The Great Fires of 1947 were a series of forest fires in the State of Maine in the United States that destroyed a total area of 17,188 acres (780 km²) of wooded land. This disaster is an important part of the local history of the York County and Mount Desert Island areas.
Read more about Great Fires Of 1947: The Fires, York County, Restoration, Modern Evidence of The Great Fires, Bibliography
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“Talleyrand said that two things are essential in life: to give good dinners and to keep on fair terms with women. As the years pass and fires cool, it can become unimportant to stay always on fair terms either with women or one’s fellows, but a wide and sensitive appreciation of fine flavours can still abide with us, to warm our hearts.”
—M.F.K. Fisher (b. 1908)