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Purchase Your Park Pass! Whether walking, bicycling, driving, or riding the fare-free Island Explorer through the park, all must pay the entrance fee.

The Acadia National Park $20 weekly pass ($10 in the shoulder seasons) and $40 annual pass are available at the following locations in Maine:

Open Year-Round • ACADIA NATIONAL PARK HEADQUARTERS (on the Eagle Lake Road/Rte. 233 in Bar Harbor) Open May – November • HULLS COVE VISITOR CENTER • THOMPSON ISLAND INFORMATION STATION • SAND BEACH ENTRANCE STATION • BLACKWOODS CAMPGROUND • SEAWALL CAMPGROUND • JORDAN POND AND CADILLAC MTN. GIFT SHOPS • MOUNT DESERT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • VILLAGE GREEN BUS CENTER

Your park pass purchase makes possible vital maintenance projects in Acadia. Blagden Tom 27_2141INS 12/18/07 1:48 PM Page 1

President’s Column

COMPLETING THE VISION

ver Thanksgiving week, my family have been able to discover more environ- and I traveled to California to visit mentally-friendly travel options in the Los Ocolleges and a national park or two. Angeles area, we wouldn’t have seen We poked around Fort Point in San Joshua Tree. Francisco, walked small among giant Which brings me to our choices here at Redwoods, watched elephant seals on a pro- home. During Acadia’s busiest season, resi- tected beach along the Pacific Coast Highway, dents, visitors, and commuters have the and explored the desert at Joshua Tree ability to travel to, through, and around the National Park. The latter receives my personal park and our communities on a propane- thumbs up as the highlight of the trip. I powered bus. Designed for lower emis- approached Joshua Tree with a minute trace sions, the buses further reduce impacts on of disappointment that we weren’t visiting air quality and traffic congestion by reduc- during March when the desert is in bloom, ing the number of vehicles on the road. something I have long wanted to witness. Any (See page 19 for the millions of cars undriv- hint of disappointment vanished when a park en and tons of pollutants eliminated.) ranger—who also had worked at Acadia— Ten years ago, partners—the National told us that the park was experiencing a rare Park Service, Maine Department of spring bloom. Twenty-six species were Transportation, Downeast Transportation, blooming as if heralding the end, rather MDI League of Towns, and Friends of than the beginning, of winter. My wish had Acadia—envisioned the Acadia Gateway been granted. Center to complete the Island Explorer Hogan shuttle system. The Acadia Gateway Center will give commuters and visitors an oppor- Noreen “The Island Explorer, and tunity to leave their cars off-island to ride The Island Explorer provides a bright soon the Acadia Gateway onto and around the island on this low- future for our region, reducing greenhouse Center, provide a bright emission, fare-free shuttle. It will be a first gas emissions, providing a convenient way stop for many visitors coming to Acadia, to to visit Acadia and the area, and reducing future for our region, reduc- learn about the park and the area, and to traffic and parking congestion in the park ing greenhouse gas emissions, buy a park pass. Passes sold at the center and our communities. The Acadia Gateway will generate additional funds to support Center will make it possible for the Island providing a convenient way to important park projects. And finally, Explorer to continue to grow and improve. visit Acadia and the area, and Maine’s largest bus system, the Island The end of the year is a time to look reducing traffic and parking Explorer, will have a permanent base of back, to assess our accomplishments over operations. the year. Throughout the Journal you will congestion in the park and This fall, Friends of Acadia exercised its find updates on the many accomplishments our communities.” four-year option to purchase the 369-acre you, our members, have made possible. Crippens Creek property in Trenton to Acquiring the Crippens Creek property in serve as the site of the future Acadia Trenton, the future site of the Acadia But what did it mean? I am not a scien- Gateway Center. With the generous sup- Gateway Center, is one of several accom- tist, but I am sufficiently cautious not to port of Tom Cox, the Maren Foundation, plishments in 2007 providing a bright take it as an irrefutable sign of climate Butler Conservation Fund, Shelby Cullom future for Acadia and our communities. change. Yet, someday a spring bloom may Davis Foundation, and individuals who Thank you for a tremendously success- herald the dramatic impacts of our choic- donated to the Tranquility Fund, Friends ful year, and best wishes for the year es today. I thought about how we chose purchased the property in December and to come. to visit our destinations. In San Francisco sold 150 acres to the Maine Department of we walked, rode cable cars, and took a Transportation (MDOT) for the facility. train. The journey was as satisfying as the Ultimately, all of the land will be sold destination. Everywhere else we drove, or donated to partners for long-term not necessarily by choice. While we might protection. —Marla S. O’Byrne Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2007 1 27_2141INS 12/12/07 3:48 PM Page 2

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lili Pew, Chair Joseph Murphy, Vice Chair Edward L. Samek, Treasurer Michael Siklosi, Secretary

Emily Beck Gail Cook Andrew Davis Dianna Emory John Fassak Winter 2007 Debby Lash Volume 12 No. 3 Linda Lewis Ed Lipkin Stan MacDonald Liz Martinez A Magazine about Acadia National Park and Surrounding Communities Barbara McLeod Julia Merck Joe Minutolo Marla S. O’Byrne Jeannine Ross Howard Solomon Sherry Streeter Nonie Sullivan Bill Whitman Dick Wolf Bill Zoellick

HONORARY TRUSTEES Eleanor Ames Robert and Anne Bass Edward McCormick Blair Curtis and Patricia Blake Robert and Sylvia Blake Frederic A. Bourke Jr. Tristram and Ruth Colket Shelby and Gale Davis Nathaniel R. Fenton FEATURE ARTICLES Frances Fitzgerald Erin K. Hitchcock Sheldon Goldthwait 5 Saving Acadia Mountain Neva Goodwin How Friends of Acadia saved 25 acres on Acadia Mountain from development. Paul and Eileen Growald John and Polly Guth 8 The Many Ways of Volunteering Erin K. Hitchcock Paul Haertel Lee Judd Friends of Acadia’s volunteer program offers something for everyone. Gerrish and Phoebe Milliken George J. and Heather Mitchell 11 Sea-Run Brook Trout: The Next Step Ginny Reams Janneke Neilson Nancy Nimick Two studies in Acadia shed light on the next steps for park streams and sea-run brook trout. Jack Perkins Nancy Pyne 12 The Preservation Legacy of Charles William Eliot The Reverend Peter J. Gomes Louis Rabineau A Harvard history expert comments on the legacy of Charles W. Eliot. Nathaniel P. Reed Ann R. Roberts David Rockefeller Patricia Scull Erwin Soule ACTIVITIES/HIGHLIGHTS Diana Davis Spencer Beth Straus 6 Memorial 18 Updates EMERITUS TRUSTEES W. Kent Olson 19 Advocacy Corner Charles Tyson Jr. 23 Book Reviews FRIENDS OF ACADIA STAFF Mike Alley, Senior Field Crew Leader Theresa Begley, Projects & Events Coordinator DEPARTMENTS Sharon Broom, Development Officer Sheree Castonguay, Accounting & Administrative Associate 1 President’s Column Completing the Vision Marla S. O’Byrne Stephanie Clement, Conservation Director Erin K. Hitchcock, Communications Coordinator 3 Superintendent’s View Is Acadia Endangered? Sheridan Steele Lisa Horsch, Director of Development 7 Special Person Maureen & Bucky Brooks Terry Begley Diana R. McDowell, Director of Finance & Administration Marla S. O’Byrne, President 10 Poem Marsh Road Ralph Stevens Cliff Olson, Field Crew Leader Mike Staggs, Projects & Systems Coordinator

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Superintendent’s View

IS ACADIA ENDANGERED?

cadia’s designation as a national park, grasses and growth of extensive mats of established and protected by law, floating algae that degrade fish and wildlife A assures us that the park will always habitat. The immediate area around be here, but long-term protection of the qual- Northeast Creek, enjoyed by many people ities we love is not necessarily assured. Acadia each year, is included within the national was established to preserve the natural, cul- park. The National Park Service, Maine tural, and scenic resources of this rugged Coast Heritage Trust, Friends of Acadia, coastal area, including the mountains, historic and Audubon are working to protect these hiking trails and carriage roads, and all that extraordinary resources inside the park makes up the spectacular natural scenery that boundary. Here again, smart growth poli- people come from all over the world to enjoy. cies could help. Over the course of time, park manage- Other threats include significant land ment and our advocates must routinely use changes on private lands near the park, resolve threats or potential threats to the proposals for antennas and cell phone tow- park or we risk losing some of Acadia’s ers, and undeveloped private land within special character. The most insidious the park boundary. Large-scale, incompati-

threats are the smaller impacts that add up ble development on a 3,500-acre piece of over time to be major losses. It is similar to land on the Schoodic Peninsula could dra- Travers

watching children grow; the changes seem Peter matically alter the character of the entire much more dramatic to a relative who sees area and degrade the high-quality visitor the child once a year than to a parent who “Land protection is the very experience. We are working with the U.S. sees the child every day. For example, Coast Guard regarding its proposal for a development pressures on Mount Desert essence of any national park, 100-foot antenna on Cadillac Mountain as Island are steady and increasing, yet we as for it is the land that incor- part of the Coast Guard’s Rescue 21 radio residents don’t really see the impact of one system. While radio communications are or two new houses. For vacationers com- porates the natural, cultural, important, we are hopeful that another ing back after a few years, the changes are and scenic resources that location outside the park will suffice. More more dramatic. Loss of the dark night sky make up the special qualities than 100 privately-owned tracts within is another example. A few new lights don’t Acadia National Park still need to be seem like a problem, but over time views of a national park.” acquired, and progress is slow. Friends of of the island’s night sky will be impaired by Acadia’s Land Bank project and the partner- the cumulative effects unless we use prop- this valuable scenic resource adjacent to ship with Maine Coast Heritage Trust will er light fixtures to minimize the escape of the national park boundary. Thanks to bold help us purchase many of these tracts from light upward. action by Friends of Acadia, more serious willing sellers before they become threat- Today more people are advocating for permanent impacts have been prevented. ened with incompatible development. “smart growth” to reduce or eliminate the Had smart growth policies been in place, Land protection is the very essence of negative impacts of growth that can occur maybe this threat could have been avoided. any national park, for it is the land that without foresight. Smart growth policies Development also threatens the incorporates the natural, cultural, and sce- might include protecting ridgelines and Northeast Creek watershed, which is nic resources that make up the special qual- steep slopes, using non-reflective and under tremendous pressure as subdivi- ities of a national park. As George B. Dorr, earth-tone surfaces and natural building sions and new houses spring up in this Acadia’s first superintendent, said, “...make materials, installing cut-off light fixtures to part of the island. At present, the Northeast the park what it should be...and naturalists direct light down and not up, or adopting Creek estuary is healthy. However, land- will seek it from the whole world over, and sensitive signing policies. use projections based on the draft of Bar from it other men will learn to cherish sim- The recent Acadia Mountain controversy Harbor’s comprehensive plan suggest that ilarly wild life in other places.” over inappropriate development on steep increased residential development and slopes, visual impacts, cutting of trees for associated nitrogen loading may place the roads and home sites, and fear of serious estuary at risk. Too much nitrogen in estu- erosion demanded citizen action to protect aries can result in the death of native sea —Sheridan Steele

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Notes from Friends

A Beautiful Day Rewarding Work Winter 2007 What a wonderful day yesterday was [at On behalf of the Wilderness Volunteers Volume 12 No. 3 the George B. Dorr Society Celebration]— and our crew on the Acadia service trip, the carriage ride, the lunch, and the weath- thank you for a great week. The work proj- A Magazine about Acadia National Park er! Kudos to Friends of Acadia for organiz- ect was rewarding, and I know we all felt and Surrounding Communities ing this, and so many other events, so good about the quality of work we did to beautifully. Many thanks for all you do. begin reconstruction of the Schooner Head Friends of Acadia is a private, nonprofit —Lee Patterson Path. The work was challenging, as we had organization dedicated to preserving Maine to dig down and remove not only leaves and protecting the outstanding natural and dirt, but also some big roots and rocks beauty, ecological vitality, and cultural before reaching a layer of gravel that was distinctiveness of Acadia National Park First Impression and the surrounding communities, and I had the privilege to volunteer for your the old trail. Only then could we haul in thereby ensuring a high quality experience organization on Saturday, August 11. I the new gravel and tramp it down in place. for visitors and residents. worked with Mike Alley and it was a great Every member of our crew took special The Journal is published three times a year. opportunity for me, as I have been con- pleasure in working with Gary Stellpflug Submissions are welcome. templating volunteering for a long time. and Mike Alley, as well as with the many Opinions expressed are the authors’. Mike was a pleasure to work with because Friends of Acadia volunteers that partici- he has a great attitude and a passion for pated throughout the week. Their help You may write us at doing a good and thorough job. It was nice kept us going and their love of Acadia was 43 Cottage Street / PO Box 45 Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 to see how the other volunteers put so contagious. The positive experience we or contact us at much effort into their work even though it found in “Giving Something Back” at 207-288-3340 was tedious and repetitive. I only live Acadia will long be remembered. 800-625-0321 about an hour and forty-five minutes away —Wilderness Volunteers www.friendsofacadia.org in Lincolnville, Maine. I hike often on MDI Flagstaff, AZ email: [email protected] and have been doing so off and on for 30 years, and I am fortunate to have the time EDITOR Erin K. Hitchcock to volunteer. I will be volunteering again this year. Editor’s Note: Please see page 8 to learn about POETRY EDITOR —Rick Seibel the many ways that volunteers contribute to Philip Dane Levin Maine Friends of Acadia and Acadia National Park. DESIGN Packard Judd Kaye PRINTING Penmor Lithographers PUBLISHER Marla S. O’Byrne

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Stewardship

SAVING ACADIA MOUNTAIN Erin Hitchcock

s development pressures continue to rise on Mount Desert Island, resi- Adents find solace in the fact that many of their favorite places on the island are protected within the boundaries of Acadia National Park and will remain protected for generations to come. Many thought Acadia Mountain, the landmark standing 681-feet tall over Somes Sound, was one of those sacred places. And so, it came as a surprise to the most avid hikers and the oldest residents when an application was submitted to the Town of Mount Desert’s planning board

this past July to subdivide and develop NPS 19.6 acres on Acadia Mountain, abutting Courtesy the boundary of Acadia National Park. As A view of the north slope of Acadia Mountain from Somes Sound. This fall, Friends of Acadia purchased it turns out, the property on the north 25 acres on the mountain, protecting it from the threat of development. slope that many assumed was part of the park was not protected. Instead, it fell Marla O’Byrne, Chairman Lili Pew, and Past with MCHT to negotiate conservation on under the town of Mount Desert’s rural Chairman Dianna Emory met with donors that property to complete conservation of woodland and shore land residential and concerned residents. In a matter of Acadia Mountain south of Robinson Lane. zones, making it viable for development. weeks, they had raised $1.75 million to The activity on Acadia Mountain raised Despite years of efforts by local conser- protect the 25 acres on the north slope of awareness of new abilities to build on steep vation organizations to preserve the land Acadia Mountain, including the 19.6 acres slopes on Mount Desert Island. Mount on Acadia Mountain, the owner of the for which development was planned. Desert’s planning board explored the possi- property had signed a purchase and sale Friends of Acadia’s purchase on September bility of a moratorium on construction on agreement with a developer who had plans 26 was the culmination of several years of steep slopes in the town to give them time for building up to nine homes on the work by Acadia National Park, Maine Coast to develop ordinances addressing these acreage. The developer and landowner had Heritage Trust (MCHT), and Mount Desert’s concerns. Instead, the planning board has already roughed in drives and placed sep- planning board and concerned residents to asked to hire a land use consultant to help tic systems on the property. Residents of conserve the parcel of land. evaluate the need for ordinances protecting Mount Desert were alarmed and voiced The generosity of the donors and their the most important features of the town, concerns about building on the very steep willingness to act quickly is a testament to and to help in drafting such ordinances. slopes of a beloved local landmark. After the importance of Acadia Mountain to the Friends of Acadia and its partners encour- review, the planning board found the con- park, to the community, and to the charac- age towns to take a proactive approach on tentious application to be incomplete and ter of Mount Desert Island and Somes guiding the appropriate development and cited a variety of concerns. Sound. protection of their natural resources. Eventually the application for develop- President O’Byrne described the acquisi- This year, however, development was ment was temporarily withdrawn and the tion process as “conservation in the real averted. Despite a short window of oppor- landowner contacted Friends of Acadia to world.” The land had already sustained tunity, Friends of Acadia, with partners and ask if the organization would be interested some development, but most of those donors, achieved a success that many feared in purchasing the property. Recognizing the impacts will recover over time. Of addition- was out of reach. Twenty-five acres on the unique opportunity to protect this impor- al concern, a three-acre parcel farther down north slope of Acadia Mountain are now tant parcel of land, Friends moved into the north slope, on the shore of Somes protected from development forever. ❧ action, working swiftly to raise funds and Sound, had already been sold to a build partnerships to acquire the property. landowner with plans to build a shorefront ERIN HITCHCOCK is the communications Together Friends of Acadia President home. Friends of Acadia has been working coordinator at Friends of Acadia. Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2007 5 27_2141INS 12/18/07 1:48 PM Page 6

Memorial

Friends of Acadia remembers and honors friends who have passed away in the last year:

George Buck 1919–2007 George was a dedicated, longtime trail volunteer. He and his wife, Anna, received the 1998 Friends of Acadia Excellence in Volunteerism Award.

Alice Eno 1923–2007 Alice was a member of Friends of Acadia and authored the book John D. Rockefeller, Jr.: Godfather of Acadia National Park.

Louise Libby 1907–2007 Louise was the recipient of the 1996 William Otis Sawtelle Volunteer! Award for her years of volunteer work promoting and preserving the history of the Cranberry Isles. From 1970 to 1982, she Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday served as the curator for the Islesford Historical Museum and mornings in Acadia, helped organize its collection. June – October Burnham Litchfield For information, 1909–2007 call 288-3934, or check our website at Bud was a dedicated supporter and honorary trustee of Friends of Acadia. He was a resident of Northeast Harbor. www.friendsofacadia.org Virginia Lloyd 1922–2007 Vidy was a carriage driver by hobby and loved exploring Acadia’s carriage roads. She was a resident of Virginia and Northeast Harbor.

“Acadia is in our blood” Eben Pyne 1918–2007 PO Box 52 Eben was the husband of Honorary Trustee Nancy Pyne. Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 Together they generously donated to Friends of Acadia’s Acadia Trails Forever Initiative and Carriage Road Endowment.

Donald B. Straus 1916–2007 Don was a longtime board member of Friends of Acadia and an honorary trustee. He and his wife, Beth, were the 2003 recipients of the Marianne Edwards Award for their generosity in donating a conservation easement to Acadia National Park and for their diverse voluntary service.

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Special Person

MAUREEN AND BUCKY BROOKS: Making a difference from the Delta to Downeast

or Maureen and Bucky Brooks, historic trails, and monitoring ponds and Friends of Acadia volunteers and field wildlife, as well as boundary work and Fcrew leaders, volunteering is a con- curatorial jobs at the park archives scious lifestyle choice. For the past 16 years When not volunteering, Maureen and Maureen and Bucky have been spending Bucky enjoy many activities, including most of their Tuesday and Thursday morn- hiking (Gorham Mountain is a favorite), ings, from May to October, with the Friends kayaking in Western Bay right off their of Acadia volunteer crew. Their high energy, property in Trenton, or biking in the area. good humor, southern hospitality, and opti- At the mention of biking, Bucky recalls mistic spirit add something extra special to how they discovered Acadia on a bike trip an already invigorated crew. Maureen sums from Mississippi to Canada more than 30 it up by saying, “Volunteering gives us so years ago and were awestruck by its bold much; we hope that we are giving back what coastline and the beauty. Maureen adds Maureen and Bucky Brooks, extraordinary volunteers. we are taking from it. with a chuckle, “Yes, biking has always “Volunteering makes us feel vital,” con- been an important part of our life. In fact, them, as well. Located in the heart of the tinues Maureen. “We stay engaged with the our biggest test as a couple came in 1976 Mississippi Delta region where the local community and we meet interesting peo- when we celebrated the bicentennial by economy is driven by cotton, rice, and cat- ple. This year alone we met individuals crossing the country on a tandem bike fish, Cleveland is hometown to Maureen from all over the country and all over the as part of a movement called the bike- and Bucky. globe, and we are always learning some- centennial!” The couple met in the 1970s when they thing that keeps us interested and makes were both faculty members at Delta State us more interesting people to be around.” “Volunteering gives us so University. Maureen was a professor of Both Maureen and Bucky agree that in consumer and service relations and Bucky addition to the close friendships they have much; we hope that we are was a mathematics professor. Now retired, forged over the years (they’ve worked with giving back what we are they both remain very active members of many of the other field crew leaders for taking from it.” the Cleveland community and, needless to almost a decade) it is also the diversity of say, they volunteer—Maureen with the the volunteer projects that keeps them —Maureen Brooks food pantry and local library and Bucky coming back. They never get bored and with various youth focused literacy pro- they always feel like they are making a vital As much as Friends of Acadia would grams. Together they volunteer at the difference. Maureen and Bucky have been like to, it cannot stake exclusivity on Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge, a an integral part of projects including erad- Maureen and Bucky’s volunteer time. 9,000-acre bottomland, hardwood-forested icating invasive plants, building and taking Cleveland, Mississippi, almost a complete wetland that is host to many Neotropical down cairns, building trails, re-opening contrast to Maine, is near and dear to birds, migratory waterfowl, and pristine terrain. Although very different from Maine, it is equally as beautiful in its own way and the Brooks are as committed to Dahomey as they are to Acadia. When asked what, if anything, Maine and Mississippi have in common, both answer in cheery unison: mosquitoes! Friends of Acadia salutes Maureen and Bucky for the countless hours they generously give to Acadia National Park, and for sharing their spirit and flair with the ❧ Maureen and Bucky lead the Imprecision Drill Team, a group of Friends of Acadia volunteers who march Friends of Acadia volunteer corps. in the annual Bar Harbor Independence Day parade. Maureen and Bucky play an integral role in organ- izing the brigade and choreographing its march through town. —Terry Begley

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Volunteers

THE MANY WAYS OF VOLUNTEERING Erin Hitchcock ore than 20 years ago, a small alike gather at park headquarters for a Organized by the park’s volunteer coor- group of individuals volunteering morning of volunteer work. Some of these dinator Jonathan Gormley and led by Min Acadia National Park became volunteers are regulars, dedicated to com- Friends of Acadia field crew leaders Mike inspired by the beauty and distinctiveness ing at least once a week, and others come Alley and Cliff Olson and a special group of of their treasured park and, with the help of sporadically as time allows. Some visitors volunteer crew leaders (see page 22 for a park ranger Lois Winter, sought out a way even incorporate volunteering into their list), these regular volunteers and groups to preserve this special place. The fruits of vacation. On one particular Tuesday morn- work throughout the summer and fall their labor and their dreams are evident today ing of trail work this fall, two couples and maintaining park resources. In 2007 alone, in the form of Friends of Acadia, now an one individual who were on an annual trip 2,173 Friends of Acadia volunteers contributed 9,764 hours of work to Acadia National Park. According to Gormley, most of the work completed by these volunteers would either not be completed at all, and certainly would not be done as quickly, if park staff had to handle the work load alone. For many of the “regulars,” volunteering has become more than a passion—it is a social networking opportunity. This year Friends of Acadia volunteers hosted their own backyard potluck cookout and organized stand-out performances in local summer parades, complete with weaving wheel- barrows, waving rakes, and a bucket drum. Friends of Acadia volunteers can be found off the trails, as well. Volunteers help staff park visitor centers and some even put in hours at park museums and curatorial offices. Other volunteers visit the Friends of Acadia volunteers work on rebuilding the Schooner Head Path this fall. Friends of Acadia office in Bar Harbor to established, flourishing conservation organ- to Mount Desert Island joined the Friends help the membership department with ization dedicated to preserving and protect- of Acadia volunteers to give back to the ing Acadia National Park. Its foundation park they love to visit. MAJOR PARK PROJECTS IN 2007 based on volunteerism, Friends of Acadia has Joining these regulars throughout the Friends of Acadia volunteers helped created and expanded a volunteer program summer and fall are various groups of stu- make the following major park projects possible: that offers something for everyone who has dents and adults, including local organiza- the time, energy, and spirit to help Acadia tions, colleges, and youth groups, as well Re-building the Schooner Head Path National Park. as established volunteer corps throughout Trailwork on Coldbrook Trail and Volunteers come to Friends of Acadia the country. This year a particular group of the Ocean Path offering a variety of skills. Some volunteers students from Chicago struck the hearts of gather weekly for heart-pumping trail many Friends of Acadia and park leaders. Removal of 427 pounds of invasive plant seeds work while others assist the Friends of This group of inner-city students had never Acadia staff with fundraising mailings and experienced some of the basics of nature— Replacement of the split-rail fence at membership recruitment. Of its volunteer hiking a trail, sleeping in a tent, or cooking Sand Beach opportunities, most well known is the on a campfire—and through a program Vegetation management at Blackwoods Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday volunteer pro- called Camp VIDA they spent a week gram. Three times a week, from May doing trail work in Acadia and camping at Building a cross-campus path at the Schoodic Education and Research Center through November, locals and visitors Blackwoods Campground. 8 Winter 2007 Friends of Acadia Journal 27_2141INS 12/12/07 3:48 PM Page 9

popular locations in the park (see sidebar). For those who are unable to commit to Volunteers Recruit Members volunteering on a regular schedule, This summer a new Friends of Acadia vol- Friends of Acadia works with the park to unteer trend was created—membership host several volunteer-based work events tables. The membership table program throughout the year. Annually Friends brought dedicated members face-to- recruits volunteer workers for an Earth face with park visitors. Stocked with Day Roadside Clean-Up in April, National brochures, Journals, and positive energy, Trails Day in June, and Take Pride in the membership table volunteers shared with visitors the mission of Friends of Acadia Day in November. Acadia and some examples of its work. If Friends of Acadia volunteers also come interested, visitors were given the oppor- in the form of leaders. Behind all aspects of tunity to join Friends of Acadia on the Friends of Acadia’s programs and events spot—and many did. are dedicated committee members. The passion and energy of the volunteers was contagious and the number of Committee members help plan and organ- new members generated by the program ize events, and volunteer leaders on the far exceeded expectations. When the board of directors help determine the strat- pilot program was said and done, vol- egy and vision for the organization. unteers collected a total of 268 new More than 20 years after a group of vol- members. unteers founded Friends of Acadia, the Along with new members, volunteers Rita Timmons, a regular Tuesday morning volunteer, collected suggestions, comments, and organization relies on volunteers now, more helps clear a ditch near the Schooner Head Path. praises. For example, volunteer Georgia than ever, to provide stewardship to meet Munsell commented to Friends staff annual mailings—important work that park needs. And now, more than ever, there about the abundance of individuals who allows staff to leverage the volunteer hours is an opportunity for everyone—regardless knew about Friends of Acadia because to complete more work in less time. And, of age, ability, and available time—to give they saw its video in the Hulls Cove Visitor Center. The new memberships, a special group of volunteers took their back to Acadia National Park. ❧ feedback, and information collected passion for the park and shared it with by this dedicated and spirited group of others at membership information tables ERIN HITCHCOCK is the communications volunteers are invaluable for Friends strategically placed at visitor centers and coordinator at Friends of Acadia. of Acadia.

2007 Membership Table Volunteers Bucky and Maureen Brooks Barb Chase Judy Corder Jenn Donaldson Pat Hayes Priscilla Hirschenhofer Anne and Chris Hopkins Debby Lash Peg Lawson Eileen and Jim Linnane Georgia Munsell Bonnie and Tom Sawyer Mary Ann Siklosi Jean Smith Dee and Howard Solomon Sandy Wilcox

Volunteer crew leaders enjoy a luncheon celebrating the volunteer season. Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2007 9 27_2141INS 12/12/07 3:48 PM Page 10

Poem IN MEMORIAM We gratefully acknowledge gifts received in memory of: FRIENDS OF ACADIA POETRY PRIZE Wilmer Bradbury Honorable Mention Dow L. Case Constance Corvello Michael Crofoot Margaret B. Drum Danielle Faramelli Effie Disston Fraley and Disstey Denton Marsh Road D.W. Gammon Kathy Kelly Hall Kel and Abbi Bill Kugle An old church drew us through the dark Israel Laeger beyond the senior center, dead leaves Arlene Lawson spooking from the wheels. Vivian Lindermayer Burnham Litchfield We left the headlights on, and waded Michael Lovejoy gingerly between the graves, George and Sharon Luft to a door so black we reached out Robert McCormick to feel if there really was a door, Jean Mohrhauser Richard Paine not just a thicker darkness. An old church Mary Plissey draws around it more than local history Peggy Potter-Craig hung out when its bones have bleached. David Rabasca Whatever else was living in that place Gordon Ramsdell Donald Straus woke in the trees and thundered Mary Sobek Suchanec to a new perch. We took the turn Maureen Ulrich to Ransom’s Island, silent as the marsh grew, Theresa Yerkes the road a black thread holding us suspended in the slow exchange of earth IN NOMINE We gratefully acknowledge gifts and water. Yellow chevrons started up received in the name of: to warn us in the corners and the moon’s lantern grin slid sideways through the trees. Dean and Mary Booher J. Reeve Bright The watchman’s shack was leaking Mia Brown blue light at the bridge Kathryn W. Davis and where the island stopped the moon Emmi was gone and water had its own light The Reverend Peter Gomes the white boats danced in. Mark Hopkinson We found an empty house Raymond R. Kopacz Acadia Lewis buoyant in dry grass, Our Children and watched the foaming ebb of stars, Our Grandchildren and heard the wings Jan and Sam Ramsay still beating dark branches in our heads. David Rockefeller Brett, Alex, Drew, and —Ralph Stevens Landon Salvato Linda Seidel and Michael Feld Mary Ann and Mike Siklosi RALPH STEVENS lives in Islesford, Maine. Gary Stellpflug Richard and Barbara Sturgeon Stephen and Allison Sullens Kate Vanoff Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Wand Alex Wheeler Andrew Williams

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Research in Acadia

SEA-RUN BROOK TROUT: THE NEXT STEP Ginny Reams ithin the cold, clear streams of study, with a notable increase in movement all crossings, which identified crossings in Acadia National Park live brook soon after precipitation events (rainfall). In need of immediate attention and resulted in Wtrout, one of Maine’s few species general, fish moved downstream early in a strategy for how and where park staff of fish that spend part of their lives in the sea. the spring, then upstream later in the sea- should direct future efforts. Based on this In the continuing effort to understand season. Larger fish were more common than analysis, restoring crossings on Stanley run brook trout populations in Acadia smaller fish in Stanley Brook and Hunters Brook, where researchers in the previous National Park (see “The Salters of Stanley Brook, suggesting that larger, older fish study found more brook trout than in any Brook” in the summer 2007 Friends of Acadia make use of the estuary where the streams of the other three streams, will be the Journal), park staff and researchers undertook meet the ocean. The smaller fish found in park’s top priority. In all, 34 percent of the two studies this past summer. Little Harbor Brook indicate that the estu- crossings were identified as a full barrier The first study, funded through the ary may also provide rearing habitat for to fish passage. L.L.Bean Acadia Research Fellowship smaller, younger fish. Although researchers The study also identified problem cross- Program, looked at the migration of brook found no evidence of fish migrating ings in neighboring towns. These impaired trout in four streams: Stanley Brook, between streams, the results show that sea- crossings can cause flooding and ponding Hunters Brook, Little Harbor Brook, and run brook trout do indeed exist on Mount on roads, posing serious driving hazards Jordan Stream. Researchers set back-to- Desert Island. and creating maintenance nightmares. back migration nets in each stream to catch Bruce Connery, the park’s wildlife biol- Addressing these problem areas can not fish migrating either upstream or down- ogist, says that these populations of brook only restore aquatic habitats, but also stream toward the ocean. They measured trout and other aquatic organisms are an improve roadway safety and decrease the length and weight of all fish caught in important part of the fabric of the park. maintenance costs. Connery says that it is the nets, and tagged all fish greater than 60 “Because small streams play a huge role in essential that the park work with the state, millimeters that did not already have a per- the biotic environment of Acadia, we towns, and private landowners to address sonal identification tag. Fish were released need a better understanding of the life identified problem spots. “We must build on the other side of the net in which they histories of and threats to all aquatic relationships with our neighbors and were captured, allowing them to continue organisms, including fish, and their habi- establish objectives that seek to protect the in their intended direction. tats to ensure that we are able to protect long-term health and integrity of our Researchers made several interesting each stream system.” That’s where the streams while also providing a more easily discoveries. Brook trout moved through other study comes in. maintained and safe road network and the streams at variable rates throughout the In an ambitious project during the sum- opportunities for recreation.” By using the mer of 2007, park staff surveyed 131 crossing study as the foundation of this stream crossings (locations where roads partnership, park staff can cooperatively cross streams) on 48 streams originating in seek technical and financial assistance to or passing through the park to identify help meet the identified objectives. probable barriers to aquatic organisms. Connery says that the park’s goal is to Barriers such as poorly-designed or under- “return streams to something that better sized culverts and bridges pose particular represents their original natural state— problems for migrating fish like brook where each stream is connected hydrolog- trout and American eel, creating obstacles ically and biologically in a continuous that prevent unimpeded travel through system. Crossings should attempt to be waterways to better habitats or the ocean. seamless and thereby maintain streams Barriers also drastically alter flow patterns and waterways as naturally living sys-

NPS and hydrologic conditions. tems.” By doing this, we can ensure that The survey evaluated numerous features sea-run brook trout can continue their

Courtesy at each crossing, including length, height, journeys to the ocean, just as they have Park staff measure the height of the culvert on Little and width of culverts; stream and landscape done for many years. ❧ Hunters Brook. Analysis of this and other measure- ments resulted in a recommendation that fish pas- (geomorphic) characteristics; and the pres- sage improvements be added to this culvert to ence of plants and wildlife. With these data, GINNY REAMS is the writer-editor at restore movement for resident and sea-run fish. park staff developed a prioritized ranking of Acadia National Park.

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Acadia Founder

THE PRESERVATION LEGACY OF CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT The Reverend Peter J. Gomes

The following is an excerpt of a speech given by The Reverend Peter J. Gomes to Friends of Acadia at the home of Gail and Hamilton Clark in Northeast Harbor on August 21, 2007, in honor of Acadia founder Charles W. Eliot.

resident Eliot was concerned for the well-being of the natural environment Pin the place he discovered as an avid and effective sailor along the Maine coast, and like my ancestor, Estevan Gomes, he too discovered these rocky islands and the main- land, and on the inspiration of his son was persuaded to buy property here in which to summer. Eliot in Maine is a gripping saga. If you think about it, it is very hard to imagine a man less suited to the relative crudities of this rugged coastline; it is hard to sort out these two things and see them together, but somehow they appealed to President Eliot. I think that the austerity of the landscape appealed to him, for there is nothing false or artificial about this; it is rugged, natural, and Gail and Hamilton Clark, center and left, hosted The Reverend Peter J. Gomes at their home in Northeast it has a kind of dignity and grandeur that arti- Harbor to celebrate Charles W. Eliot, one of the founding fathers of Acadia National Park. fice could not improve. That appealed to Eliot’s aesthetic, and sense of austerity, and in many respects he was hardly artistic, and Mr. Rockefeller, and now Mr. Eliot is also to what almost became a signature term and he recognized the vulnerability of joining them with his vision, his attention to him, the “durable values of life,” the things these beautiful surroundings of mountains to detail, and his willingness to risk what- that last, that are not creatures of fashion, the and waters to the noxious advance of mod- ever it took for the well-being of the future. things that do not come and go; and out of ern society. Those three men would have been a this aesthetic, out of this feeling for durable Now, this raises one of the paradoxes of formidable company with which to deal. If values came the principle of preservation with Eliot, because he was by no means a any one of them had come to my door and which you are so intimately familiar. fuddy-duddy, somebody in awe of or inter- I had seen him coming, I would have It is difficult to think of President Eliot ested in the past more than in the present locked the door and hidden myself in the in repose…If you’ve ever seen any photo- or the future, for he understood that the basement, because there would have been graphs of him here with his family around key to the future here was somehow to pre- no way to resist whatever it was he want- him, you have seen that he was as upright serve the best of the past so that each pres- ed. Apparently Mr. Dorr was a very hard- and austere and engaged as he would be in ent generation, such as our own, could working, industrious, energetic man for the faculty room or the chemistry laborato- enjoy it in full possession, as it were, from the well-being of the park, its first super- ry in Cambridge. I think he was never off the beginning. So, when he first came intendent, I understand; and who could duty, and, as a result, all those powers and upon these delightful shores of Mount refuse an invitation to give money, from forces that concentrated in him were Desert it was not simply to escape the rig- Mr. Rockefeller? It would be very hard to devoted to whatever subject caught his ors of Cambridge nor to let go, let down, say, “Oh, I don’t think I want to give to imagination, one of which was how best to or let out steam; he turned all his energy to that cause, Mr. Rockefeller.” Those two preserve for the future the beauties and what could be done for the good here. had immense strength of personality, and splendors of this particular corner of the Fortunately you have heard of his collabo- think of President Eliot’s, whose very eye universe. He had an artist’s eye, although rators in that magnificent trinity, Mr. Dorr made people who were innocent of any 12 Winter 2007 Friends of Acadia Journal 27_2141INS 12/12/07 3:48 PM Page 13

crime confess on the spot. They were an something of beauty that should be pre- When you walk down Quincy Street in incomparable trinity, and when they set served for the public and not only for the Cambridge and pass the old Presidents’ their minds together to achieve some pur- privileged few, and it was this idea of the House at number 17, you will notice a set pose it is no wonder that that purpose was public good at work both at Harvard and of handsome gates dedicated to Charles achieved. I can think of no other three here that I think has led to this singular William Eliot, and on the southern pier people in the history of the West who creation in which we find ourselves. there is an inscription that says: “He could have pulled that off, unless they opened paths for our children’s feet; some- were the Father, the Son, and the Holy 3) He had a very specific interest in the thing of him will remain a part of us for- Ghost; short of that, they were perhaps landscape, which in a reversal of nature the ever.” What a nice epitaph: “something of the most unusual amalgam of talent, father inherited from the son, for he had a him will remain a part of us forever.” resources, and opportunity devoted to son, Charles Eliot, destined to be one of Here we are…singing the praises of a something of which we are all today—at the first landscape architects in America, man now long dead, who most of us this very hour—the beneficiaries. who died tragically as a young man. It fell would not have dared to address if not to the father to write his biography, his spoken to first, if spoken to at all, some- memoirs. Many people say, and I think it’s body removed in style, in personality, and “If you look at the landscape probably true, that what happened here in in interest from almost everything we of the first quarter of the 20th Acadia is in some regard the older man’s know, and yet here today we gather to cel- century you will see that there testimony to the unfinished work of his ebrate his name, not just because of him much younger son. This is a monument to but because of what he stood for and con- are very few people who stand what Charles Eliot might have been able to tinues to stand for in a rather tired and out in bold relief as being both do had he lived beyond his premature tawdry world. To quote the great epitaph representative of their time death. There is something very passionate given to Sir Christopher Wren in regard about the father taking on the work of the to St. Paul’s Cathedral in London: “If and transcending their time. son; it’s supposed to be the other way you would seek his monument, look Very few people do that; around and it’s tragic when it works this around you.” way, but it was this tragedy in Eliot’s life This—this beautiful Acadia National Charles William Eliot did.” that helped transform him and helped him Park—is the living memorial to the transform this area. That is an important extraordinary, difficult, inspired, imagina- …What would be the motivations for element. tive man, Charles William Eliot. Should Charles William Eliot to devote all of his we live into any of those characteristics of extra energy to what was going on here in …If you look at the landscape of the first him we would be fortunate; to put them Acadia? I think there are several, and I will quarter of the 20th century you will see all together is to provide an occasion for illustrate them: that there are very few people who stand great celebration and even greater thanks- out in bold relief as being both representa- giving, and presumably that is why we’ve 1) The motivation for preservation corre- tive of their time and transcending their all been summoned here tonight, that is sponded to his conviction that there were time. Very few people do that; Charles why you have all been wise enough to some things that lasted, that endured, that William Eliot did. He stood head and accept the generous invitation, and that is were worth keeping, those “durable val- shoulders above all of his contemporaries, why we have all become, for one reason or ues” of which he wrote and spoke over and and when the history of the first quarter of another or in one fashion or another, over again. He was not a fashionista, he the 20th century is written his name, like Friends of Acadia…God bless Charles was not into the current moment. I think that of Abu ben Adim, leads all of the rest, William Eliot and all that he stood for. ❧ the notion of preservation stems from that. not because of his own vainglory, not because of his own ego or his own press 2) I think there was very much alive in clippings, but because he caught and President Eliot the notion of the public overcame the spirit of the age. That is a THE REVEREND PETER J. GOMES is good, that if something is good everyone high achievement, and it is for that reason Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and should benefit from it, not only the that Charles William Eliot is truly among Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church at wealthy and privileged…He saw here the greats. Harvard University. Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2007 13 27_2141INS 12/12/07 3:48 PM Page 14

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2007 Benefit Gala continued FORESIGHT & GENEROSITY Clare Stone Details Inc. and Interiors Chrissie Strawbridge by Details Sunrise Canoe and Kayak Docksider Restaurant Tavern on the Falls EBS The Romantic Room John Edwards Market Barbara Trimble Freshwater Stone Julie and Hans Utsch Gardens by Design Juliet Van Alen Nelson F. Goodwin Susan Warren Company, Inc. Waterworks Gordon-Stanley Architecture Karel Weissberg Guinness and Porcelli’s Lindsay Hopkins-Weld Lisa Hall Jewelry Ariane Wellin Havana Diana Wister The Hinckley Company WoodenBoat School The Jackson Laboratory J.M. Gerrish Provisions LIVE AUCTION DONORS Keith Kroeger Associates Anonymous The Knowles Company Bar Harbor Whale LandVest Johnson Watch Company Ledbetter Studio Rich Bike Vermont, Inc. Local Color Curtis and Pat Blake LS Robinson Insurance Co. WAYS YOU CAN GIVE Bombardier Flexjet Little Notch Bakery Country Fare Catering Maine Coast Heritage Trust Kathryn Davis Manset Yacht Service Please consider these options for providing Bobby O’Brien M. C. M. Electric, Inc. Stephen and Susan Paneyko McGrath’s essential financial support to Michael Philips Nina McLemore Friends of Acadia: The Stone Family Mediasprout.com Glen Tucker Merchant-Needham Kate and Nicholas Vanoff and Associates Gift of Cash or Marketable Securities. Lynne Wheat Miguel’s Mail a check, payable to Friends of Acadia, Meredith K. Moriarty; BENEFIT GALA GUIDE Interior Decorating to PO Box 45, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, SPONSORS Morris Yachts or visit www.friendsofacadia.org/annualfund A-4 Architects Mount Desert Granite and Brick to make a secure gift using your credit card. AB and JR Hodgkins Mount Desert Islander Call or visit the website for A .C. Parsons Landscaping Center Mount Desert Island Hospital Acadia Sales New Land Nursery and instructions on giving appreciated securities, Acadia Veterinnary Hospital Landscaping which can offer income tax benefits as well as Ambience Lighting Services Quarterdeck Restaurant savings on capital gains. Atlantic Builders Quimby House Inn Atlantic Landscape Construction Tricia Quirk Gift of Retirement Assets Penmor Lithographers August Moon Designate Friends of Acadia as a beneficiary of your S. Baker Interior Design Prock Marine Dean Barger Studios RedbirdProvisions IRA, 401(k), or other retirement asset, and pass funds Bangor Hydro Electric Company Redfield Artisans Gallery to Friends of Acadia free of taxes. Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop Red Sky Restaurant B.C.M. Construction Company Gordon D. Robb Landscaping Gift of Real Property Berry, Dunn, McNeil and Parker Rupununi Bar and Grill Give real estate, boats, artwork, or other real property Bombardier Flexjet Sassafrass Catering Brown Appliances and Sawyer’s Specialities to Friends of Acadia and you may avoid capital gains in Mattress Company Seacoast Security addition to providing much needed funds for the park. C.E. Bucklin and Sons, Inc. Snowman Printing Sue Ferrante-Collier Stanley Subaru Gift Through a Bequest in Your Will The Bud Connection Testa’s Add Friends of Acadia as a beneficiary in your will. Burdick and Associates Wallace Tent and Party Rentals Clark Point Gallery Webber Energy Fuels Classical Endeavors, Inc. Wilbur Yachts Coastal Irrigation and Lighting John Williams Boat Company For more information, contact Lisa Horsch at College of the Atlantic Willis Rock Shop 207-288-3340 or 800-625-0321, Coplon Associates XYZ Restaurant email [email protected], or visit our website at Darling’s Auto Mall Young Beck LLP www.friendsofacadia.org/join. Design Group Collaborative, LLC

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New Members We are pleased to welcome our newest Friends: Acadia Iron Works Roger and Jane Cheever Margaret Gean Jennifer Johnson Linda Adams Allen Chernak and Michael Genest Larry and Nancy Kalmikoff Robert and Jo Ann Adams Katherine Barron William and Christine Gilfillan Andrew Kassoy Jean Aldrich Sally Clapp Robert and Dina Gilligan Linda Kazarow David Alexander Walter Clement Lesli Gillman Melissa Kearns All Creatures Pest Control LLC Robert and Anne Cleveland Marshall Ginn and James Orrell Mike and Ellen Keigher David E. Allen Wes Clonts Maroulla Gleaton Doug Keith Richard Alofs Mark Cohen Joseph and Elizabeth Glennon Peggy Kelly Jeff and Teri Anderholm Lista and Peter Coleman Jack and Elaine Goldberg Thomas and Mary Jane Kemper Jean Anderton Carol Collins Judith Golden Steven Kerstein Frank and Carol Antenori Doris Combs Goldman Sachs Daniel Kessler Robert and Rosemary Apthorp Bill Connolly Edward Goltra Robert and Jane Key Coleman Arnold Acadia Connor Corice Goodwin Delores Kirwan Julia Arnold Michael Contaxes Walter Gotham Cheryl Kneiss Rev. Dennis Asp Jordan Corn and Rory Van Fossen David Gouatski William Knowlton Allison Atkins Chuck and Ruth Corwin Richard Goyer Harold Knudsen B.J. Austin James and Margaret Costan Jane Graham William and Patricia Koch Martin and Maria Bachthaler Madeline Cote Jim Graham and Terry Malec Scott and Maryanne Koester Kevin Bagley Kathy Cousley Mary Graham Susan Kominsky Ross and LaVonda Bailey Gregg Cross Nicole Griscom Miriam Kranton Larry Bankart James and Carol Crowley Matthew Grivner Philip and Nancy Kranz Chris Barnes Christophe Cushman Barrett and Linda Gross Karen Kreiger David and Maryellen Basile Mary Day Ellen Grosseibl Hal and Carol Kroeger Eugene and Roberta Bauchner Shirley de Leon Michael and Stacey Gummey Donna Kucharski Amanda Beaudoin Robert Debes Mike and Becky Habich Ross Kudwitt Bob Bell Joyce Deibert Lorraine Hack Don Kugle Terry and Nancy Benda Joe and Marian Deitrick Annie Hacker Doug Kullberg Allen Bentley Larry DeMerchant Lee and Carol Hall Sean and Pat Laane Barbara Bentley David and Rebecca Dempsey Duane and Connie Hallof Joanne Lackey Leonard and Jeun Berkowitz Timothy and Pamela Denison Janice Hamill Shawn Laferriere and Regen Gallagher Rich and Rebecca Berman Jaquelin G. Dennehy Henry and Dara Hannah Patricia Lambert Diana Bernard Philip and June Dennis Linda Hanson George Lamont Rick and Karen Berquist Gerald DiBello Guy and Catherine Harn Michael Langione Tracy Bissell Rod and Valerie Dietz Noam Harpaz Thomas Lavin Robert Blake Patrick Dolan Sue Haslett Mark Lawlor Mordy and Ellen Blaustein Shirley Dols Jim Hauslein Elizabeth Lawrence Alan and Elaine Bloem Tom Doner Mary Ann Hayes Ginger Lawson and Larry Ely Tom and Julie Boardman Bob and Katherine Doolittle Mike and Rachel Headley Armand LeBlanc Holly Bode Craig and Marilyn Douglas Joe and Beth Hehn Murray Lebowitz and Mica and Kendra Bodenheimer Steven Dow Hendrick Screen Co. 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Builders Inc. Gerald and Margaret McGinnis William Casey John and Heidemarie Frank Robert Jackle Jennifer McIntosh and Carles Lerin James and Marilyn Castagna Donna Fricke Paul and Maryann Jackson Jim McIver Robert Cefalo David and Anne Frigo Gordon Jacques Clay and Carol McKenney Arthur Chabot Jason Frye Douglas and Susan Jahn Everett McLaughlin Ronald and Donna Chadderton Marc and Rebecca Gamble Doug Jangraw Nina McLemore, Inc. Mark Chalpin Helene Garland Jerry Jelinek Steven and Barbara McMillan Keith Champoux Joan Garland Nancy Jensen Kevin McNeela Pauline Chandler and Greg Chanis Richard and Rebecka Gaskill Wayne and Heather Jervis Kristen McNultey, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chandonnet Richard and Eileen Gatti Cynthia Johnson Joan Meade Alfred and Gillian Charbonneau Dawn Gay Debi Johnson Rex and Wanda Meade

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New Members continued Armour and Sophie Mellon John Rhoads Ruth Stone Samuel Melnik Michael and Christine Ricciardi Betta Stothart Bob Mentzer Andrew and Beverly Rich Carol Strawn Jean-Paul and Ann Mercier Robert and Sally Richards David and Elizabeth Straznitskas Maggie Mermin Andrew Richardson and The Strohmetz Family Ed and Lucile Meyer Tracey Smith Holger and Elin Stub Peter Micheletti Rachel Riley Allison and Stephen Sullens Shaun Michels Catherine Downey Rispoli Jeffrey and Elizabeth Symons Jeffrey and Vickie Milcarek Maria Ruzzui John and Terry Taillefer Bruce and Kathy Miller Thomas Roberts Martin and Lynne Taylor Darryl and Carol Miller Donald Robinson Linda Therien Gainor Miller Christopher and Jan Robold Eugene Thomas Larry and Marilyn Miller Helaine Rockett John Thomas Fred Missel Ramon Rodriguez William and Pamela Thomas Winston and Wendy Moody Pat Rooney Paul Tight George Moore Kimberly Ross Edward and Dorri Tillinghast Ernest Moreno Ruth Ross Timex Corporation Liana and Tsutomu Morishita Scott Ross Eleanor Topping Ken and Patricia Morrison Joseph and Kathy Rossi Marie Toriello William and Margaret Mouradian Barbara Roth Rebecca Trafton Mac Moxley Carole Roth Donna Trana William Moxley Wallace Rowe Edward Treat Prescott Muir Rowan Rowntree The Trucksis Family Emily Mullen Christine Rua Franny Tsou Josh and Marge Murray Richard and Christina Rubenstein David and Virginia Tucker My Fair Lobster Claude Rumsey Glenn Tucker Rachelle Nack Richard and Susan Rushen Nancy Turner Robert and Claudia Naismith Nancy Saccani Tracy Ulrich Daniel Nelson Ted Sawyko Ana Taemi Utiyama Robert and Patti Neubauer Karen Scalero Debra Van Alstyne Evelyn Newlyn and Robert and Stephanie Schaeffer David Van de Streek Janet Robinson Gina Schiller John van der Stricht William and Diane Newman Lawrence and Rachel Schiro Nora van der Stricht Mr. and Mrs. Frank Niessen Bob and Stacy Schmetter Charitable Lead Trust Nivert Metal Supply Inc. Patricia Schmidt Susan van der Stricht Harold Noel Chris and Tammy Schnell Nathan Van Duzer Louis and Agnes Nugai Sharon Schuster The Van Ryn Family Noah Nyhart Brian Schwartz Phyllis Vecchia Carla Ockert Sheila Sciacca Leslie Veil Charles O’Donovan Edwina Scinta Henry and Lee Vickers John Omahen Robert and Wendy Sciolla Arthur Voigt Steve and Cheri O’Neill Jeff and Jan Scott Frithjof and Monika Volker Donald and Kathleen Osteyee Margaret Scribner Ray and Alice Waldman Ingrid Parkin James and Elizabeth Secor Glen and Elizabeth Walter Dick and Barb Patterson Ralph and Sandra Seifert Susan Ward Randall and Sali Peckham Lois Sell Rose Washak Joseph and Barbara Pedulla Robert Senechalle Michele Watrin Judith Pelouze Elaine Sevy Richard and Kathleen Weber Penn Security Bank & Allyn and Karen Seymour Jeff Weed Trust Company Jim and Lynn Shaffer Bill and Florence Weeks David and Janet Pennacchia Martin and Lynne Shapiro Craig Weinman John Pepper Susan Shaw Rachael Weinstein Jim Perakis Charles Shoefel The Welch Family Julie Perry Daniel and Lynn Sheehy Steven Wieland Linda Peskin Rob Sheppard Matthew and Kathleen Wight Alan Petrulis David and Bev Sherman Ruth Wight and Tony Coleman Romono Pezzella Emily Shubert Pat Wilbur Martha Phillips Cynthia Shulga Bernard Williams William Phillips and Karin-Ann Siani John and Eileen Williams Korene Spiegel Martha Sieniewicz Gerald Wilmoth Matthew and Karen Pierce Kim and Julie Silvernail James Ronald Wilson Robert Pilicy Tony and Julie Simons John Wilson George Pipkin Sam and Lori Singal Goodwin and Charleen Wiseman Michael Pitts David Smith and Ilene Weinreich Linda Woolley Galen and Barbara Plummer Gordon Smith Margot Woolley and Samantha Poland Heidi and Chris Smith Gerard Vasisko Mary Powell Helen Smith Jon Worden Caryol Powers Linda Smith Belinda Lee Yalin Stan and Jan Powers Margaret Smith D. Yarborough and N. Leavitt Melva and Karl Price William Smith Stephen Yavelow Robert and Marsha Pruitt Laura Spadone Leon and Norma Yazinski John and Jacqueline Prusak Susan Speirs Jack Yerkes BRUCE JOHN RIDDELL Diana Day Pulling Guy and Frederika Spencer Laurie Yntema Thomas and Deborah Puscavage Jessica Sprague and Denise Young LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Rosalie Puskar Normand Patenaude Richard and Pamela Young Bob and Tricia Quirk William Spratt The Young Family 27 PINE STREET Bruce Raboin Alan and Deborah Stansbury Sara Zappia David and Anne Rae Claude and Erin Stansbury Joy Zeaser BAR HARBOR, MAINE 04609 Deb Ralston Timothy Steele John Zebrowski 207.288.9668 Dick and Brooke Ranck David and Linda Stevens Robert Zorn Stephen and Patrice Rasche Barbara Stevenson Mike and Penny Zuercher David P. Reed Gregory and Joy Stiles Creative & Innovative Landscape Architecture Kathleen Reed Joan Stocker for Residential & Estate Gardens Sheila Reiser Lee and Laura Stone August 1, 2007 – October 31, 2007

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This extraordinary event depends upon Updates extraordinary volunteers. The volunteer committee, led by Dianna Brochendorff, Benefit Gala Raises planned the event, including soliciting Important Funds donations for the silent and live auctions. For the 18th year, donors, sponsors, and Live auction items featured a painting by bidders made the Friends of Acadia centenarian Kathryn Davis, a dinner dance Annual Benefit Gala a grand success. The for 64 on the legendary “dancing rocks” of crowd gathered on Saturday evening, Baker Island, a bike tour of Italy, a week in August 11, at the Asticou Inn in Northeast a French chateau, and two paintings from Harbor. The signature auction event drew the collection of the late Allan Stone. Silent more than 400 guests and raised more auction items were equally as creative, than $500,000 for Friends of Acadia’s with furniture, art, boats, and travel work with Acadia National Park. adventures offered under the auction tent. The Benefit Gala raises critical funds More than 100 local and regional busi- that support park initiatives and commu- nesses donated items or advertised in the nity projects, including youth programs, event program. advocacy, volunteer carriage road and trail Sotheby’s was the underwriting corpo- maintenance, loon habitat monitoring, rate sponsor of the event; other corporate water quality monitoring efforts, and the support came from Goldman, Sachs & Wild Gardens of Acadia. Co., and Lupine & Company. The 2008 Benefit Gala is scheduled for Saturday, August 9. For more information, please contact Lisa Horsch, director of development, at [email protected] or 207-288-3340.

Kansans Become Members; Nevada is Still Missing Three Kansas couples are now members of Friends of Acadia, but we still need mem- Peter Travers Benefit Gala guests prepare to feast under the big bers from Nevada to meet our goal of at tent at the Asticou Inn. least one member from every state. Rich Johnson

ADVOCACY CORNER The Acadia Advocacy Network is gearing up for a busy winter. Members were Trecently asked to weigh in with Congress in support of sound, authorizing legisla- tion for the Centennial Initiative, an effort by Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and the Bush Administration to increase funding for the national parks by $300 million per year over the next 10 years. Two-thirds of this funding is expected to be a matching program that must be authorized by Congress; up to $100 million per year in private donations would be matched by an equal amount of congressional funding. This is an extraordinary opportunity to increase the amount of funding available for national park operations and to leverage Friends of Acadia’s contributions to park projects. Friends of Acadia also owes thanks to the Maine members of the Advocacy Network CLARK POINT GALLERY and other Maine citizens who voted in favor of Question 4 on the November 2007 Maine ballot. Almost two-thirds of voters passed Question 4, the $35.5 million bond issue to 19TH & EARLY 20TH CENTURY PAINTINGS fund the Land for Maine’s Future (LMF) program. Since 1987, this program has protect- OF ed more than 444,000 acres in Maine, including shorefront and working forests and MAINE AND MOUNT DESERT ISLAND farms. The LMF program is available to protect important lands near Acadia National

46 CLARK POINT ROAD • SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME 04679 Park and Mount Desert Island. 207-244-0941 • WWW.CLARKPOINTGALLERY.COM OPEN DAILY For more information about these advocacy initiatives or to sign up to receive Acadia 10 - 5 Advocacy Alerts, contact Friends of Acadia Conservation Director Stephanie Clement at TH TH JUNE 15 —SEPTEMBER 15 [email protected] or at 207-288-3340.

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After the article “Kansas and Nevada Are Missing” appeared in the summer 2007 Friends of Acadia Journal, two couples in Kansas joined and another received a gift membership from a current member in Maine who wanted to make sure Kansas was represented. Our new Kansas members are Craig and Anne Patterson, Tony and Julie Simons, and David and Linda Stevens. We still need members from the Sagebrush State. If you know someone in Nevada, please encourage them to join now, or give them a gift membership. Their Deighan is different. gift membership will include a copy of The Rusticator’s Journal, a delightful book of essays and photographs of Mount Desert Acadia’s Road Foreman Merle Cousins leads his last Island and Acadia National Park. Dorr Society Carriage Ride. Merle will retire in Please let us hear from you soon so we the spring. can wrap up 2007 with members from all sions with Friends, contact Lisa Horsch, 50 states. Simply call 207-288-3340 or visit director of development, at 207-288-3340

www.friendsofacadia.org/giftmembership. or [email protected]. 455 HARLOW STREET BANGOR, MAINE 04401 207 990 1117 www. deighan.com An Afternoon in the Park Acadia Gateway Center with Merle Has a Home The 3rd Annual George B. Dorr Society The Acadia Gateway Center is one step Celebration took place on Tuesday, closer to reality. This fall, Friends of Acadia September 4, in Seal Harbor. This year’s cel- exercised its option to buy the 369-acre ebration began at Wildwood Stables with a Crippens Creek property in Trenton that is carriage ride around Jordan Pond. Two designated as the future site of the Acadia buckboards carried guests and featured Gateway Center. Friends officially closed on interpretation from park experts Merle the property in mid-December. Cousins, road foreman for Acadia National Friends of Acadia purchased the proper- Park, and Terry Blanchard, carriage road ty from Nacoochee Corporation and will foreman. Their presentations included the sell approximately 150 acres to the Maine history, engineering, and future of Acadia’s Department of Transportation (MDOT) to beautiful carriage road system. The carriage carry forward the construction of the ride ended at the Jordan Pond House where Acadia Gateway Center. The center is slated guests attended a lunch featuring a presen- to include a welcome center for Acadia tation by Merle about his history with the National Park, and a bus maintenance facil- carriage roads, including some of his ity and office for Downeast Transportation, favorite recollections and memories. Inc., the non-profit organization operating The afternoon was a small way for the popular, propane-powered Island Friends of Acadia to show its appreciation Explorer bus system. to George B. Dorr Society members and The Acadia Gateway Center completes other special friends. The Dorr Society was the original vision for the Island Explorer established in 2005 to recognize those system. Since 1999, the Island Explorer has members and friends who have made carried more than 2.5 million passengers, future provisions for Friends of Acadia in replaced approximately 940,000 automobile their estate plans. The Dorr Society honors trips on Mount Desert Island, and reduced George Bucknam Dorr, a gentleman, scholar, pollutants by 70.2 tons and greenhouse and lover of nature, whose dedication to pre- gases by 8.8 tons. The center will allow even serving Mount Desert Island helped create more visitors to park and board the bus in Acadia National Park. To learn more about Trenton and explore MDI without a vehicle. including Friends of Acadia in your estate The land acquisition was funded by plans or to share your existing estate provi- major donors Mr. T.A. Cox, the Butler

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Conservation Fund, the Thomas H. Maren money to rehabilitate the Canada Cliff HANNAFORD Foundation, and the Shelby Cullom Davis Connector, a trail originally built by the Foundation Funds were also contributed Southwest Harbor Village Improvement SUPERMARKETS through Friends’ Project Tranquility, an Association in the early 1900s and aban- 86 Cottage Street effort to reduce traffic and restore the quiet doned after World War II when low fund- Bar Harbor character of Acadia National Park and ing caused the park to close many trails. Mount Desert Island. Where Shopping is a Pleasure. The Thin Green Line On July 31, World Ranger Day, Friends of ATM Major Credit Cards Acadia joined conservation organizations in 50 countries in celebrating the commitment and contribution of rangers throughout the world working to protect conservation lands. Friends of Acadia and Acadia National Park sponsored two showings of The Thin Green Line, a documentary about Footloose Friends gather one Tuesday morning to for gifts rangers from five continents struggling to prepare for their weekly hike. and other fine things protect natural and cultural resources in The trail starts at Lurvey Spring Road their regions. and ends at its upper point at the intersec- Northeast Harbor 276-3300 The documentary was produced by Sean tion of the Canada Cliffs Trail, providing 1-800-673-3754 Willmore, an Australian ranger and film- easy access to both the Canada and Beech maker, who interviewed rangers at Acadia Cliff areas. The trail will be restored to a National Park as part of his film. Around high standard of both ease of hiking and 110 people attended the film premieres at low long-term maintenance and will permit the Schoodic Education and Research most walkers to gain the wonderful views Center and College of the Atlantic. Those of both cliffs. attending donated nearly $500, which Thanks to the generosity of members, Distinctive properties. Friends of Acadia sent on to the Thin Green and with the assistance of a challenge grant Legendary service. Line Foundation to support the families of from June and Bob Cawley, Footloose Real estate professionals since 1898. rangers who have lost their lives in the line Friends reached a milestone this year of www.KNOWLESCO.com 207 276 3322 of duty. raising $10,000. To support the Footloose

ONE SUMMIT ROAD • NORTHEAST HARBOR, MAINE 04662 Friends’ rehabilitation of the Canada Cliff Celebrating 25 years of Connector Trail, please use the enclosed Footloose Friends envelope, or mail a check made payable to Have you ever wondered about the crowd Friends of Acadia, to Lisa Horsch at PO Box of people who gather in the parking lot of 45, Bar Harbor, ME 04609. Contact Lisa the Somesville Masonic Hall each Tuesday with any questions at 207-288-3340. morning? This dedicated group of outdoor enthusiasts makes up the Footloose Friends of Schoodic Friends, an informal group of hikers who Friends of Acadia owes great thanks to Garry convene weekly to hike the many wood- Levin who stepped down this past summer land trails and carriage roads of Acadia as chair of Friends of Schoodic, a volunteer National Park. committee of Friends of Acadia dedicated to Footloose Friends began as a small working on Schoodic projects. The com- MICHAEL L. ROSS group of friends from the Southwest mittee reorganized leadership to have sever- Attorney at Law Harbor Public Library in the late 1970s and al people in charge of project areas such as were led for many years by the late Henry policy work, a lecture series, trail and road- 953-1 Bar Harbor Road Smith, a member of the library and Friends side clean-ups, newsletter publications, and Trenton, Maine 04605 of Acadia. The original handful has grown special events (such as the Schoodic Telephone 207-667-1373 through the years to a point where as many International Sculpture Symposium). Fax 207-667-3427 as 50 people gather to walk each week. Friends of Acadia staff assist the committee 1 Summit Road To celebrate 25 years of great hiking and with general administration, publications, Northeast Harbor fellowship, the Footloose Friends launched presswork, mailing lists, and events. By appointment only a fundraising campaign in 2006 to raise The committee has planned several

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events and volunteer activities. On Saturday, intense rainfall from Hurricane Noel. The November 3, Friends of Schoodic members park attributes this, in large part, to the vol- worked with Acadia National Park staff to unteer efforts on Take Pride in Acadia Day. prepare the Schoodic Education and This year’s Take Pride event was a bitter- Research Center (SERC) for the remnants of sweet one for organizers and volunteers Hurricane Noel. Future volunteer activities alike, as it was the last year that Merle will include trailwork, shore clean-ups, and Cousins, Acadia National Park roads fore- assistance with projects. man, will participate. Merle has con- The committee is working with park tributed leadership, enthusiasm and staff and Acadia Partners for Science and knowledge to Take Pride in Acadia Day for Learning to sponsor a monthly lecture the past 18 years and will retire from the series. Upcoming programs include an park in the spring. Volunteers and staff will introduction to mercury research at Acadia. miss Merle, but his contributions to the For more information about Friends park’s carriage roads will be enjoyed for of Schoodic or to join the e-mail list, con- decades to come. tact Friends of Acadia Conservation Director Stephanie Clement at stephanie@ Work Begins on Historic friendsofacadia.org or at 207-288-3340. Schooner Head Path

Take Pride in Acadia Day Nearly 300 Friends of Acadia members, volunteers, and visitors participated in the 18th Annual Take Pride in Acadia Day on Saturday, November 3. The volunteers gathered with enthusiasm despite the impending remnants of Hurricane Noel and worked throughout the morning, raking leaves out of the ditches and culverts on more than 8 miles of Acadia’s carriage road system. Were it not for the volunteer efforts on Take Pride in Acadia Day, the autumn leaves would block the runoff from winter thaw and spring rain, eroding the roads and requiring many hours of costly repair work. In fact, Acadia National Park reported that Take Pride in Acadia Day provided immediate assistance, as no carriage road washouts were reported following the Acadia National Park trail crew and Friends of Acadia volunteers began re-building the Schooner Head Path in Bar Harbor this fall. The Schooner Head Path was built in 1901 and had been abandoned since the mid 1900s. Today it is being reconstructed as part of the Village Connector Trails program, which is designed to revive the tradi- tion of walking into the park, into town, and around local neighborhoods. The trail runs parallel to the Schooner Head Road Port In A Storm – Somesville and leads from the village of Bar Harbor to Monday-Saturday 9:30-6:00; Sunday 12:00-6:00 Schooner Head. Construction of the 3.5- Main St. Rt 102 in Somesville, Mt. Desert, ME 04660 207 244-4114 mile trail will continue throughout 2008 Acadia National Park Superintendent Sheridan Port Side – Bernard Steele thanks a local Girl Scout troop and other and is made possible by the Fore River Monday-Saturday 11:00-6:00; Sunday 12:00-6:00 Foundation and Friends’ Acadia Trails 30 Steamboat Wharf Rd., Bernard, ME 04612 helpers for their hard work on Take Pride in 207 244-9114 Acadia Day. Forever initiative. Website: www.portinastormbookstore.com

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In Gratitude

VOLUNTEER CREW Tom Blagden LEADERS Dobbs Productions Bruce Blake Heidi Hershberger Bucky and Maureen Brooks Rich Johnson Rod Fox Joe Pagan Main Street, Northeast Harbor Mike Hays Rite Aid 276-4006 Heidi Herschberger Chadbourn Smith, Esq. Neighborhood Road, Northeast Harbor Jack Hirschenhofer The Knowles Company 276-4005 Steve Johnson Wildwood Stables Alan King Don Lenahan TAKE PRIDE IN Jim Linnane ACADIA DAY Mark Munsell Sponsors Betsy Roberts Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Bob Sanderson The First Julia Schloss The Knowles Company Dee and Howard Solomon Union Trust Company WINE & CHEESE Al and Marilyn Wiberley 244-3317 In-Kind Donors OFFICE VOLUNTEERS Acadia National Park Tours 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679 Enoch Albert American Hiking Society Don Bell Janet Anker Vickie Fernald General Mills Ruth Fine Maine State Sea Kayak Rod Fox Mount Desert Island Rebecca Ghelli Spring Water Rick Hirte National Park Sea Chris Kirk Kayak Tours Peg Lawson The Screenprintery Eileen Linnane The Quietside Café Bob Raymond Frank and Betsy Roberts Volunteer Leaders Bob Sanderson Lori Alley Mary Anne Siklosi Sue Bodyke Jean Smith Bob Breen Anne Warner Barb Chase Sandy Wilcox Don Curley Bert and Suzi Zbar Melissa Gates Pam Godin MEMBERSHIP Bill Horner RECRUITMENT Erin McLaughlin PROGRAM SUPPORT Peter Mullen Acadia Bike and Coastal Tammy Mullen Kayaking Tours Martha Plaza Johnson Atlantic Climbing School Jack Russell Rich Acadia Corporation Mary Vekasi Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop Sandy Wilcox Bar Harbor Inn Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co. Other Helpers Cadillac Mountain Sports Acadia National Park Staff Galyn’s Linda Eddings Jenn Donaldson IN-KIND DONATIONS Nina Gormley Acadia Corporation Donna Healy Ardea Ecoexpeditions Dee Solomon Berry Dunn McNeil and Parker

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Book Review Photography and Philosophy Wild Acadia: A Photographic Journey to Shades on the Sea New England’s Oldest National Park The Colors of Lobstering by Jerry and Marcy Monkman, by Greg Currier, Down East Books, University Camden, ME, 2007, 56 pp., $14.95, Press of hardcover. New England, Lebanon, NH, I’ve been fasci- 2007, nated by lobster boats and 107 pp., $26, lobster buoys hardcover. since I was a child. I love Using rich color photographs, historic the colors of black and white prints, and a range of per- the boats, the color combinations sonal anecdotes, the authors take the read- on the buoys, noting which buoys stand er on a visually-stunning and well-written out best against the ocean background, the journey through Acadia. subtle variety of shapes, the type of spin- From Acadia’s volcanic beginnings and dle—just everything! I like the way the har- the development of the national park to the Johnson bors look after all the recreational boats are current threats facing Acadia, the essays Rich out of the water and the lobster boats have and photographs in Wild Acadia focus on the harbor to themselves, how they point the themes of change, wilderness, solitude, into the wind. And I just found out that tourism, and overcrowding. The authors someone else likes these things, too. I have effectively illustrated both visually picked up a copy of photographer Greg and through words, that one thing remains TENTS DANCE FLOOR LINENS Currier’s new book, The Colors of Lobstering, constant: the beauty of Acadia. Acadia’s CANOPIES BAND STAGES GLASSWARE/DISHWARE and found a “sole-mate.” Mr. Currier has granite domes, bold coastlines, and lush TABLES & CHAIRS GRILLS CATERING EQUIPMENT explored all parts of lobstering through forests have withstood the test of time and photography. Some photos are very are still as beautiful today, despite threats Telephone or Fax: 667-6210 35 Commerce Park, Bar Harbor Road abstract, showing only reflections in the from the environment, tourists, and devel- P.O. Box 552, Ellsworth, ME 04605 water or snaking piles of line, while other opment. photos show the traditional views associat- The Monkmans recognized Friends of ed with lobstering, but with Mr. Currier’s Acadia and Maine Coast Heritage Trust and discriminating eye to light, color, and com- the vital roles these local organizations play position. There are many photos of my in protecting Acadia and the surrounding beloved buoys; in piles, hanging, in the communities from threats to the island’s grass, in traps, and on boats. There are even environment. a few photos of lobsters! All in all, the book This book is beautiful enough for your is a treat for the eyes—and a treat for those coffee table, but substantial enough for a who appreciate lobstering in Maine. good afternoon read. —S. Shearwater —Bridget Jeter

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Chairman’s Letter

POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS AND PHILANTHROPIC PERFORMANCES

s I reflect on the passing of the final their future. National parks from coast to brilliant red and yellow colors paint- coast now have the opportunity to benefit Aing the mountain sides of Sargent and from an unprecedented combination of Cadillac, I am filled with a sense of awe and philanthropy and partnerships. In prepa- wonder at the gift of nature that stands before ration for the National Park Service cen- us in Acadia National Park. My most special tennial in 2016, the Administration has visual images came in late October when I introduced the Centennial Initiative, rode my mountain bike on our beautiful car- Photo which, if passed by Congress, will provide

riage roads to see these colors light up in the Family a combined $3 billion of funding specifi-

waning afternoon sun over Acadia Mountain Pew cally for national parks. The funding will Lili and her brother, Westy Pew, enjoy a bike ride on Somes Sound, soon followed by a har- be provided in a matching gift format of through the park. vest moon rising over Schoodic. The visual up to $100 million ($50 million from fed- images of the natural habitat flowing from ly purchased the 369-acre Crippens Creek eral funding, $50 million from private phi- brilliant colors at sunset to bright stars speck- property in Trenton that is designated as lanthropy) per year from 2008 through ling the night sky made me so keenly aware the future site of the Acadia Gateway 2016. of the uniquely powerful partnerships with- Center. This purchase marked a milestone I recently attended the National Park in nature’s arena, continuously at work to pro- in the many years of work by federal, Foundation Leadership Summit on duce brilliant memories. state, and local partners to plan a trans- Partnership and Philanthropy with Marla I was also filled with gratitude for the portation center that will complete the O’Byrne and Sheridan Steele, and I wit- powerful partnerships and philanthropy original vision of the Island Explorer bus nessed the power of private philanthropy that Friends of Acadia inspires to help pro- system by reducing the number of indi- on a national scale. Attended by Laura tect and preserve these precious places for vidual vehicles on the roadways in the Bush, Secretary of the Interior Dirk all people to cherish. It is the power of Mount Desert Island region and allowing Kempthorne, park superintendents, partnerships and philanthropy that fuels more visitors to access MDI and Acadia in friends groups, and corporate and private Friends of Acadia year-round. an environmentally-friendly way. I am foundation leaders, the summit was especially appreciative of the tremendous designed to provoke thought and spark philanthropic support from Tom Cox, the dialogue about supporting our national “Guard it well, for it is Butler Conservation Fund, the Thomas H. parks in the next century. It also celebrated far more precious than Maren Foundation, and the Shelby a 1983 statement by Wallace Stegner: money…once destroyed, Cullom Davis Foundation, which made “National parks are the best idea we ever the land acquisition possible. had. Absolutely American, absolutely dem- nature’s beauty cannot be Yet another showing of powerful part- ocratic, they reflect us at our best rather repurchased at any price.” nerships was the nearly 300 Friends of than our worst.” Acadia members, volunteers, and visitors Throughout the three-day summit, I – Ansel Adams who participated in this year’s Take Pride was filled with incredible pride when in Acadia Day. The volunteers gathered hearing speaker after speaker recognize Case in point is our successful preserva- with enthusiasm despite the impending Acadia National Park and Friends of tion and protection of Acadia Mountain remnants of Hurricane Noel and worked Acadia as national models for excellence. this past fall. Thank you to our donors, throughout the morning, raking leaves out This recognition bears the responsibility members, and valued partners for all the of the ditches and culverts on more than 8 for all of us to push forth towards the great support in making this conservation miles of Acadia’s carriage road system. In 2016 centennial with great passion, wis- coup possible. I am especially proud of the my eyes, it is a great example of the power dom, and planning, serving as leaders for tremendous work by our president, Marla of people partnering to accomplish a great parks and friends groups nationwide. So, O’Byrne, and Dianna Emory, board mem- task for the park. onward and upward to 2016! ❧ ber and past chair, and the whole Friends Private philanthropy and partnerships of Acadia team. have played vital roles in the preservation, Another example of powerful partner- protection, and improvement of America’s ships and philanthropy is the Acadia national parks since their inception and Gateway Center. Friends of Acadia recent- will continue to be essential in securing —Lili Pew 24 Winter 2007 Friends of Acadia Journal 27_2141COV 12/12/07 2:55 PM Page c3

FORESIGHT & GENEROSITY

Estate Planning Supporting the Mission of Friends of Acadia

Preserving and protecting the outstanding natural beauty, ecological vitality, and cultural distinctiveness of Acadia National Park and the surrounding communities is a wise investment.

And, it’s simple. Add only one of the following sentences to your will, or a codicil: I hereby give ______% of my residuary estate to Friends of Acadia, Inc., a Maine charitable corporation, PO Box 45, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, for its charitable purposes.

I hereby bequeath $______to Friends of Acadia, Inc., a Maine charitable corporation, PO Box 45, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, for its charitable purposes.

I hereby devise the following property to Friends of Acadia, Inc., a Maine charitable corporation, PO Box 45, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, for its charitable purposes: [legal description of the property].

For more information, call the office at 207-288-3340 or 800-625-0321, email the director of development at [email protected],

or visit our website at www.friendsofacadia.org. Johnson Rich

Friends of Acadia Poetry Prize

NATURE POETRY COMPETITION

“Lived once, the events we experience come and go, in disorder and confusion. But poets have the luck of living twice, the second time when they recall through their work what happened to them, learning in this way the event’s true meaning.” – Wesley McNair

Submissions are invited for the 2008 Friends of Acadia Poetry Prize. The three top-ranked poems will be published in the Friends of Acadia Journal (print and online), and awarded cash prizes by category.

GUIDELINES Nature-based poems of 30 lines or fewer will be accepted. Include cover sheet stating author’s name and address and poem title. Do not include author’s name on manuscript(s). Authors may submit only three poems for consideration. Entries must be original, unpublished, and not submitted elsewhere. There is no fee to enter.

Deadline: January 30, 2008

Send to: Editor, Friends of Acadia Journal, PO Box 45, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 [email protected]

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Friends of Acadia Blagden Tom Ice Cakes at Low Tide on Bar Island with View of Somes Harbor

Mission The mission of Friends of Acadia is to preserve and protect the outstanding natural beauty, ecological vitality, and cultural distinctiveness of Acadia National Park and the surrounding communities, and thereby to ensure a high quality experience for visitors and residents.

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