Until the end of his life , Bell and his family would alternate between the two homes , but '' Beinn Bhreagh '' would , over the next 30 years , become more than a summer home as Bell became so absorbed in his experiments that his annual stays lengthened . Both Mabel and Bell became immersed in the Baddeck community and were accepted by the villagers as " their own " . The Bells were still in residence at '' Beinn Bhreagh '' when the Halifax Explosion occurred on December 6 , 1917 . Mabel and Bell mobilized the community to help victims in Halifax
Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
Alexander Graham Bell