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An uncontrolled and dangerous 1947 fire brought the party to a halt. Dozens of lavish homes and forested areas burned when the blaze broke out in mid-October of that year. It had been a particularly dry season and the forest was dry. The flames quickly spread four days later when the wind picked up. By the time the wildfire was finally brought under control, more than 17,000 acres had burned, more than half in Acadia National Park. The post war years had been particularly hard on New England and many of the houses were never rebuilt. The forest eventually revived, but the golden era of Bar Harbor as a resort was over.
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