The Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium (SISS) was founded by Jesse Salisbury of Steuben, a well traveled sculptor seeking to spark cultural activity in his home community. A group of supporters developed sponsorships with involved communities and stone suppliers, and created the first SISS in 2007 at the Schoodic Education and Research Center campus at the Schoodic section of Acadia National Park in Winter Harbor. Four symposia followed in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014. The mission of SISS was to hold international stone sculpture symposia in downeast Maine that engaged individuals and communities in public art and resulted in a large public art collection in Eastern Maine. The fifth and final event was held at Fisher Field in Prospect Harbor.