Gems in a DownEast Village (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fires Changed the Face of Winter Harbor Again & Again (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lighthouses Warned Ships of Danger Down East (approx. 1½ miles away); Naval Security Group Activity (approx. 2.8 miles away); Not a Typical Military Barracks (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winter Harbor.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2026, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2026, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.