▁in ▁Is les bor o . ▁ ▁Organ ized ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁The ▁Dark ▁Har bor ▁Association ▁was ▁formed ▁mostly ▁of ▁summer ▁residents ▁whose ▁main ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁improve ▁and ▁beaut ify ▁the ▁village . ▁The ▁association ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁installing ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁things ▁like ▁flower ▁boxes , ▁ben ches , ▁and ▁for ▁m ow ing ▁la wn s . ▁ ▁Since ▁transport ation ▁was ▁so ▁limited ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years , ▁the ▁summer ▁resort ▁built ▁an ▁entire ▁community ▁within ▁the ▁village . ▁V ac ation ers ▁on ▁Dark ▁Island ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁normal ▁lux uries ▁like ▁a ▁gro c ery ▁store , ▁st ables , ▁black sm ith ▁sh ops , ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁various ▁sh ops , ▁a ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁a ▁library , ▁and ▁even ▁their ▁own ▁post ▁office . ▁ ▁Tennis , ▁golf , ▁and ▁y acht ▁racing ▁were ▁popular ▁forms ▁of ▁entertain ment ▁for ▁Dark ▁Har bor ' s ▁summer ▁residents . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁The ▁T arr at ine ▁Y acht ▁Club ▁provided ▁the ▁residents ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁place ▁for ▁all ▁three ▁sports . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁years , ▁Dark ▁Har bor ▁has ▁been ▁visited ▁by ▁various ▁famous ▁people ▁such ▁as ▁former ▁United ▁States ▁President , ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁visited ▁his ▁daughter , ▁who ▁vac ation ed ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Mary ▁Mall on , ▁inf