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Welcome to Acadia National Park, located stewardship-minded individuals at the on the rock-bound Maine island of Mount turn of the 19th century that created the Zion National Park Desert. Here you will find soaring granite first national park east of the Mississippi, is the result of erosion, cliffs butting up against sand and cobble- recognizing its singular beauty and eco- stone beaches. Glacier-carved mountains logical value and the need to protect it in sedimentary uplift, and rear up from the sea, cupping deep lakes, perpetuity. Stephanie Shinmachi. while meadowlands, marshes and dense The National Park Service (NPS) pro- 8 ⅞ forests permeate the landscape. Every- tects this unique resource and its visitors. where, the ocean makes its presence felt, This American Park Network guide to Aca- whether by sight, sound or smell. dia National Park is provided to help plan 8 ⅜ Acadia National Park was first es- your visit to the park. It is made possible tablished as Sieur de Monts National by the sponsors whose messages appear Monument on July 8, 1916, by President inside. For more park information, call 7 ⅜ Woodrow Wilson. But it was countless (207) 288-3338. 5 ⅞ FUN FACTS 5 ⅜
Established: Since it opened in 1916, Popular Activities: Visitors can enjoy 4 ¾ Acadia National Park has boasted a num- naturalist-guided walks and talks, biking, ber of firsts. It was the first eastern na- fishing, carriage rides, boat cruises, hik- tional park, and perhaps more significantly, ing, kayaking, cross-country skiing and ice it was the first national park whose land fishing. was donated entirely by private citizens. Bicycling: Most of Acadia National Park’s Land Area: Acadia encompasses more paved roads and 45 miles of its picturesque than 49,000 acres, the vast majority of it carriage roads are open to bicycles. on Mount Desert Island (pronounced like Hiking: More than 125 miles of hiking “dessert”). trails and 45 miles of carriage roads weave Highest Elevation: The summit of Ca- through the park. dillac Mountain at 1,530 feet. Camping: There are more than 500 Plants and Animals: About 165 spe- campsites in the park. cies of native plants, about 60 species Lodging: You can find a variety of of land and marine mammals, and more accommodations and a total of 4,500 than 150 breeding species of birds call rooms surrounding the park on Mount the park home. Desert Island.
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GETTING TO ACADIA Route 3 in the town of Seal Harbor. Other Acadia is located two-thirds of the way sections of the park are reachable from up the Maine coast, approximately 164 various public byways on Mount Desert miles from Portland, 270 miles from Boston Island. The Schoodic Peninsula section and 475 miles from New York City. of the park is located off Route 186, near By Car: From Bangor (47 miles from the the town of Winter Harbor. Isle au Haut is park), take U.S. 1A south from Bangor to Ells- easy to get to by mail boat from the village worth, then take Route 3 east to the Hulls of Stonington. Cove park entrance. From Portland (164 miles By Air: The Hancock County-Bar Harbor from the park), take Route 1 north along the Airport (BHB), located on Route 3 in Trenton, coast to Ellsworth, then take Route 3 east to is served by Cape Air, with direct connec- the Hulls Cove park entrance. tions to Boston. There are four entrances to the popu- You must rent a car and drive to Acadia lar Park Loop Road section of Acadia from the closest major airports, Bangor In- on Mount Desert Island: the Hulls Cove ternational Airport (45 miles away) or Port- Entrance, located on Route 3; the Cadil- land International Jetport (164 miles away). lac Mountain Entrance, located on the Portland offers service from most U.S. outskirts of Bar Harbor on Route 233; metropolitan areas on American, Delta, the Sieur de Monts Entrance, located Elite, JetBlue, Southwest and United. on Route 3 south of Bar Harbor; and the Bangor offers service on Allegiant, Delta, Stanley Brook Entrance, also located on American Airlines and United.
FEDERAL RECREATION LANDS PASSES
A federal recreation pass is helpful if you plan to visit many national parks, forests or other federal lands. For information, call (888) 275-8747 or visit store.usgs.gov/pass.
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Access U.S. residents with perma- This lifetime pass is available on site or via Pedestrians can come out of nowhere. So Pre-Collision with Pedestrian Detection can help spot them and brake Free 3 Pass nent disabilities mail order. ID and documentation required. for you. It’s just one of the standard Toyota Safety Sense™ P (TSS-P) features that give you more peace of mind.
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By Train: There is no passenger rail ser- GETTING AROUND ACADIA Fees for visitors on a motorcycle are $20, and persists through March, when day- vice to Acadia National Park. Travel through the park by automobile, $12 for those on foot or bicycle, and $12 time temperatures hover in the 30s and By Bus: Greyhound and Concord Coach bicycle or foot. Taxis are available in Bar per person for vehicles with 16 or more may dip to zero at night. Always be pre- Lines offer bus service between Boston and Harbor, and rental cars are available at the passengers. Acadia is one of a select few pared for changes in weather and dress Bangor year-round. For more information, call aforementioned airports. national parks chosen to participate in a in layers. Greyhound at (800) 894-3355 or visit grey- The Island Explorer shuttle runs June pilot program selling seven-day or annual hound.com; or call Concord at (800) 639-3317 23 through the Columbus Day holiday, entrance passes online. To buy your pass PARK HEADQUARTERS or visit concordcoachlines.com. but routes may be subject to change af- online, go to www.yourpassnow.com. AND VISITOR CENTERS By Local Transportation: Downeast ter Labor Day. See the centerfold map Acadia National Park Headquarters Transportation runs year-round on for more information. EVERY KID IN A PARK is located on Route 233, not far from the Mount Desert Island and between To help engage and create our next northern end of Eagle Lake. During the off- Bar Harbor and Ellsworth; please call HOURS OF OPERATION generation of park visitors, supporters and season, it serves as the park’s visitor center. (207) 667-5796 or visit downeasttrans.org The park is open year-round, 24 hours advocates, the Obama Administration, in During the summer season, there are for more information. daily; however, most park roads are closed partnership with the Federal Land Man- two visitor centers at Acadia. The NPS By Ferry: Isle au Haut may be reached via December 1 through April 14. Before driv- agement agencies, launched the Every runs Hulls Cove Visitor Center, located mail boat from Stonington on Deer Isle. Res- ing through the park in the winter, call Kid in a Park initiative. The immediate goal just off Route 3 at the start of the Park ervations are not taken and the number of (207) 288-3338 and press zero for more in- is to provide an opportunity for each and Loop Road. It is open daily from April 15– day visitors allowed on the island is limited; formation about road closures. every 4th grade student across the coun- June 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; June please call (207) 367-5193 or visit isleauhaut. try to experience their federal public lands 18–September 23, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; com for more information. The state-owned ENTRANCE FEES and waters in person. and September 23–October 31, from 8:30 Swans Island Ferry provides year-round ser- A fee is required to visit any part of the All kids in the fourth grade have access a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This two-story, granite- vice from Bass Harbor to Swans Island; for park. The $25-per-vehicle fee is good for to their own Every Kid in a Park pass at and-shingle building houses an auditorium, more information, please call (207) 244-3254 a seven-day pass. An annual Acadia Park Everykidinapark.gov. This pass admits the bookshop, information booths and rest- or visit swansisland.org. Pass costs $50 and is good for a year. pass owner and any accompanying passen- rooms. Visitor passes are also sold here. - gers in a private noncommercial vehicle to At Hulls Cove, you can watch a the park. You can obtain the pass by visiting 15-minute orientation program about IMPORTANT NUMBERS everykidinapark.gov and you must print it the natural and cultural history of Aca- General Park Information and present it at the park. The Every Kid in a dia, which is shown every 30 min- (207) 288-3338 nps.gov/acad Park pass is valid until August 31, 2017. utes. Shop for books, maps and posters, and then sign up for programs Emergencies 911 WEATHER like birdwatching or tidepool walks. A Lost and Found (207) 288-8791 Acadia’s coastal location makes for full schedule of ranger-led activities, ever-changing weather patterns, including including children’s programs, is available Weather Information (207) 667-8910 days of brilliant sunshine and occasional to help you plan your stay. Camping (207) 288-3338 mornings when the island is wrapped The Thompson Island Information Bar Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce (207) 288-5103 in a soft blanket of fog. Acadia’s proxim- Center, located at the entrance to Mount barharborinfo.com or acadiainfo.com (800) 345-4617 ity to water also takes the edge off the Desert Island on Route 3, is jointly run by summer heat and the winter chill. During the NPS and local chambers of commerce. Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce (207) 276-5040 July and August, high temperatures usu- The center provides lodging and dining mountdesertchamber.org ally range between 70 and 80°F, often details for all the island communities as Southwest Harbor / Tremont Chamber of Commerce accompanied by a sea breeze. In spring well as park information. Visitor passes (207) 244-9264 acadiachamber.com and fall, expect highs in the 50s and 60s. are sold here. It is open daily from May 10 In November, the winter season sets in through Columbus Day; hours vary.
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BAR HARBOR CHAMBER Camping: Blackwoods Campground has OF COMMERCE 12 wheelchair-accessible sites, each with ISLAND EXPLORER SHUTTLE BUS The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce compacted gravel walkways leading to the operates two visitor centers near Acadia Na- fire grill, picnic table, restrooms and the cen- tional Park. Stop by the Acadia Welcome tral amphitheater. Seawall Campground has Center, located at 1201 Bar Harbor Rd. in 14 accessible camping sites, including drive- Trenton, or the Downtown Welcome Cen- in, RV and group. ter, located at 2 Cottage St. in Downtown Carriage Roads: The carriage roads that Bar Harbor. The welcome centers offer park wind through the park are closed to traffic and regional information, as well as free and are ideal for wheelchair users. Oh, Ranger! Wi-Fi™. For information, call Picnics: A wheelchair-accessible picnic (207) 288-5103 or visit barharborinfo.com. site is available at the Fabbri, Thompson Is- land, Bear Brook, Frazer Point, Pretty Marsh SPECIAL SERVICES - and Seawall picnic areas, where restrooms Park facilities and activities that are are also wheelchair-accessible. Limited ac- wheelchair-accessible are marked by the cess is available at other picnic areas. wheelchair symbol (-). Please see the Publications: The NPS publishes a wheel- “Federal Recreational Lands Passes” chart chair access guide to the park. It is available in this chapter for more information about at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center. the free Access Pass, which waives en- Service Animals: Visitors may use trance fees for U.S. citizens or permanent service animals while visiting park residents with permanent disabilities. sites and programs. Please refer to the
JORDAN POND HOUSE
The only dining facility in the park, Jordan Pond House Restaurant serves lunch, after- noon tea and dinner in the dining room with massive granite fireplaces or on the glassed-in porch.
Lawn seating is available with a spectacular nancykennedy/iStock view of Jordan Pond and the Bubble Mountains. The tradition of dining at the southern end of Jordan Pond dates back to the late 1800s, when teahouses catered to Acadia’s sophisti- cated summer visitors. Today, Jordan Pond House continues these dining traditions with its famous baked pop- overs and homemade ice cream, as well as Don’t miss lunch on the beautiful lawn of locally sourced Maine seafood, poultry, meats the Jordan Pond House and vegetables. The restaurant is open from late May through gift shops in Acadia National Park. late October. It is operated by Dawnland, LLC, For more information and reserv- The Island Explorer offers free shuttle bus service for Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Its nine a Maine-owned company working with the Na- tions, please call (207) 276-3316 or visit bus routes link hotels, inns and campgrounds with destinations in the park and neighboring village tional Park Service to provide food service and acadiajordanpondhouse.com. - centers. For more information and timetables, visit exploreacadia.com.
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DINING park, first aid is available island-wide—dial Acadia is not only a feast for the eyes. No 911. Bar Harbor is home to the Mount Des- visitor can claim to have truly experienced ert Island Hospital, a modern, 25-bed facility
kschulze/iStock Maine without sampling such specialties located on Wayman Lane one block off Main as boiled lobster, steamed clams, clam Street. It provides 24-hour emergency and chowder, baked beans, blueberry pancakes cardiac care as well as cardiac intensive care, and pie. You will find these dishes—and pediatric and laboratory services and respira- much more—at restaurants around the is- tory therapy. Medical facilities are also avail- land. Mount Desert Island has an assortment able in Northeast Harbor, Southwest Harbor of dining establishments—from casual lob- and Ellsworth. The region’s largest hospital, ster pounds to elegant rooms serving four- Eastern Maine Medical Center, is located 45 star cuisine. There are also cafés, chowder miles away in Bangor. houses, delis, grills and sub shops. Your best bet will likely be seafood, since the island’s GIFT SHOPS fishing boats bring a harvest back from the Area gift shops sell Maine-made crafts sea every day. such as pottery, porcupine-quilljewelry, American Indian baskets and miniature light- houses. Also look for local delicacies like ma- Boat tours take visitors past Mount Desert Island’s Star Point. VISITOR SERVICES ple syrup, strawberry and blueberry jam and While Acadia is open year-round, most even bottles of blueberry wine produced at a “Park Regulations & Safety” chapter overs and afternoon tea. See the related park facilities close between late Octo- nearby winery. The shops also carry books, for more information. article in this chapter for more details. ber and mid-May. In season or out, many videos, T-shirts, postcards and other Acadia Swimming: Echo Lake Beach offers Neighboring communities also offer great supplemental services are available in the souvenirs. wheelchair access via a boardwalk. A long dining opportunities, where menus feature local communities. set of steps bars entrance to Sand Beach. regional specialties made from fresh Maine PETS AND KENNELS Tours: Boat tours are accessible to blueberries and, of course, Maine lobster! BANKS Pets are allowed in Acadia but must be wheelchair users but only with assis- For more information about lodging and Banks and ATMs are available in kept on leashes no longer than six feet and tance. Carriages at Wildwood Stables dining, contact the chambers of commerce all communities. they must be under control at all times. There can accommodate wheelchairs. A script listed in the chart in this chapter. are no kennel facilities within the park. Veteri- for the visitor center’s orientation film is CAMPING SUPPLIES nary care is available in Bar Harbor. available for the hearing-impaired. There LODGING Sleeping bags, air mattresses, lanterns, is also a descriptive narrative available for When it comes to putting a roof over your portable stoves, cookware, backpacks, visually impaired visitors. head, Mount Desert Island has something for propane fuel and firewood are available everyone. Altogether, the island has 4,500 for purchase in Bar Harbor and other major Tashka/iStock rooms. Choose from a romantic bed and surrounding towns. For more information, LODGING & DINING breakfast to a state-of-the-art hotel with con- contact the chambers of commerce listed Accommodations are not available ference facilities. There are seaside lodges in the chart in this chapter. within the park boundaries, but inns, and roadside motels, pint-size inns, full-scale motels, bed and breakfasts, and camp- resorts, guesthouses and cottages. EMERGENCIES AND grounds are plentiful around Mount Des- Budget travelers may consider renting an MEDICAL SERVICE ert Island. apartment or staying at the local YWCA in In the park, call 911 for emergency medical The only restaurant in the park is Bar Harbor. Private campgrounds are another or police assistance, or to report any accident. Gift shops in Bar Harbor offer a wide array Jordan Pond House, famous for its pop- economical alternative. While there are no doctors stationed in the of locally-made crafts.
14 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK | | ACADIA NATIONAL PARK 15 PLAN YOUR VISIT PARK REGULATIONSWHO’S WHO AT THE PARK MAINE LOBSTERS & SAFETY Two hundred years ago, the lobster did not enjoy its present luxury status. Early Maine You can make the most of your visit to • If you become lost, exhausted or in- settlers used lobsters as fertilizer, and legend Acadia by planning ahead and becoming jured, stay calm and stay on the trail.
mchebby/iStock has it that prison inmates complained about acquainted with some simple safety precau- Ask passing hikers for assistance. Do having to dine on lobster three times a week. tions and park rules. not bushwhack or travel in darkness. Perhaps familiarity bred distaste, as lobsters were once so plentiful that they could be gath- Should evening fall, you are better off ered at low tide along Maine’s rocky shore. SAFETY TIPS staying where you are and waiting for Today, lobster fishing requires considerably Please review and observe the following help to arrive. more work. Lobsters live on the ocean floor tips, which are designed to enhance your Don’t leave Maine without sampling their where they feed on snails, clams, mussels most famous export; the lobster. safety and enjoyment. • Hike with a partner and leave an itiner- and other marine life. Lobstermen catch their ary with a responsible person, or on the Of all the creatures that inhabit Maine’s cold prey using box-shaped wire traps, which they SHORELINE EXPLORING dashboard of your vehicle. ocean waters, none is better known or more drop overboard and mark with brightly painted Exercise caution along Acadia’s rocky • While some trails can be comfortably highly prized than the lobster. This hardy crus- buoys (their distinctive color combinations are shoreline. Loose gravel on rocks creates hiked in sneakers, sturdy hiking shoes tacean once adorned the state’s license plate registered with the state). During the seven dangerous footing. Wet rocks are slippery are recommended, especially for steep and pops up on restaurant menus along the years it takes a lobster to reach its legal catch and a sudden wave can sweep the unsus- ascents such as Champlain Mountain’s coast. size, it regularly molts its shell. Most lobsters The lobster’s fame is well deserved. Its average around 1.5 pounds in weight, but pecting sightseer into the sea. Precipice Trail. meat—found in the powerful front claws, the lobsters as large as 40 pounds have been • To prevent blisters—the most com- large tail and the spindly legs—is sweet and reported! FROSTBITE mon ailment on the trail—wear comfort- succulent—a true delicacy. Its taste makes all Maine is one of the best places to learn Winter poses additional safety prob- able shoes and quality outdoor socks to the effort it takes to catch, cook and eat a lob- about and enjoy lobsters. While you’re in lems. Pay attention to weather forecasts cushion and protect your feet. ster seem well worthwhile. town, take advantage! and know and respect your own limits. Pro- longed exposure to extreme cold can lead HYPOTHERMIA to tissue damage. To protect against frost- Because of Maine’s fickle weather, dress in POSTAL SERVICES services, consult the local weekly papers, bite while cross-country skiing or winter layers and bring rain gear. This is not only for For complete postal services, visit the the Mount Desert Islander and the Ells- camping, dress warmly and bring along ex- Bar Harbor Post Office located at 55 Cot- worth American. Ecumenical services are tra layers. Protect your extremities: fingers, tage Street. The post office is open Monday held weekly in the summer atop Cadillac toes, ears and nose. Avoid tight clothing PACKING ESSENTIALS
through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain and at Blackwoods and Seawall and boots that constrict blood flow. If you Don’t hit the trail without: and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Call campgrounds. notice a small white patch forming on your • Topographic Map and Compass + GPS (207) 288-3122 for more information. skin, seek shelter immediately and slowly • Whistle Bar Harbor is also serviced by Federal SERVICE STATIONS re-warm the affected area by immersing it • Flashlight or Headlamp Express. In other towns, certain stores Several service stations are located in all in warm water (104 -108°F). • Sunglasses, Sunscreen and Hat are designated for drop-off locations. For towns. Auto repair shops and tire dealerships • High-energy Food more information, call (207) 288-5885. are also available in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth, HIKING • Plenty of Water located 20 miles north on Route 3. • Stay on the trail so you won’t get • Appropriate Clothing and Extra Layers • Waterproof Matches RELIGIOUS SERVICES lost. • Insect Repellent Numerous churches serve the com- TIDE TABLES • Be prepared. Carry a trail map, wrist- • Pocket Knife munities of Mount Desert Island and the Nearly all local newspapers and guide- watch, knife, matches, flashlight, water, • First-Aid Kit nearest synagogue is located 20 miles books include seasonal tables of daily food, insect repellent, rain gear and a • Sturdy Footwear away in Ellsworth. For information about tides, sunrise and sunset. first-aid kit.
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posted by the Green Rock Company. Bicy- Isle au Haut, Wild Gardens of Acadia at Sieur cles are not allowed on hiking trails. Use cau- de Monts, hiking trails that require iron rungs tion on the narrow, winding Park Loop Road. or ladders, park buildings and on ranger-led
miromiro/iStock programs. Pets are prohibited on Echo Lake CAMPING Beach between May 14–September 15, and PictureLake/iStock Only camp in designated campsites at Sand Beach between June 15–September 8. Blackwoods, Seawall, Isle au Haut and Sc- Always clean up after your pet. hoodic Woods campgrounds. DRIVING FIRES AND FIREWOOD Drive safely and wear your seat belt. Gathering dead and downed wood The speed limit is 35 mph in the park un- Stay safe on the curvy park roads.The speed limit is 35 MPH unless otherwise marked. within the campgrounds is prohibited. less otherwise noted. All-terrain vehicles A state license is required to fish in Acadia’s Take wood from park-provided woodpiles are prohibited. All motorized vehicles are waterways, such as Frenchman Bay. comfort but also to prevent hypothermia. only. Only build fires in designated fire prohibited on park trails and carriage roads. This potentially fatal condition occurs when rings or fireplaces in campgrounds and pic- humans and consequently lose their abil- the body loses heat faster than it can gen- nic areas. “Burn it where you buy it!” It is KEEP WILDLIFE WILD ity to find food on their own. erate it. Skiers and winter campers are not against Maine state law to bring firewood Don’t feed, chase or harass wildlife. the only ones who are at risk. Being wet on into Maine from out of state. Please do not approach animals, and be TAKE ONLY PICTURES a breezy summer day can also bring on the sure to throw your trash in proper recep- The possession, destruction, removal or condition. If you find yourself or a member WEAPONS AND FIREWORKS tacles. If animals begin to associate peo- disturbance of park property or natural and of your party shivering uncontrollably and Firearms regulations vary by park. Check ple with food,AAT-1a_AmericanParkNetworkAd2017.pdf they may lose their fear of 1cultural 5/7/17 resources 8:23 PM is prohibited. acting disoriented, seek shelter, remove all with the National Park Service or the park wet clothing, wrap them in a blanket and you plan to visit before your trip for most up- drink warm, nonalcoholic liquids. Serious to-date information. cases of hypothermia require prompt medi- The possession or use of firecrackers or cal treatment. fireworks is prohibited. See All of Acadia... PARK REGULATIONS HUNTING AND FISHING For your safety, and to protect Acadia’s Hunting and trapping are prohibited. Fish- C
treasures, please read and follow all National ing is permitted in accordance with Maine M Park Service regulations. Complete regula- state law. A state license is required for fresh- Y tions are available at any park visitor center. water fishing for those 16 and older. The fee for a one-day license for residents or nonresi- CM ACCIDENTS dents is $11. Licenses cannot be purchased MY
Accidents must be reported to park in the park, but are available at some town of- CY rangers if they involve personal injury fices and hardware stores or online at mefish- CMY or property damage. wildlife.com. Call (207) 288-3338 for more information. K BICYCLES Bicycles are permitted on all paved park PETS 2013 - 2017 roads (including Park Loop Road) and Aca- Pets must always be on leashes no longer Winner Acadia Air Tours dia’s network of carriage roads, except those than six feet. They are allowed in all park lo- Certificate of Excellence — Acadia Air Tours — 207- 667-7627 private carriage roads marked with signs cations except Duck Harbor Campground on
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EASTERN NATIONAL GEOLOGY LAND OF ICE Since its founding in 1916, the NPS has Chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1948, Some 500 million years ago, what we The brute force of the continental endeavored to preserve America’s park- Eastern National is a nonprofit cooperat- now know as Mount Desert Island began glaciers that blanketed New England lands for generations to come. The NPS, ing association that promotes the histori- taking shape on the ocean floor. Erosion 2 to 3 million years ago carved out many of federal custodian of Acadia National Park, cal, scientific and educational activities of swept sediments—sand, silt and mud, the park’s loveliest features, including Jor- is responsible for preserving and protect- the NPS. It also supports park research, and later volcanic ash and seaweed—from dan and Long ponds, Echo and Eagle lakes ing the environmental and cultural values interpretation and conservation programs. the North American continental plate out and stunning Somes Sound, a deep, narrow of our national parks, protecting the fish For more information, contact: Eastern Na- to sea. There, they slowly amassed and inlet surrounded by steep cliffs. and wildlife therein and providing for pub- tional, Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, hardened into what would become some The imprint of the last glacier to pass lic use and enjoyment of the parks. For Bar Harbor, ME 04609; (207) 288-4988, or of the island bedrock. through Acadia is the one that remains more information, contact: Acadia National visit easternnational.org. Magma, or molten rock, transformed most visible today. It advanced out of Can- Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609; some of this sedimentary rock as it rose ada around 100,000 years ago, crept slowly (207) 288-3338, or visit nps.gov/acad. FRIENDS OF ACADIA through the Earth’s crust. The overlying across New England, and eventually spread Friends of Acadia is an independent, non- bedrock was shattered, and in some 150 miles out to sea. It dug out deep valleys DAWNLAND, LLC profit organization that works to preserve places consumed, by the magma as it and lake basins and engulfed and reshaped Dawnland, LLC operates under contract and protect the park and its surrounding made contact. In other areas, the mass of mountain peaks, rounding and polishing the with the NPS to provide food service and communities through conservation grants magma slowly cooled to form granite that northern slopes and fracturing the southern shopping in the park. Dawnland operates and programs, volunteerism and advocacy. is exposed today because the overlying faces into a series of sheer granite steps the Jordan Pond House, where visitors can For more information, contact: Friends layers have eroded. (including the Precipice Trail section of enjoy tea and popovers overlooking Jor- of Acadia, P.O. Box 45, Bar Harbor, ME dan Pond and The Bubbles mountains. It 04609; (800) 625-0321 or (207) 288‑3340, NPS also operates the park’s three gift shops at or visit friendsofacadia.org. Jordan Pond, Cadillac Mountain and Thun- der Hole. For more information, contact: MOUNT DESERT ISLAND AREA Dawnland, LLC, P.O. Box 40, Seal Har- CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE bor, ME 04675; (207) 276-3316, or visit Helpful information is available at acadiajordanpondhouse.com. the following chambers of commerce: Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce,
NPS P.O. Box 158, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, (207) 288-5103, barharborinfo.com; Mount Desert Chamber of Com- merce (representing Hall Quarry, North- east Harbor, Otter Creek, Pretty Marsh, Seal Harbor and Somesville), P.O. Box 675, Northeast Harbor, ME 04662, (207) 276‑5040, mountdesertchamber.org; and Southwest Harbor/Tremont Cham- ber of Commerce, P.O. Box 1143, South- west Harbor, ME 04679; (207) 244‑9264, Ranger programs take place May to October. acadiachamber.com. George B. Dorr (far right), worked with local environmentalists to develop Acadia's trail system.
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Champlain Mountain). As the ice sheet timate are between 3,000 and 5,000 Wabanaki. The priests intended to establish NPS traveled, it gathered up large rocks—er- years old). a mission there but were soon pushed out ratics—and carried them considerable dis- The people who are now known as by English explorers who were determined tances. Examples of these boulders can be the Wabanaki inhabited the island at the to expand northward from their settlements seen at the summit of Cadillac and South time the first Europeans made contact in Virginia. For the next century, the French Bubble mountains. in the 1500s. Originally, it was believed and British would struggle for control of Aca- Climatic changes eventually halted the the Wabanakis traveled to Pemetic or dia. In 1759, the British finally prevailed when glaciers’ progress around 18,000 years “range of mountains,” as they called they defeated the French in Quebec, but not ago. As the ice sheet receded, the ocean the island, by birch-bark canoe from before a young French nobleman laid claim to advanced, flooding the valleys and cutting their winter homes near the Penobscot a large section of the Maine coast. Sieur de the island off from the mainland. It is now River’s headwaters. During the sum- Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac stopped long the third-largest island off the east coast of mer months, they would hunt, fish and enough on Mount Desert to lend his name to the continental United States. gather berries near Somes Sound. More the island’s highest mountain before moving Today, the sea remains the key agent of recently, archeologists have concluded on to found the Midwest city of Detroit. change at Acadia. It buffets the steep face that the Wabanakis may have had settle- of Otter Cliffs each day while polishing the ments both inland and on the coast. THE FIRST SETTLERS pink and blue-gray cobblestones at Little The history of these early island resi- Many of Mount Desert Island’s towns Artists, journalists and sportsmen known Hunters Beach and depositing fine shell dents is told at the Abbe Museum, located bear the names of the first settlers, as “summercators” enjoy swimming in Echo particles at Newport Cove, the only sand just off the Park Loop Road near Sieur de including Abraham Somes, a sailor from Lake in 1934. beach on Acadia’s coastline. Monts Spring, and the expanded Abbe Mu- Massachusetts, who, with his family, seum, located on Mount Desert Street in settled on the island in 1762. Because of with local families. By 1880, Bar Harbor MAN ON MOUNT DESERT Bar Harbor. its proximity to sailing routes, the western boasted 30 hotels and a national reputation Ancient native peoples made their side of the island was settled first. Later as a summer resort. home on Mount Desert Island long be- EUROPEAN EXPLORERS arrivals gravitated to the island’s eastern That reputation was sealed soon after, fore European explorers ventured across In 1524, the Florentine explorer Giovanni half, where the soil proved better for farm- when America’s most socially prominent the Atlantic. Few records of their pres- da Verrazano arrived in the region that is ing. Then known as Eden, Bar Harbor families—the Rockefellers, Morgans, ence remain: stone tools, pottery, fishing now Maine and the Canadian Maritimes. He was incorporated as a town in 1796. Fords, Astors, Vanderbilts and Pulit- implements and middens (large refuse is credited with christening the area with the By 1820, most island inhabitants were zers—began summering in Bar Harbor piles of shells, which archeologists es- name L’Acadie, or Acadia. Some historians engaged in fishing, shipbuilding, lumbering and nearby Northeast and Seal harbors. believe it to be a Wabanaki word; others say or farming. This time period is well docu- They built magnificent summer “cot- it is a corruption of Arcadia, an equally sce- mented at the Islesford Historical Mu- tages” of palatial dimensions, entertained nic and inspiring region of ancient Greece. seum, located on Little Cranberry Island lavishly and forever altered the rustic Eighty years later, in 1604, the French ex- and accessible by cruise and mail boats. character of the island. Ironically, these plorer Samuel de Champlain gave Pemetic same summer colonists also helped pre- the name: l’Isles des Monts-déserts, which is SUMMERCATORS serve the natural beauty of Mount Desert now known as Mount Desert Island. Cham- By mid-century, a new industry emerged: Island. Acadia, the first eastern national plain, who crossed the Atlantic 29 times and tourism. First artists, such as the landscape park, was created from land donated en- Bar Harbor Historical Society later founded Quebec, is believed to have painters Thomas Cole and Frederic Church, tirely by private citizens. run aground at Otter Point, where he met traveled to Mount Desert. Then came journal- members of the Wabanaki tribe. ists and sportsmen, drawn by the promise NATIONAL PARK STATUS A party of French Jesuits, who may have of the vast, unspoiled wilderness Cole and A Maine politician once remarked, “the Camping on Mount Desert Island has been settled at the mouth of Somes Sound in Church had depicted. Early visitors, known portable sawmill created Acadia National popular since the early 1900s. 1613, were also warmly greeted by the as “rusticators” or “summercators,” bunked Park.” Concerned that this tool of prog-
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ress would cut a swath through their island lanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. He SIGHTS TO SEE paradise, a group of summer residents, not only donated more than 10,000 acres led by the president of Harvard University, of parkland (including the stretch of coast Charles W. Eliot, formed a public land between Thunder Hole and Otter Cliffs), Acadia boasts varied and dramatic scen- dia National Park consists of the dazzling trust in 1901 to protect the island from but he was also responsible for one of ery, including a coastline of chiseled granite, Schoodic Peninsula and several off- uncontrolled development. The group had Acadia’s most picturesque features, the 45 the ocean dotted with islands, 17 mountain shore islands, including Baker Island and the foresight to appoint George Bucknam miles of broken-stone carriage roads that peaks (that together constitute the high- remote Isle au Haut. Dorr as its director. A member of a highly wind through its sylvan interior. In 1913, est headlands along the eastern seaboard), regarded Boston family that had made alarmed by the prospect of a park overrun close to a dozen glacial lakes and ponds, PARK LOOP ROAD its fortune in textiles, Dorr would spend by automobiles, Rockefeller began building and Somes Sound, the only fiard (a smaller Many natural attractions are found along the next 43 years (and much of his own 16-foot-wide roads connected by a series version of a fjord, a glacially carved, u- Park Loop Road, a 27-mile, two-lane thor- wealth) tirelessly working to protect and of 17 bridges crafted from local granite and shaped valley bordered by steep cliffs) in the oughfare that winds through the eastern preserve Acadia for public use. cobblestones. Today, the roads are enjoyed contiguous 48 states. half of Mount Desert Island. It is accessible The land trust’s first notable acquisi- by equestrians, hikers, bicyclists and, dur- In shape, Mount Desert Island resem- from Hulls Cove, Cadillac Mountain, Sieur tion was the chiseled headland known as ing winter, cross-country skiers. Carriage bles a lobster claw. Many of Acadia’s best- de Monts and Stanley Brook entrances. “The Beehive,” in 1908, followed soon rides are available through Wildwood Sta- known attractions are on the eastern side While you can drive the loop in under an by the summit of 1,530-foot Cadillac bles. Refer to the “Things to Do” chapter of the “claw,” which is separated from hour, most visitors find that it takes at Mountain. By 1916, Dorr secured national for more information. the western side by Somes Sound. The least half a day to take in all that this scenic monument status for the trust, and, in park’s western half features five moun- route has to offer. Please remember: while 1919, it became the first eastern national FIRE! tains, numerous salt marshes and nature the park is open year-round, Park Loop Road park. As a result of the amicable terms In 1947, a great fire broke out on Mount trails, and some of the best birdwatching is mostly closed between December 1 and between the United States and France at Desert Island, consuming some 17,000 in New England. The remainder of Aca- April 14. that time, it was named Lafayette National acres and burning for 10 days before it Park. Dorr was appointed the first superin- was brought under control. No one knows tendent, a position he held until his death how the fire was started, but some of the in 1946. driest conditions on record for the area Over the next 10 years, the park doubled contributed to the quickness and ferocity rickberk/iStock in size, thanks in part to the acquisition of with which it spread. More than 10,000 of the breathtaking Schoodic Peninsula, which the acres that burned were in Acadia Na- faces Mount Desert Island across French- tional Park. man Bay. The family who donated the The blaze also swept down Bar Harbor’s 2,000-acre peninsula had but one small “Millionaire’s Row,” destroying more than stipulation: Being residents of England, 60 grand summer cottages and bringing they objected to the park’s Francophile the uppercrust resort era to a close. Some name. Dorr arranged to change the name to of the surviving cottages have been con- Acadia National Park, a move that required verted into inns and bed-and-breakfasts. an act of Congress. The park’s last major Others remain private residences for a new acquisition came in 1943, with the donation generation of summercators. of 3,000 acres on unspoiled Isle au Haut, an island that is about 15 miles southwest of Mount Desert Island, in Penobscot Bay. Next to George Dorr, Acadia has had GET THE APP! IT’S FREE! DOWNLOAD NOW no better friend than industrialist and phi- Jordan Pond is one of Acadia’s most-photographed places.
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The shoreline section of Park Loop Road by glaciers. The Beehive can be glimpsed JuneJ is the most heavily traveled in Acadia, and from Park Loop Road. for good reason. The road offers marvelous Another feature you can see along views of Frenchman Bay, as well as front- Park Loop Road is Thunder Hole, lo- row seats to the pitched battle between land cated midway between Great Head and and sea. Most of the road’s scenic highlights Otter Cliffs. Timing is everything here. As can be seen by car. To experience them, wind-driven tides sweep into this narrow however, get out and walk the rolling footpath granite channel, air becomes trapped, es- that winds alongside Park Loop Road. caping with a thunderous report. At low In this otherwise rock-bound park, Sand tide on a calm day, Thunder Hole is stub- Beach is a graceful anomaly. Located at bornly silent. Just south of Thunder Hole Newport Cove, 10 miles from the visitor are Otter Cliffs, 100-foot pink granite but- center, this is the park’s only sand beach tresses rising straight out of the water. on the ocean. Swimming at Sand Beach is Marked only by a simple set of wooden not for the faint of heart. Ocean tempera- stairs leading down to the water, Little tures seldom climb above 55ºF. Warmer Hunters Beach is often overlooked by mo- waters for swimming can be found on the torists in search of grander vistas. But this western side of the island at Echo Lake, is one of Acadia’s most peaceful and shel- Acadia’s other beach site. tered spots, a steeply pitched cove lined A short hike inland from Sand Beach is entirely with cobblestones. These small, Many spots in the park offer great views of The Beehive, one of the park’s most recognizable features. the Beehive, a 520-foot-high mountain egg-shaped rocks were polished by the with a honeycombed eastern face sculpted pounding surf (collecting is prohibited). JORDAN POND AND THE BUBBLES views Cadillac commands are unparalleled. In a park dotted with glacier-carved ponds Spread out below are island-dappled French- and lakes, Jordan Pond is perhaps the love- man and Blue Hill bays, the whole of the park, liest. Located on the western side of Park and beyond that, much of Maine itself. Some Loop Road, its waters are clear and cool. Its visitors arrive at Cadillac at dawn to see the
aimintang/iStock shores are flanked by Penobscot Mountain to sun rise in one of the first places in the United the west and Pemetic Mountain to the east, States. Others prefer the mountain’s equally both accessible by hiking trails. The view that dazzling sunsets. Whenever they come, most sets Jordan Pond apart lies to the north, and visitors spend hours clambering over the rising from the shore are a pair of rounded bald granite dome. mountains, aptly named, the Bubbles. SOMES SOUND CADILLAC MOUNTAIN Neatly bisecting the eastern and west- Whether driving from Park Loop Road to ern halves of Mount Desert Island, Somes the top of its 1,530-foot summit or hiking up (rhymes with “homes”) Sound is home to one of the trails, most visitors consider Cadil- the the only fiard, a smaller version of a lac Mountain the high point—both literally fjord, in the contiguous 48 states. A more and figuratively—of their trip to Acadia. Not poetic meeting of land and sea is hard only is Cadillac the park’s highest peak, but to imagine. Steep mountains line both it is also the tallest mountain on the Atlantic sides of the sound, a narrow, 168-foot- Water rushing into Thunder Hole makes a striking sound that can be heard from a nearby coast north of Brazil. On a clear day (visibility deep gorge carved by glaciers. The best observation deck. is best during fall and winter), the panoramic views of Somes Sound, other than from
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spruce forests, cobblestone beaches and unprotected by any offshore islands, fully unobstructed views of the Atlantic. merits the word spectacular. Full of sound and fury, wave after relentless wave hurls zrfphoto/iStock SCHOODIC PENINSULA itself at the shore, sending plumes of ocean By comparison, Schoodic Peninsula spray into the air—surely one of Acadia’s is a model of accessibility, located just most spellbinding sights. one hour by car from Bar Harbor, off In 2002, the U.S. Naval Base on Sc- Route 186. Still, this 2,000-acre peninsula hoodic closed and those 100 acres were (Acadia’s only wedge of the mainland) returned to the National Park Service, the does not attract as many visitors as Mount original owner. The Schoodic Education Desert Island. and Research Center has been estab- Thus, visitors to Schoodic can freely ex- lished there, the purpose of which is to plore the six-mile park road, a 440-foot promote and facilitate education and re- headland, various hiking trails and the area’s search that is consistent with the mission cobblestone beaches. If a crowd collects of the NPS. One of the programs taking anywhere, it is usually at high tide at the place there is the Schoodic Education Ad- rock ledge called Schoodic Point. The venture, a three-day residential program for point, which confronts the sea head-on, 5th through 8th graders. The remote Isle au Haut lets visitors have beautiful views all to themselves.
a sailboat or Acadia Mountain, are from BASS HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE SENTINELS OF THE SEA the southbound side of Sargeant Drive Bass Harbor Head Light, which rises There is no symbol of the Maine coast more (off Route 198), which closely hugs the from the rocky, southernmost tip of Mount stirring than the lighthouse. Whether rising tall sound’s eastern shore. Desert Island, is one of the most photo- on the mainland or on a tiny scrap of rock many Sara Winter Sara graphed lighthouses on the East Coast. miles out to sea, these beacons have guided SEAWALL The light, which was built in 1858, marks mariners through Maine’s many rocky ledges The western side of Mount Desert the entrance to Bass Harbor, and beyond and pea-soup fogs for more than 200 years. Island includes the more tranquil part of it, Blue Hill Bay. Now fully automated and Maine is second only to Michigan in its number the park. Less visited and congested, it managed by the U.S. Coast Guard, it is of lighthouses. More than 60 are found from the Cape Neddick Light at the state’s southern also affords visitors wonderful views of the only park lighthouse accessible by car. tip to the West Quoddy Head Light in Maine’s Somes Sound and the mountainous east- The lighthouse is located on the western mostly undeveloped Down East region. ern portion of the park. Located on a nar- side of the island, on Route 102A. Note: Maine lighthouses were originally manned by row stretch of Route 102A, between a RVs and buses are not allowed on the road a lighthouse keeper and often by his family, as small pond and a broad expanse of bay, to the lighthouse. well. Romantic in the telling, the life of a light- Seawall faces the Duck Islands and the house keeper (especially an offshore keeper) Atlantic Ocean. This is an ideal spot for ISLE AU HAUT was, in practice, lonely and fraught with respon- watching many seabirds. Fifteen miles southwest of Mount Des- sibility and risk. Today, all Maine lighthouses are Four lighthouses dot the coastline at Acadia. This side of the island is also home to Echo ert at the mouth of Penobscot Bay lies Isle automated and monitored by the U.S. Coast Lake, a favorite spot for those who want to au Haut, the most remote section of the Guard. Some decommissioned lighthouses are Island. Built between 1828 and 1875, all the being put to use as bed-and-breakfasts. fish, canoe, kayak, picnic and even swim. park. Accessible by a 45-minute mail boat lighthouses except Great Duck are visible from Acadia boasts four lighthouses spread Visitors who camp overnight here are ride from the village of Stonington (no car various points in the park. Only Bass Harbor among the surrounding bays: Bass Harbor- treated to a spectacular sunrise over Great ferries are available), Isle au Haut rewards Head is accessible by car. Head, Bear Island, Egg Rock and Great Duck Cranberry Island. those who make the trip with hiking trails,
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PRESERVATION park’s other founders were all crusading Park officials have prepared a long-term conservationists working to protect Mount general management plan for Acadia, Desert Island from the ravages of the saw- weighing how best to serve both the park “In wildness is the preservation of Acadia’s special beauty, the more endan- mill and automobile. In all, more than 35,000 and its visitors. Studies are being con- the earth.” gered that beauty becomes. To preserve acres were donated so that they might be ducted to document the exact impact of —Henry David Thoreau Acadia for future generations, park of- preserved in their natural state for public use. visitor use on animal and plant life. ficials must balance visitor use with the Similar foresight and public-spiritedness have So wrote America’s great naturalist- protection of the park’s precious natural animated Acadia ever since. REDUCING HUMAN IMPACT philosopher more than a century ago. A resources. Progress has been made to restore Some of the challenges Acadia faces frequent visitor to Maine’s north woods, Acadia’s hiking trails and carriage roads. don’t come from within the park. Be- Thoreau well understood the healing AREAS AT RISK Acadia Trails Forever and the Carriage cause parklands and private property are powers of this vast, virgin landscape. By Not surprisingly, some of Acadia’s most Road Endowment, both established in interspersed, the park inevitably feels preserving such wildness, he wrote, we sought-out attractions are also its most vul- partnership with Friends of Acadia, sup- the impact of growth and development in are also ensuring our own survival—not nerable. The summit of Cadillac Mountain ports new construction, reconstruction and neighboring communities. just physically, but spiritually. would seem impervious to man or nature. Yet maintenance on the park’s historic trail and Friends of Acadia is helping to protect the Every year, millions of visitors travel to this granite dome is also home to a fragile en- carriage road systems. Each year, park trail park from the impacts of high visitation and Acadia in search of the wildness Thoreau vironment of sub-alpine vegetation, low-lying and road crews, the Acadia Youth Conser- local development. Its innovative programs described, making it one of the top 10 heathers, shrubs, berries and wildflowers, vation Corps and hundreds of volunteers and partnerships include the fare-free, low- most visited national parks in the country. which are extremely sensitive to the feet of rehabilitate stone steps and walls, clear emissions Island Explorer bus system, ad- Such popularity has led to a pressing— visitors who clamber over them. vegetation from drainage systems, build vocacy for additional Congressional funds and complex—dilemma faced by park The island’s sea caves are a unique bog walks in wetlands and much more. to sustain park programs, a revolving fund officials; the more people who seek out oceanside habitat that once supported a va- riety of marine life. Today, those species are greatly depleted. Some creatures may have been collected as souvenirs, but park natu- ralists speculate that human footsteps alone may have been enough to disturb this fragile KatieDobies/iStock environment. A membership organization Air quality is also a concern at Acadia. The dedicated to Acadia National propane-powered Island Explorer shuttle Park and its surrounding communities buses reduce the amount of pollutants and greenhouse gases released into the air by join, volunteer, offering an alternative to private vehicle trans- make a difference! portation. The Island Explorer shuttle bus friendsofacadia.org system carries more than half a million pas- sengers to and from the park each year from mid-June to Columbus Day.
RESTORING ACADIA The challenges Acadia faces are many. Fortunately, the notion of preserva- Acadia’s trails, like this one at Penobscot tion is as old as the park itself. George Mountain, require maintenance to combat erosion. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the
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ments to maintain Acadia’s 125-mile foot trail Discover the HOW LONG DOES system each year. LITTER LAST? For more information, please contact BELOVED ISLAND Friends of Acadia, P.O. Box 45, Bar Harbor, Glass bottles 1,000,000 years that the Roosevelts so loved ME 04609; (207) 288-3340, or visit friend- Aluminum cans up to 100 years sofacadia.org.
Rubber boot soles up to 80 years RECYCLING Leather up to 50 years Along with many national parks, Nylon fabric up to 40 years Acadia has undertaken a solid waste recycling Plastic film containers up to 30 years program that includes the recycling of items
Plastic bags up to 20 years used by visitors. Bins for recycling glass, plas- tic and aluminum are placed throughout the Plastic-coated papers 5 years park (regular garbage containers are avail- Wool socks up to 5 years able for other waste). From 2001 to 2005, • 2,800-acre nature park
Cigarette butts up to 5 years the park’s program, which includes materi- • Tea with Eleanor daily als from both staff and visitors, recycled an • The Fireside restaurant Orange/banana peels up to 5 weeks average of more than 18 tons of newsprint, • Daily 9-5 EDT, 10-6 ADT, to protect privately held lands within park cardboard, plastic and glass per year. May 27-Oct 14 boundaries, and an off-island visitor center Pollution doesn’t come only from trash ei- • FREE admission and transportation hub to reduce automobile ther– it comes from light. congestion from day traffic and commuters. Several Acadia towns have passed ordi- Visitors are encouraged to attend park nances to combat light pollution and preserve programs, visit museums and take guided the island’s stunning views of the night sky. tours to learn about Acadia and Mount Des- ert Island. See the “Leave No Trace” article in this chapter for other ways to help protect the park. FUN FACTS
LASTING TRAILS Q. DO I NEED A CAR Rock slides, natural erosion and millions TO VISIT ACADIA? of visitors place a heavy toll on the trails of A. No, you don’t. The Acadia National Park. To combat Acadia’s Island Explorer buses trail degradation, Friends of Acadia and Aca- provide free service “The #1 site to see east of Bar Harbor” dia National Park launched “Acadia Trails among park destinations, Forever,” a $13 million partnership to re- local communities and the Bar Harbor —Maine: An Explorer’s Guide verse the effects of these inevitable events. Airport from June 23 to Columbus Friends of Acadia is contributing $9 million of Day. Visit exploreacadia.com for more the funding, while the balance comes from information. park admission fees. Beginning in 2000 and over a more than 10-year period, the program For answers to all your questions, Roosevelt Campobello International Park allocated $6.5 million to trail reconstruction go to OhRanger.com New Brunswick, Canada, across the bridge from Lubec, Maine and $6.5 million for Friends of Acadia endow- 877-851-6663 fdr.net
32 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK | WHO’S WHO AT THE PARK MOUNT DESERT ISLAND MOUNT DESERT ISLAND Doug Lemke Acadia National Park covers much of contemporary visitors will find inns, hotels, Mount Desert Island. Most of the park is guesthouses, sidewalk cafés, formal res- preserved in its natural state, with commer- taurants and block after block of boutiques, cial activity taking place outside the park in specialty shops and galleries. surrounding communities. Busy little resort Bar Harbor is also home to such towns offer modern services, lodging, dining prestigious institutions as Jackson spots, gift shops and antique stores. Laboratory, a leading genetics re- The eastern half of Mount Desert is the search center, Mount Desert Island more populated side. It is home to the town Biological Lab and the College of the At- of Bar Harbor, which is near the Cadillac lantic, a small liberal arts college. During Mountain Entrance to Acadia National Park. the summer, all offer educational programs The western half, locally known as the for the public. “quiet side,” is more rural. The land is punctu- Learn more about the town’s history at ated with marshes, coves, inlets and an oc- the Bar Harbor Historical Museum lo- casional village. cated at 33 Ledgelawn Avenue. The mu- seum is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday Local lobstermen supply Mount Desert Island’s eateries with fresh catches daily. BAR HARBOR through Saturday from June to October and Bar Harbor (population 5,325) is a vibrant by appointment in the winter season. Free NORTHEAST HARBOR out over Somes Sound. The second largest gateway community to Acadia. Where the admission. For more information call (207) Eleven miles from Bar Harbor lies town on Mount Desert, it is ranked one of the millionaires’ summer cottages once stood, 288-0000 or visit barharborhistorical.org. Northeast Harbor (population 488). This top 12 commercial fishing harbors in Maine. low-key town, punctuated by stately sum- Boat-building is the main industry and some mer homes and boats bobbing at the wa- of the world’s finest crafts come from here. terfront, sits on a protected deep-water The Wendell Gilley Museum exhibits Sanjay M port—one of the best in the state. more than 200 bird carvings and offers carv- Walk along Municipal Pier or poke your ing demonstrations. Stop by the Clark Point head into the town’s antique store and old Gallery to view 19th- and 20th-century paint- bookshop. On Route 3, Thuya Garden ings of the island and other parts of Maine. mixes formal English flower beds with On land, you can golf, hike, rent a bike or simple Japanese influences. Each June, have a beachside picnic. Take to the water Asticou Azalea Garden, on Route 198, and hop the ferry to the Cranberry Isles, or presents more than 20 varieties of azaleas. go deep-sea fishing for halibut or tuna. Seasonal activities include golf and tennis. On the outskirts of Southwest Harbor is The Great Harbor Maritime Museum the village of Manset, home of several boat on Main Street is a good place to see yards. The nearby town of Tremont, home some of the island’s historical artifacts. to 1,563 islanders, takes its name from the French trois and mont, describing the three SOUTHWEST HARBOR mountains seen from the town. Lobstering Found on the island’s western “quiet is the primary industry. West Tremont, Ber- side,” Southwest Harbor is a large fishing nard and Bass Harbor are smaller villages Mount Desert Island is home to the charming town of Bar Harbor. village with a population of 1,764 that looks associated with Tremont.
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Although Acadia is dazzling in summer, and some sections are more suitable for the park’s beauty flourishes throughout the mountain bikes than racing ones. Bikes are year. By land and by sea there is no such not allowed on hiking trails or off of desig- thing as an off-season at Acadia. nated roads. For more information, please pick up a copy of a park map. Bicycle guides are avail- SPRING, SUMMER able for a fee at Hulls Cove Visitor Center. AND FALL Bicycles can be rented in Bar Harbor, North- east Harbor and Southwest Harbor. Please AMPHITHEATER PROGRAMS contact the chambers of commerce listed In the evening, Acadia’s two camp- in the “Plan Your Visit” chapter for more grounds present free programs in their information. centrally located amphitheaters. Programs span a range of natural and cultural history BIRDWATCHING topics (ideal for families). You do not have Sieur de Monts Spring, Ship Harbor and to stay at a campground to attend! Wonderland trails are all favorite birdwatch- ing spots, as are the summits of Cadillac AUDIO TOUR and Beech mountains during the fall hawk Eastern National has prepared an audio migration. Ask at a park visitor center about tour of Acadia National Park. The 56-mile ranger-led hawk-watching. Birding is at its driving tour (which can take between four peak from late May through September, and six hours to complete) covers the entire but there is never a shortage of birds at Park Loop Road, as well as Sargeant Drive Acadia. See the “Nature & Wildlife” chap- along lovely Somes Sound. Scenic points ter for more information about birds that of interest are highlighted and the park’s can be seen in and around the park. natural and cultural history is explained. The CD or cassette may be purchased at CRUISES AND WHALE WATCHING the Hulls Cove Visitor Center. Please call Some of the best views of Acadia are to be (207) 288-4988 for more information. had from the ocean. Out on the open waters of Frenchman Bay, gazing back at Acadia’s BICYCLING granite headlands, you’ll understand why The only tough part about being a cy- French explorer Samuel Champlain named clist at Acadia National Park is trying to the island l’Isles des Monts-déserts, a refer- decide which of the many roads to ex- ence to the fact that the mountains looked plore. Although Park Loop Road is deserted or bare. A cruise is also an oppor- open to cyclists, most opt to ride on the tunity to learn about Acadia’s marine life, carriage roads that are closed to auto traffic from lobsters to harbor seals to pelagic birds. and offer a whole new perspective of Acadia. Dress warmly and bring along a pair of binoc- The roads, which wind through the eastern ulars. See the “Nature & Wildlife” chapter for half of the island, are lined with broken stone more information about watchable wildlife.
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Available cruises include three park ranger- land’s fishing and seafaring heritage. Ticket CARRIAGE ROADS led nature cruises, two of which include prices are $29 for adults, $27 for seniors stops on nearby islands. Contact the cruise 65 and older, $18 for children ages 5 to lines listed or check at a visitor center for 11 and $7 for children 5 and under (infants details and options. Many other cruises— free). For more information, call (207) 276- whale watches, deep-sea fishing and lob- 5352 or visit cruiseacadia.com. ster fishing—are also available through local Frenchman Bay Cruise: Take to the sea
charter boat companies. Contact the cham- on a 151-foot, four-masted schooner and compassandcamera/iStock bers of commerce listed in the “Plan Your view wildlife and learn about history. The Visit” chapter for more information. cruise is approximately two hours long. Ticket Baker Island Cruise: Explore a 130-acre prices: $39.50 for adults, $29.50 for children uninhabited island on this 4.5-hour cruise. under 12 and $5 for those ages two to five. While onshore, visit the oldest lighthouse in Children under two sail free, but you need to the area, see the 200-year-old Gilley farm- make reservations for them. For more infor- stead, and relax on an amazing rock formation mation, call (207) 288-4585. known as “the dance floor,” while gazing out at the open ocean. Ticket prices are $46 for CARRIAGE TOURS adults, $27 for children 6 to 14 and $9 for chil- Wildwood Stables, located on the Park dren 5 and under. For more information and Loop Road, offers multiple scheduled rides to make reservations, call (207) 288-2386. daily in open carriages drawn by draft horses. Islesford Historical Cruise: This 2.75- The rides are fully narrated with a history of hour cruise includes some of Somes the park and the carriage roads. For many, Sound and a stop at Little Cranberry Is- the highlight will be the two-hour early eve- Take a stroll along Acadia’s historic carriage roads land’s Islesford Historical Museum, whose ning sunset ride to the summit of Day Moun- In 1901, a group of wealthy Mount Desert the park. Gently graded and lined with broken collection documents Mount Desert Is- tain. The stables are open from late May to Island summer residents banded together to stone, the “Rockefeller Roads” (as they were mid-October. Reservations are strongly set aside the land that would later become known) offered a refuge from the “horseless recommended. Acadia National Park. One of the park’s early carriage” for hikers, horseback riders and the For visitors with disabilities, there are benefactors was John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the open, horse-drawn carriages, which were FUN FACTS carriages that can accommodate wheel- millionaire industrialist and philanthropist the summercators’ preferred mode of travel. chairs. For more information, call who later planned and built New York City’s Linking the 45 miles of carriage roads were Q. CAN I USE MY GPS 1-877-276-3622 or (207) 276-5721 or visit Rockefeller Center. Rockefeller hoped the a series of handsome bridges that were built UNIT IN THE PARK? acadiahorses.com. • land would one day become “a real gem of with local granite and cobblestone. The Rock- A. Yes! Acadia’s the first order among national parks,” but, in efeller Roads were not without controversy, EarthCache Program is FALL FOLIAGE 1913, that hope was threatened by an unfore- however. Some summer residents consid- seen menace: the arrival of the automobile on ered them a scar on the wilderness. a great way to explore the Fall is foliage season at Acadia National park while learning about its Mount Desert Island. Today, now that the automobile has all but Park and a great time to tour the park. The geological story. Using your own GPS Rockefeller, however, did not take this conquered the island, visitors to Acadia can weather, of course, has the final say when unit and a set of clues, you can guide threat lying down. He wanted to preserve the be thankful for Rockefeller’s generosity and it comes to timing and intensity—warm yourself to a series of park sites. For more horse-and-carriage experience for those who foresight. Winding through the eastern half of information, visit nps.gov/acad. days and cold nights promise a quicker preferred a quieter ride to the new-fangled the island, past lakes and mountains, these color change with more brilliant reds, or- automobile. Over the next 27 years, he built roads are now enjoyed by hikers, joggers, For answers to all your questions, anges and yellows. a system of carriage roads crisscrossing his cyclists, cross-country skiers, carriage riders go to OhRanger.com Generally, the leaves reach their peak col- property, most of which he later donated to and horseback riders. oration during the first two weeks of October.
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The Maine Department of Conservation make ideal riding trails. Stalls and camp- issues weekly foliage reports between mid- sites are available. For more information September and mid-October, describing the about bringing your horse to the park, call
amount of color and leaf fall in seven separate Wildwood Stables at 1-877-276-3622 or lightphoto/iStock regions of the state. Acadia is part of Zone 2. visit carriagesofacadia.com. Please visit mainefoliage.com or call (800) 533-9595 for more information. KAYAKING Whether you are a novice or a skilled FISHING paddler, you can enjoy sea kayaking in Fishing is allowed on all of Acadia’s ponds the waters around Mount Desert Island. and lakes. Landlocked salmon and brook trout Guided tours of varying lengths are avail- can be caught in the larger lakes. A state fish- able, including overnight camping trips to ing license is required for freshwater fishing, remote island sites. Call the chambers of but not for ocean fishing. Lakes and ponds commerce listed in the “Plan Your Visit” are under Maine State jurisdiction. Please see chapter for more information. the “Park Regulations & Safety” chapter for more information. MUSEUMS Abbe Museum is located just off Park Get the best views of Acadia’s rocky shorelines from a kayak FLIGHTSEEING Loop Road near Sieur de Monts Spring and Flightseeing tours of Acadia, Bar Harbor houses a handsome collection of American 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. Call (207) 288-3338 The Mount Desert Oceanarium, lo- and other Downeast communities will be a Indian artifacts. This location is open 10 a.m. for more information. cated on Route 3 in Bar Harbor, features a highlight of your trip and give you a differ- to 5 p.m., May through October. Tickets are Lifelike exhibits of animals native to lobster hatchery and exhibits about Maine ent perspective of coastal Maine. Check $3 per adult, $1 per child ages 11 to 17, and Mount Desert Island (and the surround- marine life. The oceanarium’s Thomas Bay out coastal lighthouses, Cadillac Moun- those 10 and under are admitted free. The ex- ing waters) are mounted at the George B. Marsh Walk takes you over the salt marsh tain, Somes Sound and other scenic areas. panded Abbe Museum on Mt. Desert Street Dorr Museum of Natural History at Col- to a two-deck viewing tower with a tele- Flights depart from Hancock County-Bar in Bar Harbor is open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., lege of the Atlantic, located on Route 3 in scope for observing a rich variety of birds Harbor Airport. May 1 through October 31. Fees are $8 per Bar Harbor. Children will enjoy the hands- and aquatic animals. Open mid-May to late adult and $4 per child ages 11 to 17; under 10 on discovery room and summer field stud- October, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through HORSEBACK RIDING admitted free. Please call (207) 288-3519 for ies programs. For more information, visit Saturday. Cost, including marsh walk, is For park visitors traveling with their more information. www.coa.edu/dorr-museum or call $20 per adult, $15 for children 4 to 12. Ex- own horses, Acadia’s carriage roads The Nature Center is located near Abbe (207) 288-5395. cluding marsh walk, ticket prices are $16 Museum. The Nature Center is featuring Birds of a different feather can be found for adults and $12 for children. For more new exhibits this year with an emphasis at the Wendell Gilley Museum, located information, please call (207) 288-5005 or on climate change. The center is open on on Route 102 in the town of Southwest visit theoceanarium.com. weekends (May 6–June 18), then daily Harbor (on the west side of Mount Desert
Gary Brownell (June 19–October 9) from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Island). This small gem of a gallery features PARK PROGRAMS You need to take a mail or a tour boat exhibitions and demonstrations on the Perhaps the best way to appreciate the to Little Cranberry Island to visit Islesford Down East art of bird woodcarving. Gilley, a park is in the company of a park ranger Historical Museum. It has fascinating ex- Southwest Harbor native, gained a national while enjoying one of the many guided hibits about New England’s maritime his- reputation for his exquisite woodcarvings. group tours offered during summer and tory. It is open June 19–September 4, 11 It is open year-round. Please visit wendell- fall. Park rangers can help you better The Abbe Museum features American a.m.–4 p.m., daily; September 5–30, Mon- gilleymuseum.org or call (207) 244-7555 “read” the landscape, from its natural his- Indian artifacts day–Saturday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., and Sunday, for more information tory to the imprint man has left upon the
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hikers must walk in from the campground land. Join a park ranger for a nature walk, a ROCK CLIMBING WINTER entrance. A permit from park headquarters bridges tour, an evening star watch or a lec- This adventurous sport is increasing Winter at Acadia is as beautiful as sum- is required. Winter visitors should be pre- ture about the park’s geology. There are na- in popularity at Acadia. Mount Desert of- mer, and for the resourceful and adventur- pared for quick changes in weather. Dress ture walks for children as well as ranger-led fers lofty challenges for individuals or ous visitor, every bit as stimulating. Hulls in layers and bring extra clothing, a first-aid hikes up several mountains. Some programs groups. You can climb Otter Cliffs, 60-foot Cove Visitor Center closes in October and kit, water, food, a blanket and maps. require reservations (no earlier than three rocky sea cliffs overlooking the ocean, or reopens in April. Park Loop Road is closed days in advance). For a current schedule, ask the South Wall of Champlain Mountain, between December 1 and April 14. During WINTER SPORTS at Hulls Cove Visitor Center or visit the park a 200-foot scaling up a granite moun- winter, Acadia Park Headquarters, located Covered with a mantle of snow, the website. tain face. There are no outfitters in the on Route 233, serves as the park’s visitor park’s carriage roads make ideal cross- park, but you can hire a guide. For more center. Park rangers will be glad to help country ski trails. Snow also blankets PICNICKING information, please call the Bar Harbor you plan your winter outing to ensure maxi- Acadia’s lakes, making ice skating dif- There are picnic areas at Bear Brook, Chamber of Commerce at (800) 345-4617. mum enjoyment and safety. ficult. Ice fishermen fare well, however, Fabbri (•), Seawall and Pretty Marsh on and their fishing shacks are a familiar Mount Desert Island and at Frazer Point on SWIMMING WINTER CAMPING sight on the park’s lakes and ponds be- the Schoodic Peninsula and Thompson Is- Swimming is permitted at Sand The Blackwoods Campground is avail- tween January and early March. Be land. Each has picnic tables, fire grills, wa- Beach (saltwater) and Echo Lake (fresh- able for winter camping in November and cautious and ensure that ice thickness ter fountains and restrooms. Picnicking is water).Ocean temperatures average an April at half the regular $30 rate per night. is sufficient to support your weight. permitted elsewhere in the park, provided invigorating 55–60ºF so be prepared to Call (207) 288-3338 for more informa- Snowmobilers can use the 27-mile Park visitors observe Acadia’s carry-in, carry- be chilly. Both beaches have lifeguards on tion. From December through March, only Loop Road, but are not allowed on most out policy. duty during the summer. primitive tent camping is available and carriage roads. wbritten/iStock WE ♥ NATIONAL PARKS GO ACTIVE BIKING | WALKING & HIKING | MULTISPORT | FAMILY | PRIVATE & CUSTOM Call 800-GO-ACTIVE or visit backroads.com for a free catalog and your active vacation of a lifetime. Beginners and experienced rock climbers will love the challenge of scaling Otter Cliffs.
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WALKING & HIKING WALKING & HIKING TRAILS Round-Trip Trail Distance Difficulty Whether you’re a casual stroller or card- leads to Bar Island—but don’t linger—af- Trailhead Description Time Elevation Gain carrying thrill-seeker, Acadia has a path for ter 90 minutes, the path will disappear be- you. The Mount Desert Island section neath the incoming tide. Bar Harbor Shore Path A gravel trail with views of the four 1.0 mile very easy Bar Harbor town pier Porcupine Islands, and on the shore 30 minutes level of the park alone boasts 17 mountains. Park trailheads and junctions are clearly side, views of Bar Harbor. Isle au Haut and Schoodic Peninsula marked with small, wooden directional Great Meadow Loop A pleasant loop connecting Bar Harbor 2.0 miles very easy have several additional peaks. Because signs, and the paths with blue-paint Village Green to Acadia with historic sites along the 30 minutes level the mountains are all less than 1,600 feet blazes. Note: some trail names are being way. Access to other trails available. tall, each can be hiked in less than a day changed back to their original names. Maps Ocean Path A gently rolling footpath following 3.6 miles easy Sand Beach parking area Park Loop Road to Otter Cliffs with 2 hours fairly level and several can be scaled in an hour. Dur- may not be updated yet, but trail signs are views of the rock-bound coast. ing late summer, many trails are fringed accurate. Schoodic Head Trail A gentle trail offering views of Schoodic 1.0 mile easy to moder- with wild blueberries. Regular visitors Pick up a copy of the NPS map of Aca- Schoodic Peninsula Loop Peninsula and Mount Desert Island. 30 minutes ate Road opposite West Pond 440 feet to Acadia know to head to the hills when dia, available at the Hulls Cove Visitor the popular Park Loop Road is congested. Center. It indicates hiking trails, eleva- Ship Harbor Trail A walk through spruce forests and 1.3 miles easy Ship Harbor parking area along the salt marsh shore of Ship 40 minutes mostly level Even at the height of summer, some of tions and scenic carriage roads. Detailed off Route 102A Harbor. Great birdwatching. (rocky patches) the hiking trails offer peace and privacy. hiking maps can be purchased at the visi- Beech Mountain Trail Steep in some sections, this trail on the 1.2 miles moderate Not all of Acadia’s trails lead uphill. tor center. For more information, refer to Beech Mountain parking western side of Mount Desert Island 1 hour 839 feet area off Route 102 offers views of both Long Pond and Some of the gentlest paths—such as the Carriage Roads article in the “Things Echo Lake. A fire tower crowns the Ocean Path, which runs parallel to the to Do” chapter and the hiking safety tips summit (not open to the public). Ocean Drive section of Park Loop Road— in the “Park Regulations & Safety” chap- Great Head Trail This cliff walk loop provides views 1.4 miles moderate Eastern end of Sand Beach of Frenchman Bay, Sand Beach 45 minutes 145 feet offer some of the best scenery. If you ar- ter. For additional reading, pick up a copy off Park Loop Road and Gorham Mountain. rive at the town of Bar Harbor during low of Carriage Roads of Acadia: A Pocket Guide Gorham Mountain Trail A short but spectacular climb up an oceanside 2.0 miles moderate tide, wander out across the gravel bar that by Diana F. Abrell (2011). Gorham Mountain parking mountain offering continuous views. 1 hour 525 feet area off Park Loop Road Jordan Pond Path This relatively level, but rocky, trail around 3.3 miles moderate Jordan Pond parking area Jordan Pond boasts views of five mountains. 1.75 hours level off Park Loop Road Cadillac Mountain This is the least demanding of four 4.2 miles moderate North Ridge Cadillac parking trails up Acadia’s highest peak with 2.5 hours 1,530 feet views of Frenchman Bay, offshore KatieDobies/iStock area off Park Loop Road islands and Schoodic Peninsula. The Beehive A very steep trail along cliff ledges 1.8 miles strenuous Just north of Sand Beach leads to the top of this mountain. Bowl 45 minutes 520 feet area off Park Loop Road Trail offers a longer, gentler climb. Acadia Mountain Trail The park’s best views of Somes 2.0 miles strenuous Acadia Mountain parking Sound can be had from this trail. 1.25 hours 681 feet area off Route 102 Emery Path A steady and sometimes steep climb 2.4 miles strenuous Sieur de Monts Spring area to the top of Dorr Mountain, the first 2.25 hours 1,270 feet section is terraced with granite steps. Cadillac Mountain South A long, sometimes strenuous, 7.4 miles strenuous Ridge hike up Acadia’s tallest peak 4.75 hours 1,530 feet 100 ft. SW of Blackwoods offers excellent panoramic views Campground entrance of the ocean and mountains. off Route 3 The Champlain Mountain Precipice Trail offers a serious challenge and worthwhile views.
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Acadia National Park has four camp- open from May 25 through September 5. A visit to Acadia gives kids a chance to VISIT THE ABBE MUSEUM grounds, all within a five-minute walk of the Camping is $30 a night for drive-up sites or get back to nature and learn about plant and A short walk from the Nature Center ocean. Two are on Mount Desert Island, and $22 a night for the many walk-in sites. animal life, living history and the wonders of and down a woodland path, the museum one is on Isle au Haut and another is on the These two campgrounds provide re- the ecosystem. At the same time, they’re houses American Indian artifacts like early Schoodic Peninsula. Additional camping facili- strooms with cold running water (but no able to gain a better appreciation of the role pottery and bone and stone tools. Fees are ties are located outside the park. shower facilities), picnic tables, fire rings, rangers play in keeping America’s parks $3 for adults and $1 for children (ages 11 to Blackwoods Campground is located dump stations and centrally located amphi- preserved for generations to come. Here’s 17). Also visit the Abbe in downtown Bar off of Route 3, five miles south of Bar theaters for evening ranger programs. Des- a helpful rundown of some fun ways kids Harbor. Fees are $8 for adults and $4 for Harbor on the eastern half of Mount Des- ignated campsites can accommodate RVs can get involved. children, and include admission at the Sieur ert Island. More than 300 campsites are up to 35 feet long, but neither campground de Monts museum. open from May to October. Reservations has utility hookups. Public showers and CHECK OUT A VISITOR CENTER are suggested and sites cost $30 a night. camping supply stores are located within Stop at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center to STOP BY JORDAN POND HOUSE Major credit cards are accepted. Winter half a mile of campgrounds. sign up for a children’s program with a park Kids will love the homemade popovers and camping is by permit only and facilities are Located three miles south of Winter ranger: explore a pond, listen to a story, try locally made strawberry jam at Jordan Pond limited. Harbor about 50 miles from Mount Desert field research or unearth some of Acadia’s House. You can get blueberry lemonade or Seawall Campground,located on the Island, Schoodic Woods Campground best-kept geological secrets. soda, hot chocolate or root beer to go with western half of the island on Route 102A, is open May 25 until October 10. The site them. Kids can sit with parents at outdoor ta- four miles south of Southwest Harbor, is will feature hiking and biking trails as well BECOME A JUNIOR RANGER bles, or scamper through the grass while the as electric and water hookups for RVs. Kids of all ages can become Junior Rang- adults enjoy the views. Reservations can be made for all three ers by completing the activities in the Junior campgrounds six months in advance. For Ranger booklet, which is available at the HIT THE BEACH more information or to make reserva- visitor center. Then, they join one or two Children will enjoy the crashing waves and
kickstand/iStock tions, please call (877) 444-6777 or visit ranger-led programs or walks to receive a the combination of sand and shell fragments recreation.gov. Junior Ranger patch. at Sand Beach. If you're not ready to brave The park maintains five lean-to shelters the cold ocean waters here, try heading over (which can accommodate up to six people) VISIT THE NATURE CENTER to the swimming area at Echo Lake. Both at Duck Harbor Campground, open May Check out displays and learn about cli- areas have lifeguards who are on duty from 15 to October 15, on pristine Isle au Haut. mate change through interactive exhibits. June through August. Facilities include a picnic table, a fire ring, a portable toilet and a hand pump for drink- EXPLORE THE CARRIAGE ROADS HIKE UP GORHAM MOUNTAIN ing water. Reservations are required and Take kids on a horse-drawn carriage ride This short hike ascends only 525 feet must be submitted in person at park head- on Acadia’s carriage roads. and offers ocean views. During July and quarters or be postmarked April 1 or later. August, you can pick blueberries on There is a $25 special-use permit fee. No GO TO THE WATER some of Acadia’s mountains. dogs are allowed in the campground. Look for eagles, ospreys, harbor seals, Mail applications to: Acadia Na- porpoises and other marine life and birds. VISIT SCHOODIC PENINSULA tional Park, Isle au Haut Reservations, Marvel at the surf’s sound and fury P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609; DRIVE UP CADILLAC MOUNTAIN when it's almost high tide. Tide informa- Mount Desert Island’s campgrounds offer sites on the edge, overlooking the park’s beautiful (207) 288-3338. Applications are available From the top, be the first in America to tion is posted at the visitor center and in the waterways. for download at nps.gov/acad. see the sun rise each day. ranger-led program schedule.
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NATURE & WILDLIFE WATCHABLE WILDLIFE
Despite a number of ecological thrive in Acadia, including red, pitch and demands, including harsh winters and jack pines. But the best known is the white overlapping land environments, Acadia’s pine, which unlike spruce and fir, prefers flora and fauna have flourished. Most of the sunlight to shadow. White pine grows park’s animals are adept at avoiding detec- quickly, usually to heights of more than 100 tion, but look carefully (and quietly) at dawn feet. Because of its great size, it was once 1 2 3 or dusk and you may see them feeding. highly valued for sailing ship masts. To Acadia’s earliest inhabitants, no THE FOREST tree was more important than the pa- For centuries, evergreens dominated per birch. They used the birch’s tough, much of northern Maine. When the white bark to craft baskets, canoes and last glacier receded, spruce and bal- wigwams. Prized by native tribes and sam firs outnumbered deciduous trees settlers alike was the sugar maple, 4 5 6 such as birch and aspen. These conifer- whose sweet sap produces that New 1 ATLANTIC PUFFIN (Fratercula arctica) 4 BLACK BEAR (Ursus americanus) ous trees inhibited the growth of other England delicacy, maple syrup. Often called “sea parrots” or “clowns of the sea,” It is unlikely that you’ll encounter a black bear. vegetation with their long shadows these pigeon-sized birds have large, bright orange They are active from spring through fall, moving and needles, which, as they decayed, THE WATER’S EDGE beaks and feet. They live in colonies on rocky is- through the woods and mountains eating berries, produced acidic soil. Acadia’s intertidal zone teems with marine lands off the coast and aren’t visible from Mount fish or whatever food they can find. By fall, black These resinous trees are also especially life that has adapted to Acadia’s twice-daily Desert Island but can be seen during some boat bears claim a den beneath a rock or fallen tree quick to burn and slow to regenerate. Fol- tides, which range between 10 and 12 feet. cruises. • Weight 1 lb • Size 1 ft tall • Active spring to sleep for the winter. • Weight 200-600 lbs • lowing the 1947 fire, a new forest of sun- Just below the low-water mark is kelp, a and summer. Photo: Tobias Begemann Size 5-6 ft long • Active spring, summer and fall. worshipping birch, maple and aspen dense, brown seaweed that can withstand Photo: Jitze Couperus 2 BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) sprang up amid the surviving evergreens. 600 pounds of water force per square inch The national bird of the United States, the bald 5 COMMON LOON (Gavia immer) Thus, the fire increased the diversity of before breaking. Sheltered by the kelp are eagle lives in coastal woodlands and along wa- Listen for the melodious call of the loon Acadia’s woodlands and the intensity of its crabs, sea urchins, sea anemones, sea terways, and eats fish it grabs from the water echoing in the woods. Recognizable fall foliage. As they grow, the deciduous stars and jellyfish. Next closest to shore is with its talons. Bald eagles mate for life and by their zebra-striped necklace, glossy trees produce the shade required by ever- can live up to 30 years in the wild. Look for checkerboard feathers, and sleek grace- greens, and eventually spruce and fir will bald eagles near Frenchman Bay. Their seven- ful form, these majestic birds can dive as stand tall once more in Acadia. foot wingspan makes them hard to miss when deep as 300 feet to catch their prey. They Ramrod straight with reddish-brown they’re out and about. • Weight 10-20 lbs eat fish, frogs, insects and vegetation. bark and sharp, stiff needles, red spruce • Size 2-4 ft tall • Active year-round. Photo: • Weight 6-14 lbs • Size 28-36 in long • Active David A. Mitchell year-round. Photo: Dave Christiansen can grow as tall as 110 feet—although on KatieDobies/iStock Acadia’s rocky mountaintops, dwarf spruce 3 BEAVER (Castor canadensis) 6 EASTERN COYOTE (Canis latrans) one-tenth that size are common. Outside These large, broad-tailed rodents build dams This buff- or gray-colored canine resembles the park, red spruce is heavily logged for year-round. In September, they start reinforc- a wolf but has a smaller build, narrower muz- pulp. White spruce, which has silvery- ing their lodges and building food caches to zle and larger ears. While the coyote is not brown bark and bluish-green needles, is prepare for winter. Look for them at dawn and common on Mount Desert Island, locals re- also found here. dusk, when they are most active. • Weight port hearing its distinctive “singing” at night. 30-60 lbs • Size 35-50 in long, including tail • Weight 20-50 lbs • Size 30-40 in (head and body) It is no accident that Maine is known In the ‘Pine Tree State,’ as Maine is known, as the “Pine Tree State.” Several species stately trees stand watch over visitors. • Active in Maine year-round. Photo: Bill Damon • Active in Maine year-round. Photo: Eric Kilby
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WATCHABLE WILDLIFE Irish moss, a bushy, purplish-brown sea- shore, and land birds, from the com- weed. When processed, it becomes car- mon loon to the majestic bald eagle rageenan, a thickening agent used in ice and peregrine falcon. Sea ducks cream, cheese, salad dressing and choco- also frequent the coastal waters, par- late milk. ticularly during the winter months. Of At the high-water mark, you’ll find a particular note are buffleheads, red- white layer of acorn barnacles. These breasted mergansers, common ei- minute crustaceans float to shore and at- ders, black scoters, surf scoters and 7 8 9 tach to rocks, ship bottoms and pilings, white-winged scoters. The bufflehead then they form a tough, conical shell. has a puffy, bonnet-shaped brow, while Periwinkles, tiny snails half an inch long, the sleek merganser has a crested, almost feed on wet algae with a rough tongue punkish coiffure. Surf scoters are known called a radula. as “skunk ducks,” not because of their A lichen, pale gray in color and known scent but rather for their black-and-white as old man’s beard, festoons the spruce markings. 10 11 12 trees that grow near shore. Like their moun- Black guillemots are distinct both in 7 HARBOR SEAL (Phoca vitulina) 10 RED FOX (Vulpes vulpes) taintop cousins, the trees and plants that sight and sound—they have brilliant red These playful animals bask in the sun on ledges You may see red fox hunting hare and small ro- grow along the coast are often dwarfed feet, a white wing patch and raucous and islands at low tide, especially in spring and dents in open fields and salt marshes, or dart- and twisted—the result of fierce winds and squawks. These impressive birds nest summer. At high tide, they take to the water, ing across the park’s roads and carriage roads by highly saline ocean spray. on Long Porcupine Island and are visible displaying admirable grace as they hunt for her- night. Foxes rear their pups in dens. During fall along its steep ledges. Guillemots can ring, mackerel and other fish. Harbor seals are of- and winter, their red-brown coats become thick MARINE WILDLIFE dive as deep as 165 feet to catch their fa- ten grey with either dark or light spots or rings. • and richly colored. • Weight 6-24 lbs • Size 15- Spotting marine wildlife from aboard vorite treats—cod and mollusks. Weight 110-350 lbs • Size 18-36 in long • Active 30 in long • Active April through August. Photo: a boat off the coast of Acadia National Dozens of brightly colored warblers year-round. Photo: Tony Hisgett Rylee Isitt Park is a favorite visitor activity. Some of summer in Acadia, filling the woods with 8 HUMPBACK WHALE 11 SNOWSHOE HARE (Lepus americanus) the most commonly seen whales include their cheerful songs. It is no wonder Aca- (Megaptera novaeangliae) In winter these hares molt their gray-brown coats the finback, which ranges from 30 to 70 dia is known as a birdwatcher’s paradise. These migratory baleen whales can be seen and grow white fur, which provides camouflage feet in length and has a distinctive white See the “Things to Do” chapter for in- during boat cruises off the coast of Maine. The against the snow and helps them hide from preda- stripe across the right side of its jaws; formation about birdwatching in Acadia. Gulf of Maine is one of several major feeding ar- tors like coyotes and foxes. The stiff hairs on their the humpback, which is 30 to 60 feet in eas in the North Atlantic Ocean. No two whale feet form a “snowshoe,” supporting their weight length and is noted for its acrobatic be- tails are alike—each humpback’s flukes have a on the surface of the snow. • Weight 2-4 lbs havior, knobby head and snout; and the distinct black and white pattern. • Weight 30-40 • Size 16-20 in long • Active year-round. Photo: smaller minke, which is usually less than mjeedelbr tons • Size 49-53 ft long • Active summer and Bill Thompson 20 feet in length. Puffins can also be seen fall. Photo: Gregory Smith 12 WHITE-TAILED DEER on islands along Acadia’s coast. See the 9 THE BLACK GUILLEMOT (Cepphus grylle) (Odocoileus virginianus) “Things to Do” chapter for more informa- Is quite a striking sight with its bright-red feet and These tall and graceful deer are plentiful in Acadia tion about ranger-led nature cruises and black feathers. The guillemot is only truly black in and are most often seen in areas with open fields. whale watching tours. summer, however; its feathers turn mostly white They have a tan coat and a tail with a white un- in winter. This bird eats mostly fish, and can stay derside, which is visible when they run or sense BIRDS underwater for up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds. danger. They feed on grasses, tree buds, nuts Located at the juncture of the north- • Weight 11 to 17 oz • Size 12 to 12.5 in • Active and acorns. • Weight 110-300 lbs • Size 6-8 ft tall ern and temperate life zones, Acadia at- year-round. Photo: Brian Gratwicke • Active year-round. Photo: Colby Stopa tracts more than 300 species of sea, Yellow-Rumped Warbler
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The ecosystems of America’s national behavior so that you can be prepared for and state parks and public lands are among what it will do next. the most diverse on the planet—from the • The eyes have it. Capturing your subject’s wetlands of the Everglades to the tem- eyes will lead the viewer into the picture perate rain forests of Olympic National and make your image more impactful. Park and the deserts of Death Valley to Always keep the eyes in focus and try to the mountains of Yellowstone and Grand place them in the power points (the inter- Tetons. For both aspiring and experienced section of rule of third guidelines). photographers, the goal of any trip to a na- • Keep a safe distance. You’ll want to keep tional park is to capture its endemic wildlife. a minimum of 25 yards between you and Taking photographs of animals presents a your subject and more than 75 yards for unique set of challenges. Landscapes cooper- larger predators. That means that you’ll ate; wildlife does not. Not only are animals need a big telephoto lens if you want to get likely to react to a photographer’s presence, up close and personal. but they are also driven by their own instincts • Shoot in burst mode. Instead of taking a and behavior, which can make capturing them single frame, increase the probability that difficult. The tips below will help you com- you’ll capture the behavior, head position or pose better wildlife images of all creatures angle by capturing multiple frames. great and small—from the bison to the tiniest • Be prepared. Wildlife, and particularly hummingbird and everything in between. birds, move quickly and without provoca- • Use a tripod. If you are using a large tele- tion. Practice your panning skills to better photo lens, consider investing in a gimbal catch birds when they alight. head, which will make it easier to track your • Timing is everything. The best time to subject. photograph wildlife is during the golden • Know your subject. Before you take out hours—at dusk and dawn—when the light your camera, understand your subject’s is soft and less likely to cast harsh shadows across your subject’s face. • Keep it simple. The easiest way to draw attention to your subject is to use a simple background. Use a shallow depth of field to blur any distracting backgrounds. JPecha/iStock • Aim for the action. Make your image more compelling by capturing your sub- ject exhibiting its natural behavior—fly- ing, hunting, eating or caring for young. The best way to take better photographs is to practice, and you don’t need to go far. Buy a bird feeder and build a studio in your Don’t miss your shot! Be aware of your backyard, where you’ll be able to create surroundings. your own version of A Star(ling) is Born.
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Acadia’s compact size makes it easy to series of mountain peaks. There are fre- take in many of the park’s highlights in one quent turnouts where you can stop to ad- day. To make the most of your time, begin mire the views. On a clear day, you can see your day before 9 a.m. During the summer, Schoodic Point from Otter Cliffs. At the the park is busiest between 10 a.m. and 2 South Bubble turnout, look for the large p.m. Don’t try to crowd too much into your boulder on the mountaintop that was left day. See what you can, see it well, and behind by a receding glacier. make plans for a return trip. If time and weather permit, park your car and sample some of Acadia on foot. VISITOR CENTER Some short but scenic walks include the Hulls Cove Visitor Center opens at 8 dramatic Ocean Path along Frenchman a.m. in June 18–September 23. A 15-min- Bay, the hike up Gorham Mountain ute show will acquaint you with the park’s and the trail along the shore of Jordan history and its mountains-meet-the-sea Pond. Stop by the Jordan Pond House character. You can also pick up a free map for warm popovers and fresh-squeezed and other park literature here. lemonade. The Park Loop Road culminates with the PARK LOOP ROAD drive to the summit of 1,530-foot Cadil- Acadia’s Park Loop Road is an ideal day lac Mountain. From here, you’ll be able trip. This 27-mile loop takes in much of to survey all of Acadia and the surrounding the eastern half of Acadia, winding along bays—a view that is especially spectacular the rocky coast past Sand Beach, Thunder at day’s end, when the setting sun suf- Hole and Otter Cliffs. It then swings inland fuses the landscape with its warm light. through the park’s wooded interior, past Jordan Pond and Eagle Lake and past a MOUNT DESERT ISLAND To finish off your day in Acadia, spend your evening strolling among the shops and restaurants of one of Mount Des- ert Island’s quaint communities. You Kim Carpenter can also take a sunset or moonlight sail on Frenchman Bay, named for French explorer Samuel de Champlain. Should you decide to stay the night, choose WSD-F20 among the island’s many inns, hotels *1 Original Casio criteri *2 •Drop: Tested in conformance with MIL-STD-810G Method 516.7 Procedure IV. •Random Vibration: Tested in conformance with MIL-STD-810G Method 514.7 Procedure I. •Humidity: Tested in and bed-and-breakfasts. conformance with MIL-STD-810G Method 507.6 Procedure II. •Solar-Radiation: Tested in conformance with MIL-STD-810G Method 505.6 Procedure II. •Non-Operating Altitude: Tested in conformance with MIL-STD-810G Method 500.6 Procedure I. •Operating Altitude: Tested in conformance with MIL-STD-810G Method500.6ProcedureII. •Non-Operating High Temperature: Tested in conformance with MIL-STD-810G Method 501.6 Procedure I •Non-Operating Low Temperature: Tested in conformance with MIL-STD-810G Method 502.6 Procedure I. •Temperature Shock: Tested in conformance with MIL-STD-810G Method 503.6 Procedure I-C. •Icing Freezing Rain: Tested in conformance with MIL-STD-810G Method 521.4 Procedure I. (The performance of this instrument has been confirmed under various test environments, but its operation in actual use is not guaranteed for every environment. Freedom from breakage or failure can also not be guaranteed.) •This product conforms to the JIS C 61000-3-2 harmonic electrical current standard. •This product is in conformity with or certified to the Radio Law, SHARE YOUR FAVORITE Telecommunications Business Law and VCCI. •The screen design shown is correct at the time of development. Actual design may vary. •The final specifications may differ from those shown. *Bluetooth® and Bluetooth SIG are registered trademarks. *Wi-Fi are Wi-Fi Alliance registered trademarks. *Android, Android Wear and other terms are trademarks of Google Inc. *Other service and product names are, in general, trademarks or registered trademarks PHOTOS WITH US! of the companies concerned. The view from the top of Cadillac Mountain is FOLLOW US! worth the winding drive up Park Loop Road. protrek.casio.com
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