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Swan's Island is an island town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is named after Colonel James Swan of Fife, Scotland, who purchased this island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the 18th century. The population was 332 at the 2010 census. The town is accessible by ferry〔()〕 from Bass Harbor. The island has a summertime population of about 1,000. There is a general store on the island, which opened in spring 2007. There are also a number of small cottage-industry shops. The main industry is lobster fishing, which employs 40 people full-time and many others in part-time work.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome to Swan's Island )〕 Swan's Island is also home to the Sweet Chariot Music Festival, an annual summertime show of folk music and sea shanties.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sweet Chariot Music Festival )〕 ==History== Swan's Island was first charted in 1606 by Samuel de Champlain's expedition, and at the time was used by local Indians as a seasonal hunting ground. James Swan purchased the island in 1786, but in 1791, David Smith, an American Revolutionary War veteran, became the first white man to settle on the island.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Swan's Island history )〕 The population grew slowly to over 1,000 by 1900. Fish processing was the dominant industry into the 1930s, when it became no longer profitable in the area. The state-run ferry, which began service in 1960, helped make Swan's Island a popular summer tourism destination.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=Hermon )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swan's Island, Maine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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