Winter 2009 Volume 14 No

Winter 2009 Volume 14 No. 3

A Magazine about Acadia National Park and Surrounding Communities Purchase Your Park Pass!

Even in the winter, your park pass purchase helps make possible vital maintenance projects in Acadia.

The Acadia National Park $20 weekly pass ($10 in the shoulder seasons) and $40 annual pass are available at Acadia National Park Headquarters (on the Eagle Lake Road/Rte.233 in Bar Harbor) President’s Column

TRANSPORTATION MILESTONES

t this writing, Friends of Acadia and Island Explorer partners are planning Ato celebrate the ground breaking for Over the years, the Island the Acadia Gateway Center—a long-envi- sioned capstone to the Island Explorer bus Explorer buses have proven system. The Maine Department of themselves to be the “little Transportation, Acadia National Park, Downeast Transportation, L.L.Bean, the local buses that could” and with chambers of commerce, and others will join the advent of the Acadia to turn over that first shovelful of dirt, kick- Gateway Center, these pow- ing off the on-the-ground accomplishment of the Gateway Center. erful buses will continue to In its first phase, the Acadia Gateway grow and provide tremendous Center will provide a maintenance center and storage area for the fare-free, propane-pow- benefits for Acadia National ered Island Explorer buses; offices for Park and the region. Downeast Transportation, the non-profit organization managing the system; and com- muter parking. When the Center is completed, it will provide parking for visitors to include the prevention of an estimated 17.9 catch the Island Explorer buses into the park, tons of smog-causing pollutants and 11.5 and provide a first stop opportunity to buy thousand tons of green house gases. park, passes and gather information about As an original partner in the planning for Hogan Noreen Acadia and the region. the Island Explorer, Friends purchased the Island Explorer partners celebrated two land for the Acadia Gateway Center, selling members and donors who have supported milestones this year—the 10th anniversary and what was needed for the center to the Maine innovative programs like the Island Explorer 3-millionth passenger. Over the first decade, Department of Transportation. Friends and Acadia Gateway Center, that protect the the Island Explorer system grew from carry- retained 217 acres, and is currently working tranquil character of Acadia and the local ing an average of 1,800 riders daily in 1999 with Trenton residents and trails enthusiasts communities; to L.L.Bean for its early, gen- to more than 3,200 daily riders this year—a to explore trail possibilities on the property, erous sponsorship of the Island Explorer; and 78% increase. In July, we celebrated the 3-mil- connecting to the Center and various desti- to the partners who have creatively, and with lionth passenger to ride the buses and by the nations in the town. The National Park determination, developed a model trans- end of the season more than 3.3 million pas- Service Rivers and Trails Conservation portation system for Acadia and the region. sengers had ridden the buses, through Acadia Assistance program is working with Friends I wish you many great memories in Acadia and around Mount Desert Island. and the new Trenton Village Connector Trails next year! The benefit to the region is tangible. Traffic Committee to research and plan community congestion is reduced on the area’s roads— trails that will be easily accessed by residents an estimated 1.2 million vehicles left behind and those who stop at the welcome center. by folks preferring to ride on the Explorer. Over the years, the Island Explorer buses Were we to line up the vehicles not driven have proven themselves to be the “little buses from 1999 through 2009 because people rode that could,” as former FOA President Ken the buses, we would create a traffic jam Olson coined them. With the advent of the extending from Bar Harbor down the Atlantic Acadia Gateway Center—the first official —Marla O’Byrne seaboard, around the tip of Florida, and head- home site for this effective transportation sys- ing up its west coast to end in Freeport, tem—these powerful buses will continue to Florida—more than 2,300 miles. grow and provide tremendous benefits for The environmental benefits related to this Acadia National Park and the region. reduction in vehicles driven on area roads We end this year with gratitude to our

Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lili Pew, Chair Edward L. Samek, Vice Chair Joseph Murphy, Treasurer Michael Siklosi, Secretary

Emily Beck Gail Clark Andrew Davis John Fassak Winter 2009 Nathaniel Fenton Volume 14 No.3 Debby Lash Ed Lipkin Liz Martinez Barbara McLeod A Magazine about Acadia National Park and Surrounding Communities Joe Minutolo Marla S. O’Byrne Andrea Perry Jack Russell Howard Solomon Nonie Sullivan Christiaan van Heerden Sandy Walter 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 Dianna Emory Frances Fitzgerald FEATURE ARTICLES Sheldon Goldthwait th Neva Goodwin 7 20 Annual Benefit Auction Lisa Horsch Clark Paul and Eileen Growald Celebrating 20 years of giving back to Acadia John and Polly Guth Paul Haertel 10 Eyes on the Skies Stephanie Clement Lee Judd Enjoying some of the most pristine night skies on the East Coast Julia Merck Gerrish and Phoebe Milliken 12 Exploring the Undiscovered Dayton Duncan George J. and Heather Mitchell One man’s goal of setting foot in every one of our national parks Janneke Neilson Nancy Nimick Jack Perkins ACTIVITIES/HIGHLIGHTS Nancy Pyne Louis Rabineau 8 Taking Pride in Acadia Nathaniel P. Reed Ann R. Roberts 9 Acadia Quest 2009 David Rockefeller Patricia Scull 19 Updates Erwin Soule 25 Advocacy Corner Diana Davis Spencer Beth Straus 26 Book Review

EMERITUS TRUSTEES W. Kent Olson DEPARTMENTS Charles R. Tyson Jr. 1 President’s Column Transportation Milestones Marla S. O’Byrne FRIENDS OF ACADIA STAFF 3 Superintendent’s View Protecting Mt. Desert Island’s Special Qualities Sheridan Steele Theresa Begley, Projects & Events Coordinator Mary Boechat,Development Assistant 5 Special Person Mike Alley Ian Marquis Sharon Broom, Development Officer Sheree Castonguay, Accounting & Administrative Associate 6Poem My Monet Gerry Stork Stephanie Clement, Conservation Director 27 Schoodic Committee Sculpture at Schoodic Garry Levin Lisa Horsch Clark, Director of Development Ian Marquis, Communications Coordinator 28 Chairman’s Letter Gratitude and New Beginnings Lili Pew Diana R. McDowell, Director of Finance & Administration Marla S. O’Byrne, President Mike Staggs, Office Manager

2 Winter 2009 Friends of Acadia Journal Superintendent’s View

PROTECTING MOUNT DESERT ISLAND’S SPECIAL QUALITIES

any of the people who live near Acadia. Over time, mounting impacts could and visit Mount Desert Island do result in fewer people coming to live and visit Mso because of the special qualities here. The negative effects of uncontrolled of this place: the stunning scenery, growth are always the sum of many smaller, year–round recreational opportunities, and, seemingly insignificant decisions that accu- of course, Acadia National Park. Research has mulate over the years. It is similar to a grow- shown that properties next to park lands or ing teenager—parents may not notice daily with scenic vistas are usually worth more— growth, but the aunt and uncle who visit only a lot more. In addition, when visitors to once a year are often surprised by the changes Acadia were asked in a survey to rate the that have occurred. importance of park features and qualities, 99 I hope the towns on and around MDI will percent of the respondents described scenic make it a priority to work together to address views as “extremely” or “very important.” the need for cell phone service, alternative There is little doubt that most of the area’s energy sources, and other growth in ways that two million visitors come for the same rea- are sensitive to the scenic assets that bring sons, and in particular, for the “draw” of millions of people to this part of Maine. The Acadia National Park. For many, Acadia is a town of Bar Harbor should be commended destination of choice for family travel. for taking the lead in addressing the poten- Acadia’s uniqueness comes from the incred- tial impacts of cell phone towers and outdoor ible beauty of its rugged pink granite coast, Peter Travers lighting by adopting measures to protect mountains that tower above the sea, sur- our quality of life while still providing for rea- rounding islands, lovely fishing communities sonable and appropriate growth and new eco- at the head of each harbor, and abundant “It is important that together nomic activity. It doesn’t have to be one or opportunities for recreation—historic hiking we protect Acadia’s unique- the other. Locating wind turbines or cell tow- trails, miles of scenic carriage roads, and won- ness—and therefore the ers in areas that avoid or minimize negative impacts to important scenic vistas or other vibrant economy of MDI— park values is a “win–win” situation: The now and in the future.” community protects resources important to visitors and residents alike, while improving cell phone coverage or energy conservation derful spots to picnic or quietly contemplate efforts. If left to their own devices, cell phone the beauty of nature. In short, people come companies will find tower locations that meet for the natural, cultural, and scenic resources their needs—not necessarily the needs of the that contrast with the more developed envi- community. Without land use regulations, it ronments where they live. A recent Michigan would be “anything goes”—and what home- State University study estimated that ANP owner would want a cell tower springing up annually generates more than 3,000 jobs and next to their house? Communities must try $145 million in expenditures for local to balance the “greater good of all” with the economies. needs of individual property owners. So it seems, for both residents and visitors Reasonable growth through local regulations alike, it is important that together we pro- not only grows the economy but also attracts tect these assets—and therefore the vibrant even more people to our wonderful island economy of MDI—now and in the future. home. This suggests that we should be extra sensitive to potential negative impacts from cell towers, wind turbines, and other development (and the associated roads, power lines, lights, noise, and visual intrusions) that could degrade the special qualities of MDI and —Sheridan Steele Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 3 Notes from Friends

who just wanted to run, climb and jump. A Striking Cover We liked seeing the boats, the islands, and the fog that covered the islands from the Winter 2009 Although the opportunities for photogra- high up view. We learned that being up at Volume 14 No.3 phy in Acadia are endless, Tom Blagden’s the top was like being in the clouds. cover picture of “Pink granite in fog near sum- A Magazine about Acadia National Park mit of Penobscot Mountain” still managed to Team Swett (Steph, Kaden, Kobe, and Surrounding Communities provide me a rich surprise. So often, pub- and Gordon Swett) lished images of the park depend for their Friends of Acadia preserves, protects, and punch on bright blue water, inky green promotes stewardship of the outstanding spruce, and the vivid reds and oranges of set- Thanks from... natural beauty, ecological vitality, and distinctive cultural resources of ting suns. These familiar elements do have Acadia National Park and surrounding impact, but I am so pleased to see a really We would like to thank Travis, Theresa, Cliff, communities for the inspiration powerful photograph that is built on some of and everyone else for giving us a chance to and enjoyment of current and the more subtle—and pictorially under-rep- make an impact on Acadia National Park. We future generations. resented—hues of Acadia. Pink granite on a are also very grateful for the time you put into The Journal is published three times a year. foggy day, a familiar and peaceful scene to making our trip a wonderful one. It was nice Submissions are welcome. hikers, has an aesthetic just as strong, just as of Theresa to accompany us on our boat trip Opinions expressed are the authors’. to Cranberry Island, and then to show us a his- representative of the park, as the glory of any You may write us at sunset. Thanks for featuring this fine, uncom- torical museum that was very interesting. 43 Cottage Street / PO Box 45 mon photograph so prominently. I know that everyone enjoyed the presents Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 and food that Friends gave us, especially the or contact us at 207-288-3340 Farnham (Mike) Blair homemade cookies. We also appreciate the 800-625-0321 Blue Hill certificates and water bottles that we all www.friendsofacadia.org received. Because of the beautiful posters, email: [email protected] we will always be able to remember Acadia Hiking in the Clouds EDITOR National Park. Ian Marquis POETRY EDITOR This weekend we did a “team’s choice Christian Barter park activity.” We hiked around the top of Students of Columbia Secondary School Cadillac Mountain. It was very fun, and yet for Math, Science & Engineering DESIGN somewhat challenging for my husband and New York, NY Packard Judd Kaye I with a two- and three-and-a-half year old PHOTOGRAPHER AT LARGE Tom Blagden PRINTING Penmor Lithographers

PUBLISHER Marla S. O’Byrne

Dawn at Somes Sound. Cover photograph by Tom Blagden

This Journal is printed on chlorine-process free, recycled, Swett family photo and recyclable stock using soy-based ink. Members of Team Swett atop Cadillac Mountain. 4 Winter 2009 Friends of Acadia Journal Special Person

MIKE ALLEY: DEDICATED VOLUNTEER LEADER

n his 46 years of work with the National Park Service, Mike Alley has worn many hats: general laborer, fire control work- er, law enforcement ranger, leader of the Acadia Youth Conservation Corps (AYCC), and, finally, field crew leader—a posi- Ition he held for the last eleven years. A native of Bar Harbor, Mike was a school teacher for 33 years. In October, 2009, he celebrated his well-deserved retirement with Acadia National Park and Friends of Acadia.

An invaluable member of the FOA team, Mike will be sorely missed. Look for him at Sand Beach during the summer months—complete with chair and books; and on the Jordan Pond and South Bubble trails—his favorite in Acadia.

Mike takes a break from constructing a bog walk. As a field crew Mike (left) with a group of enthusiastic young volunteers. Before he became a field crew leader, leader, he worked alongside his volunteers, performing vital repair he was in charge of the AYCC from 1982–1997. and maintenance to Acadia’s trails and carriage roads.

Mike working on a trail with Cliff Olson, fellow Friends of Acadia field crew leader. Mike Alley reading from the book The World’s Most Truthful Man—a much- loved volunteer crew tradition.

Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 5 Poem

FRIENDS OF ACADIA POETRY AWARD Honorable Mention

My Monet

Finally paid off the logger I buy wood from The last $50 on four cords for this winter. The greenbacks, two $20s and a $10, I carried

a week in my wallet, hoping they didn’t turn into milk or bread, coffee or cheese. If I need another cord or two

I don’t want to be beholden. I want to pick up the phone, Dial and order the loads come December.

After I paid the dough I felt enough at ease to take the dog down the sewage treatment plant road

where milkweed pods just opened. Down stuck out of scallop-shaped shells like ideas for cumulous clouds.

The sky held a few of those high, small smoke signals I think of as flak-for-peace

at six o’clock. They were also reflected in the cattail swamp at the side of the road where run-off lingers.

Milkweed, clouds, reflections, all in such succession I can still see them

while sitting in front of a fire letting them go like smoke up the chimney toward tomorrow.

—Gerry Stork

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20TH ANNUAL BENEFIT CELEBRATION Lisa Horsch Clark n Saturday, August 8, 2009, Friends paper entering the waste stream by using a of Acadia hosted its 20th Annual digital format of the Benefit Guide, which OBenefit under the big tents at the was projected onto screens and televisions Asticou Inn in Northeast Harbor. Consistently throughout the dining and silent auction tents. the largest annual fundraising event for FOA, Each guest, sponsor, and advertiser received this year’s benefit raised $370,000 to help a keepsake of the guide on a reusable USB flash preserve and protect Acadia National Park. drive. Centerpieces featured mosses, rocks, More than four hundred guests bid on a pinecones, and reusable trail signs identifying wide selection of silent and live auction items. tables for seating. LED lighting was used FRIENDS OF ACADIA was fortunate This year’s auction featured auctioneer throughout the tents, food scraps were com- to receive generous corporate support Michael Grogan of Grogan & Company posted, and generators were powered by from Sotheby’s, Goldman Sachs, Classic behind the microphone. He inspired spirit- biodiesel—all efforts to make the auction not Company, Fidelity, and Freshwater Stone. ed bidding on an assortment of trips, a Honda only the most exciting fundraising event on In addition, many individuals helped Metropolitan Scooter, vintage trail and car- the island, but also the most sustainable. make the 20th Annual Friends of Acadia riage road signs, a day sail on the Rebecca, We would like to extend our sincerest Benefit possible through their sponsor- and a cocktail party hosted by media mogul thanks to everyone who helped make the 20th ship. Friends thanks: and Seal Harbor resident Martha Stewart— Annual Benefit a success. To view items sold among many other wonderful items. at this year’s auction, or to view the photo SPONSORS This popular annual celebration depends album, please visit www.friendsofacadia Charles Butt on generous volunteers, auction item donors, .org/gala. To learn more about the 2010 Debby and Jim Lash local businesses, and event sponsors. Dollars Benefit, scheduled for August 14, contact Finn and Kim Wentworth raised through auction sales, sponsorships, Lisa Horsch Clark at lisahorsch@friends- Diana and Bill Wister ticket sales, and advertising fund an array of ofacadia.org. ❧ conservation and advocacy projects. Each PATRONS year, Friends grants more than a million Ruth and Tris Colket dollars in conservation grants to the park and Boyden Gray community. Julia Merck and Hans Utsch A continued theme for the event was envi- Charles Merriman ronmental sustainability. Building on the success of last year’s auction, the Green Team BENEFACTORS committee elected to reduce the amount of Lillie and Ned Johnson Edward and Martie Samek John and Eleanor Sullivan

FRIENDS Joanne and Graham Berwind Linda and Robert Douglass Bill and Donna Eacho Dianna and Ben Emory Diane and John Fassak Paul and Eileen Growald Berno and Laura Hamilton e Farmer i Liz and Arthur Martinez Elizabeth and Henry Mellon Stephen and Susan Paneyko Mike and Mary Ann Siklosi All photos by Bonn Paul and Robin Vermylen The 20th Annual Benefit Auction saw spirited bidding both in the silent auction tent (top) and during the evening’s live auction (bottom). Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 7 Volunteering

TAKING PRIDE IN ACADIA

ore than 400 enthusiastic people The grand prize drawings for the 2009 turned out for the 19th Annual Acadia Quest followed lunch. This year, 116 Take Pride in Acadia Day, spon- teams from ten states registered for the M Quest—double the number from 2008, the sored by Friends of Acadia and Acadia National Park, on Saturday, November 7th. first year of the program. “The Quest succeeds Under a brilliant sun, volunteers new and sea- because of the enthusiasm it inspires in the soned spent the morning raking leaves out of teams,” said Begley. “It shows them that nation- drainage ditches and culverts, preparing al parks—and nature generally—are places Acadia’s carriage road system to weather the where you can have a good time, playing and coming winter. Clogged drainage ways can learning and lending a helping hand.” The allow standing water and ice to build up on 2009 grand prize packages were donated by the surface of the roads, resulting in erosion, L.L.Bean and awarded to Team Lewis of washouts, and other costly damage. “Saturday’s Marlboro, NJ; Team Burmeister of Ellsworth, work is truly an invaluable service to our park,” ME; and Team Judice of Dayton, ME. noted Terry Begley, projects and events coor- Financial sponsors of Take Pride in Acadia dinator for Friends of Acadia. “Not only does Day included Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, it save the park service untold dollars in repair The First, and The Knowles Company. and maintenance costs, but it allows the roads Transportation and other support were donat- to dry more quickly in the spring, permitting ed by in-kind gifts from Acadia Bike & bike and foot traffic earlier in the season than Coastal Kayaking, Janet Anker, Downeast would otherwise be possible.” Transportation, Mount Desert Island YMCA, Over the morning more than 13 miles of National Park Sea Kayak Tours, National Park ❧ carriage roads were cared for. Volunteers Tours, and Quietside Café. returned to park headquarters for a hearty lunch of chili, cornbread, cider, and the annual “carriage road cakes” baked and donated Volunteers rake leaves and other debris from a —Ian Marquis by Janet Anker. drainage way on Eagle Lake carriage road. “At our first Take Pride in Acadia Day, back in 1990, we had 40 volunteers,” said Jonathan Gormley, volunteer coordinator for Acadia National Park, to the crowd assembled at park headquarters. “As I remember, we were quite pleased by the turnout. Now, we’ve grown by leaps and bounds, but our mission—caring for Acadia National Park—has not changed since day one.”

Heart of the Matter

“The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books.” —Theodore Roosevelt More than 400 people attended this year’s Take Pride in Acadia Day.

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THE THRILL OF THE QUEST

marked the second year of Acadia Quest. This year, 116 teams from ten states took part in the Quest—twice 2009the number that participated in 2008, the inaugural year. Sponsor L.L.Bean again provided a generous collection of prizes that inspired teams as they took part in ranger-led programs, cleaned roadsides on Earth Day, explored Acadia’s offshore islands, and rode the propane-powered Island Explorer. This year’s grand prize winners were Team Lewis of Marlboro, NJ, Team Burmeister of Ellsworth, ME, and Team Judice of Dayton, ME.

FOA Board Chair Lili Pew announces one of the three winning teams during the Team Judice of Dayton, ME, celebrates victory. They were the winners of the camp- grand prize drawing. ing package, generously donated by L.L.Bean.

Every team attending Take Pride in Acadia Day received a Friends of Acadia water FOA Projects and Events Coordinator Terry Begley and Board Chair Lili Pew bottle and a handkerchief printed with a map of Acadia National Park. pose with Acadia Quest teams at this year’s Take Pride in Acadia Day.

Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 9 Community

EYESONTHESKIES Stephanie Clement

ust over three years ago, Friends of night with guiding visitors and interpreting Acadia embarked upon a partnership interesting stellar features. Jwith the Island Astronomy Institute and “Protecting Acadia’s dark Two photographic workshops were held Acadia National Park to measure, promote, night skies is a natural fit for by Dr. Tyler Nordgren—an associate professor and protect the outstanding night skies of of physics at University of Redlands—who Mount Desert Island. Given that the park is Friends of Acadia’s mission.” spent a year on sabbatical exploring national within a day’s drive of approximately a quar- parks and the relationship to astronomy and ter of the U.S. population, it is a natural des- light pollution. Dr. Nordgren sold fourteen of tination for people looking to connect with sult with experts about telescopes, and learn his photographs of national park night skies infinite darkness and the wonders of the more about night sky quality measurements to the festival silent auction, and his image of Milky Way. With so much of the night sky taken by the Island Astronomy Institute in the Milky Way rising over the Park Loop Road along the East Coast lost to light pollution, the Acadia region. at Otter Point became the inaugural festival’s the pristine night skies found on MDI are a Each evening, night sky viewing opportu- poster. Peter Lord recognized Dr. Nordgren’s treasure indeed. nities were held in Acadia National Park work as one of the most significant ways that Concurrently, the Bar Harbor Town and/or local towns. Sonya Berger, superviso- the festival raised funds. He added that the fes- Council and the Bar Harbor Chamber of ry park ranger for Acadia, reported that these tival poster is still available for purchase online Commerce initiated an effort to strengthen events were extremely popular, attracting at www.nightskyfestival.org, and that Dr. the town’s year–round economy. One of the between 200 and 525 visitors a night. She Nordgren will be publishing a book of his ideas that emerged was to plan shoulder added that the festival was planned to coin- works—due out in January 2010. season events that might draw visitors to the cide with a new moon so that the skies would Chris Fogg, executive director of the Bar area. Voila! The Acadia Night Sky Festival— be darkest. Peter Lord, executive director of Harbor Chamber of Commerce, credited the held September 17–21, 2009—was born. the Island Astronomy Institute, thanked the festival committee with planning indoor and The inaugural Acadia Night Sky Festival’s Penobscot Valley Stargazers and the outdoor activities to allow for variation in the theme was “a community celebration to pro- University of Maine Jordan Planetarium, who weather. mote the protection and enjoyment of the assisted park rangers and volunteers each “We were fortunate that rain threatened Acadia region’s stellar night sky as a valuable natural resource through education, science, and the arts.” Festival planning was led by the Island Astronomy Institute in conjunction with Acadia National Park, Friends of Acadia, local chambers of commerce, College of the Atlantic, the Town of Bar Harbor, and other private partners. Down East Acadia Regional Tourism (DART) contributed the first grant to allow the initiation of festival planning, with additional support coming from the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce, Friends of Acadia, the Quimby Foundation, and numerous individual donors. Almost 2,000 residents and visitors attended events held across MDI throughout the festival weekend. The Town of Bar Harbor allowed use of the Municipal Auditorium as festival headquarters. On Saturday and Sunday afternoon, visitors could attend planetarium shows at the headquarters, view a Island Astronomy Institute Board member Dwight Lanpher discusses telescopes with a member of the Penobscot silent auction of night sky photographs, con- Valley Star Gazers at the Acadia Night Sky Festival Headquarters.

10 Winter 2009 Friends of Acadia Journal only one evening, causing the cancelation of a boat cruise planned on Frenchman Bay,” Fogg said. He also stated that the success of the festival was due in part to the wide range of activities offered. “The mission of the Night Sky Festival was broad enough to accommodate the interests of many different visitors. We had family activities, musical events, a tour of green buildings in Bar Harbor, and scientific interpretive programs. It was a very grassroots approach where- by the festival committee welcomed groups to plan their own night sky –themed activities and incorporate them into the festival.” Pianist Paul Sullivan (www.rivermusic.com) was kind to donate his talents to a FOA benefit concert held at The Claremont Hotel during the festival. Mr. Sullivan presented sever- John Grubka al of his night sky –themed original works dur- Dr. Tyler Nordgren, Associate Professor of Physics at Redlands University, introduces the night sky photogra- ing the concert, which was a sold–out event. phy workshop at dusk at Eagle Lake. “We were honored that Mr. Sullivan chose to support Friends of Acadia and to encour- age others to do so as well,” said Marla O’Byrne, president. “Protecting Acadia’s dark night skies is a natural fit for Friends’ mission, and we were delighted that this wonderful event was part of the first Acadia Night Sky Festival.” By all accounts the first year of the Acadia Night Sky Festival was a success. The committee was pleased to see the range of pro- gramming during this first year, the strong attendance, and the enthusiastic support of volunteers, sponsors, and committee members. Planning is already underway for 2010, with goals to top this year’s attendance and outreach. If you are free Thursday Sept 9th - Sunday Sept 12th, plan a trip to Mount Desert Island and join other park enthusiasts in celebrating our extraordinary dark night skies. And don’t forget—every outdoor light fixture that you change at home to direct light down- ward rather than into space will help improve your own night skies. Happy viewing! ❧ Peter Homer of Flagsuit LLC speaks about his educational “Hands in Space” display featuring his award-winning design for astronaut gloves. Mr. Homer has won two competitions by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to improve astronaut gloves, which tend to swell and become stiff and inflexible in space. Acadia STEPHANIE CLEMENT is conservation direc- Night Sky Festival attendees could reach into the exhibit and feel what it is like to maneuver their hands. tor for Friends of Acadia. Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 11 Legacy

EXPLORING THE UNDISCOVERED Dayton Duncan

Previously published in Sierra, Summer 2009 an earthquake measuring nearly 7.5 on the Richter scale. Among the 28 people who had ur small plane had landed and National Parks are to be died were those buried in a landslide at the released seven passengers (along shared. Shared now, but also campground I had originally selected for our Owith the mail) at the cinder block shared with the future, just as itinerary. Much of the park was now closed, “airport” of Ofu. We had walked a couple of but we saw our share of it. Old Faithful was hundred yards to drop our bags at the Va’oto people from our past shared still going off on schedule (unlike many of Lodge, got some fresh water, and then head- them with us. the other thermal features); the falls still thun- ed down a road lined with palms, banana dered, creating rainbows with their mist. I trees, and dense tropical bushes. The saw my first bison, my first elk, my first black sparkling South Pacific looked inviting entering another world. We scrambled bear and grizzly. Several mornings, after- through the undergrowth, especially given around on the red pinnacles, learned a little shocks shook and rattled us awake. the heat and humidity, but we hiked on. A about the animals that had roamed there mil- At Grand Teton National Park we camped half an hour later, I saw what I had traveled lions of years ago before becoming extinct, at Jenny Lake, framed by towering spires of 7,500 miles to behold. and moved on, pulled westward in the com- granite, which forever afterward my mother “Pako o Amerika Samoa,” the brown and pany of Burma Shave signs. We toured Devils would call the prettiest place she ever saw. At white sign said, next to a more familiar arrow- Tower, then Little Bighorn Battlefield National Dinosaur National Monument we slept under head insignia. Monument, where I discovered an arrowhead a brilliant canopy of stars on a sand bar next “This is it, Dad,” my son, Will, said. “The I felt certain must have been Crazy Horse’s. to the Green River – fitfully, in my father’s big Five–Eight.” We held up our fingers for (Years later, my dad revealed that he had pur- case, because of the vivid way the park ranger a celebratory photograph. In my mind, the chased it in the gift shop and dropped it at had described the local rattlesnakes at that last item on a to–do list could finally be my feet when I wasn’t looking.) evening’s campfire program. checked off. Crossing the boundary into the We reached Yellowstone two days behind We turned east toward Iowa. The car prob- National Park of American Samoa meant I schedule because our aged car had broken lem that had saved our lives meant we had had not only reached the most remote and down along the way. It was a lucky delay. Two to keep moving if we wanted to get home on least visited national park in the system; it days earlier, the forces that created time, so we experienced Rocky Mountain meant I had now visited all 58 of them. Yellowstone’s wonders had sprung to life with National Park through our windshield. No In truth, the long journey had started nearly 50 years earlier, in the summer of 1959, during the only extended family vacation my family ever took when I was growing up. We had borrowed my grandmother’s Oldsmobile and friends’ camping equipment and left our hometown of Indianola, Iowa, for two weeks in the West. Half a century later, I can still remember that trip, day by day, because the winter before, my mother had handed me a pile of state tourism brochures and asked me to map out the itinerary—a seemingly awesome responsibility for a nine–year–old boy. I’ve been a map freak ever since. First stop, Badlands National Park. The way its eerie denuded landscape suddenly, miraculously appeared out of the rolling prairie served as my introduction to a notion I’ve never lost: entering a national park means Will and Dayton Duncan, Ofu Beach, National Park of American Samoa, 2008

12 Winter 2009 Friends of Acadia Journal All photos courtesy of Dayton Duncan Will and Dayton Duncan, Grand Canyon National Park, 2004 matter, when we pulled back into our drive- toric sites and monuments (and roadside seen it with my mother; the times she had way, we had a lifetime of memories and sto- cafes promising the elusive perfect chick- retold the story of our visit, her eyes grow- ries among our most treasured souvenirs. en–fried steak and homemade pie) to count. ing misty in reverie; and now this time, with And I had tasted the freedom of the open But now the entire family was hitting the my own young family, including a daughter road, the exhilarating sense of discovery wait- road—Dianne, Emme (age 11), Will (age 8), named for her grandmother. At Dinosaur, we ing just over the next horizon that has and me. We loaded up our Suburban and went to the same spot I had camped almost informed most of the rest of my life. set off. No national park between Mexico and 40 years earlier, and the magic of that dis- By 1998, I had a family of my own, and it Canada along the spine of the Rocky tant night was waiting for us, fresh and undi- was time for us to embark on a similar jour- Mountains escaped us. Each one was entire- minished. ney of discovery. In the intervening years, in ly unchanged from my past, yet entirely new It struck me that national parks do more the pursuit of magazine stories, books, films, as I saw it through my children’s eyes. At than preserve increasingly rare remnants of and my insatiable appetite for ingesting the Yellowstone, I watched my children see their a landscape and natural world our nation endless varieties of American landscapes, I first bison, elk, coyote, moose, and bear – and once seemed to possess without limit. That had criss–crossed the country innumerable in those electric moments, dormant memo- would be valuable enough. But the additional times, usually on my own. I had visited more ries rumbled back to life. The view at Jenny genius of the national park idea is that these than 20 national parks, although I wasn’t Lake was as breathtaking as ever, but it was sacred places are not only to be preserved keeping a running tally, and too many his- now layered in time for me: the time I had “unimpaired,” but are to be accessible to the

Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 13 people. They are to be shared. Shared now, of national parks—doing research, returning miles a day with our cameras; at Channel but also shared with the future, just as peo- with a film crew, and returning again if we Islands, following a short ridge trail, we kept ple from our past shared them with us. weren’t satisfied with the first shoot. A tough clambering periodically from side to side to Somewhere during the trip, the notion assignment, but I accepted. find just the right vantage point, which we came to me to propose to my colleague Ken It took me to Denali, home of the highest finally discovered—at the end of the trail, Burns that we make a documentary film on point on the continent, and to Death Valley, next to a park bench, at a place already the history of the national parks. Like base- home of the lowest. To Hawai’i Volcanoes, named Inspiration Point. We filmed in ball and jazz, topics of previous films we’ve where I watched molten lava touching the thigh–deep snow at Sequoia, icy waters at done for PBS, national parks are a uniquely sea, creating the newest land on earth, and Glacier Bay, and a drifting sand dune north American invention, and in exploring them to Great Basin, where I stood next to gnarled of the Arctic Circle at Kobuk Valley. and the historical characters who made them bristlecone pines, the world’s oldest living At each park, I continued the practice possible, perhaps we could learn more about things. At Kenai Fjords, we lived in a boat our family had begun in 1998 of getting my ourselves as a people. A previous film we had sleeping nine people for three days, using a park passport stamped at the visitor center. done together, Horatio’s Drive, about the first smaller Zodiac to get close to the calving And at some point, I’m not sure exactly where transcontinental automobile trip, had taken glaciers; in the Everglades, I paddled a small or when, I noticed that the number of park me 10 years to persuade Ken to do. In the canoe through a cypress swamp with a cin- stamps missing in my passport was becom- case of The National Parks: America’s Best ematographer filming in the bow. At Kings ing a tantalizingly small number. My wife Idea, I was about 30 seconds into my pitch Canyon, the only way to get the shots we would mark this as the moment when my when he said, “When can we get started?” wanted meant hiring a pack train that hauled passion for the parks started making erratic One consequence of the film project, of our tents and food and extra equipment from lurches into something closer to an unhealthy course, was that it required me to visit a lot campsite to campsite, while we hiked nine obsession.

Dayton and Will Duncan, Kings Canyon National Park, 2008 14 Winter 2009 Friends of Acadia Journal I found myself planning a logistically com- “This is still the morning of creation!” But in DAYTON DUNCAN, the author of ten books, plicated production trip to Isle Royale National those tender first moments of the day, at those has been making films with Ken Burns for Park, in a remote corner of Lake Superior, even exquisite places, I had always believed I was nearly twenty years. Their latest collabora- though we were no longer telling an extend- somehow experiencing at least a slice of the tion, is The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. ed story in our film about it. “We still might transcendence that came so easily to Muir in need some footage,” I assured her. his “unconditional surrender” to Nature. The “I see Gates of the Arctic on your sched- combination of Muir and the parks had ule,” she said, looking at my calendar one taught me the joy of slowing down and open- IN NOMINE morning. “Couldn’t you just send the cam- ing myself to the world unfolding before We gratefully acknowledge gifts eraman and an associate producer? That’s me. Not bad for a man who makes lists. received in honor of: what you did at Joshua Tree.” With Number 58 now checked off, “No,” I answered. “I think I should be Nature’s peace had an easier time flowing in. Robert Abramoff there. You never know what might happen. Will and I ambled along the two–mile, pris- Laura Aiges All Park Volunteers And by the way, I’ve decided to make my own tine beach on the south shore of Ofu, then Bob Bahler side trip to Joshua Tree, just to make sure the went snorkeling in its turquoise lagoon, mar- Franklin Blank footage the crew got adequately reflects the veling at the diversity of the coral and the Annette Blank real place.” riotous colors of the fish. I realized this was Edward S. Bromage Eventually, all that was left was American only the second time either of us had been Stephanie M. Clement Gail F. Cook Samoa: the only park south of the Equator, snorkeling; the first had been at Dry Tortugas Augustus Thorndike Crocker a six–hour flight from Honolulu and impos- National Park years earlier, during one of Lissa Ferreira sibly far from our home in New Hampshire. my research trips. And that realization Diane C. Fisher By November of 2008, our film was essen- brought me back to the origins of the proj- Kenneth Getz tially finished, so there was no absolute neces- ect in the first place, and all that had tran- Debra Getz sity—or even a half–baked alibi—for me to spired since. David Gilmore Peter Grace go there. But Dianne knew, even before I did, During the course of the project, Will Duncan J. Grant that I had to go. She had known from the had grown from a boy as tall as my waist to James W. Green moment I started the list. a young man looking me in the eye. I had Anne B. Green Something interesting happened the deliberately scheduled a number of shoots Henry Harris moment I reached the sign saying “Pako o during his school breaks so he could come John H. Hirschenhofer Jessica and Lauren Amerika Samoa.” I thought of John Muir, the along as a production assistant. We had Jordan park idea’s most eloquent spokesman, and a shared the trek through Kings Canyon, Leon D. Katz quote of his we use in our film just before the adventures among the mountain goats in Memère Sylvia Labbé frenetic Theodore Roosevelt shows up for a the majestic peaks of Glacier, a Father’s Day Arnold and Janet Mascaro three–day camping trip in Yosemite. “Nothing at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, a birth- Max, Molly, and Nina can be done well at a speed of forty miles a day of mine canoeing on Wonder Lake in My children My family day. Far more time should be taken,” Muir Denali. Nina, Cassie and Watson had written. “Walk away quietly in any direc- Those kind of shared moments, safely pre- Pat tion and taste the freedom of the moun- served in an unimpaired location so they can Stephen Peiser taineer. Climb the mountains and get their be passed from one generation to the next, Lili Pew good tidings. . . . Nature’s peace will flow are part of what make the national parks Scott Pierce Ed Pontbriand into you as sunshine flows into trees. The America’s best idea. And, I told myself, they Mary Jane Richards winds will blow their own freshness into you, had meant much more to me than checking Mark Roazen and the storms their energy, while cares will off items on a list. I hoped my son under- John D. Rockefeller drop off like autumn leaves.” stood it as well. Diana Spencer Getting to know Muir in the course of “What are you thinking?” I asked him as Sheridan Steele our project had been nearly as meaningful our plane lifted off and banked for one last Christie Stephenson Anne Stephenson to me as having an excuse (it was my “job”) look at Ofu. Derek S. Watson to witness countless dawns at the array of “I was thinking that American Samoa was Melba Wilson priceless treasures we have preserved as my thirtieth national park,” he answered. “I’m national parks. Our film crews had gotten now more than halfway there.” ❧ June 1 – September 30, 2009 tired of me quoting Muir when the sun broke:

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18 Winter 2009 Friends of Acadia Journal ing event, as well the many volunteers and Updates attendees who helped make the showings a resounding success. Park Users Show Support for Climate Action New National Park Service Despite heavy rains and high winds, a group Director Named of park visitors and local residents gathered On September 24, 2009, John Jarvis was on Sand Beach at high tide at 3:50 p.m. on named director of the National Park Service. Saturday October 24 for a photograph to mark Employed by NPS for 33 years—beginning the International Day of Climate Action. with a temporary job passing out maps to Events across the globe were planned to high- tourists at the National Mall in Washington, light 350 parts per million as the safe upper D.C.—Jarvis has an intimate familiarity and limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. deep respect for our nation’s conserved lands, born of years of hands-on service in the Western United States. Now, he is charged with supervising 22,000 employees and a budget of $2.5 billion. “This is a great day for the National Park Service and for the American public,” secretary of the interior Ken Salazar said. “Jon Jarvis is a career professional who has consistently stood up for protection of national parks. He brings great wisdom and three decades of Friends of Acadia and partners encouraged experience to the job.” visitors to enjoy the park on Saturday in lower Jarvis, a trained biologist, has expressed a carbon-emitting ways, such as walking, bik- commitment to increasing the amount of ing, carpooling, or riding the special Island scientific research performed in national Explorer bus service. Despite small numbers parks, bringing more rangers into classrooms, for the photo, 131 citizens registered their and strengthening the appeal of parks to cit- support for climate action. izens nationwide. “Acadia is in our blood” “America’s National Park System is a gift PO Box 52 Hundreds Turn Out for Ken Burns from past generations to this and succeeding Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 Documentary generations,” Jarvis said. “I look forward to working with Secretary Salazar, the Congress, Every evening from September 27 to October our partners, and the extraordinary employ- 2, the Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor held ees of the National Park Service as we prepare free simulcast showings of Ken Burns and for the next century.” Dayton Duncan’s new documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The high- definition showings, which ran from 8:00 Three Millionth Passenger on p.m. to 10:00 p.m. each night, were attend- Island Explorer ed by hundreds of visitors and locals alike. E-mail: [email protected] On Monday, July 27, Jordan and Sydney Friends would like to thank the Criterion for Casey (ages 11 and 13) and their grandpar- generously opening its doors for this inspir- ents, Al and Jackie Pulsifer, were named the 3 millionth passengers of the Island Explorer bus system. As they disembarked from the Sand Beach bus, they were greeted by representatives of Acadia National Park, L.L.Bean, and Friends of Acadia, who awarded them with a gift basket and gift card from L.L.Bean and a gift membership to FOA. The Caseys and Pulsifers were visiting from Virginia and Maryland and had left their recreational vehicle (RV) at Blackwoods Campground. They planned on using the bus system during their Paul Barnes

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20 Winter 2009 Friends of Acadia Journal stay to explore the shoreline, attend ranger Fenton delivered an inspiring talk that dealt BRECHER + programs, and bicycle on the carriage roads. with the linkages between public health and SEALANDER ARCHITECTS The Pulsifers had ridden the bus system on community design improvements to foster members of the American Institute of Architects an earlier sailing trip to Acadia. active living. Friends of Acadia and the RESIDENTIAL

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Explorer bus system has eliminated over 1.2 cies, and programs, such as the Village PUBLIC million private vehicle trips and prevented Connector Trails, to make Mount Desert ARCHITECTURE emissions of more than 11,550 tons of green- Island safer for bicyclists, pedestrians, and AND house gases and almost 18 tons of smog-caus- motorists. PLANNING OOFFICESFFICES iinn BARBAR HHARBORARBOR & EELLSWORTHLLSWORTH ing pollutants. This year, 367,595 passengers wwww.brechersealander.comww.brechersealander.com SINCE 1982 rode the Island Explorer. While total rider- FOA Membership Survey ship was down about 9% for the year, it still This summer, Friends mailed surveys to each was the second highest year of ridership. of our members, past supporters, and volun- BRUCE JOHN RIDDELL teers, as well as a sampling of those in near- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Mark Fenton Leads Discussion by communities. Though not without a few and Walking Tour difficulties (our apologies to anyone who 27 PINE STREET BAR HARBOR, MAINE 04609 Renowned pedestrian advocate and recog- received their packet after the original dead- 207.288.9668 nized authority on public health issues Mark line had passed), the results of this survey have Fenton spoke in Bar Harbor on September 1. been invaluable: close to 1,000 responses— Creative & Innovative Landscape Architecture Mr. Fenton is host of the PBS television series, a 15% response rate. Your answers were for Residential & Estate Gardens America’s Walking, and former editor of thoughtful, insightful, and very valuable Walking Magazine. Friends of Acadia partnered indeed. with College of the Atlantic, Healthy Acadia, Although a summary of the results will be and the MDI YMCA through the Achieve pro- printed in the spring, there is one thing that gram to sponsor a community decision–mak- can be announced now. By and large, the com- ers breakfast followed by a walking discus- ment we received the most was “please do not sion on Route 3 with Mr. Fenton. The break- change the Journal—we love it just the way it fast was attended by town officials, state leg- is.” So, fear not: the Friends of Acadia Journal islators, Maine Department of Transportation will continue to be mailed to all members in representatives, and non–profit leaders. Mr. print form.

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Twenty–four 7th grade students from the Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science & Engineering in New York City head out to explore Little Cranberry Isle and the Acadia coastline. The students made a four–day trip to Acadia National Park this summer to complete the Acadia Quest program.

Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 21 FORESIGHT & GENEROSITY Joe Pagan WAYS YOU CAN GIVE “One of the greatest satisfactions in doing any sound work for an institution, a town, or a city, or for the nation, is that good work done for the public lasts, endures through the generations; and the little bit of work that any individual of the passing generation is enabled to do gains the association with such collective activities an immortality of its own.” —Charles W. Eliot, Sieur de Monts Celebration, 1916

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22 Winter 2009 Friends of Acadia Journal Membership Table Volunteers 5th Annual George B. Dorr Society Recruit 323 New Members Carriage Ride This year, Friends’ membership table met the Guests at this year’s George B. Dorr Society challenges of an unusually wet June and July, event, held on September 8, were treated to as well as concerns about the economy, to a very special occasion. The day’s activities gain 323 new members. This dedicated and began at Wildwood Stables, where more than h"UILDINGS TOO ARE enthusiastic group of 28 volunteers con- 30 guests boarded three new carriages— CHILDRENOF%ARTHAND3UNv tributed more than 275 hours from mid–June owned by park concessionaire Carriages in to mid–September at the table, located at Acadia—for a ride to the terrace at the Eyrie, &RANK,LOYD7RIGHT Jordan Pond house. former summer home of John D. Rockefeller, If you are interested in volunteering for the Jr. Along the way, guests were regaled with membership table next summer, please con- anecdotes from carriage road experts Mrs. tact Sharon Broom at 207-288-3340 or Ann Rockefeller Roberts, author of Mr. [email protected]. Rockefeller’s Roads; Mr. Merle Cousins, retired roads foreman of Acadia National Park; and Secretary of the Interior & Mr. Bob Thayer, long–time seasonal natu- Senator Collins Visit Acadia ralist and author. Together, they spoke of the history, engineering, and future of Acadia’s carriage road system. The carriage ride ended at the terrace over- looking Seal Harbor, where guests were treated to a lunch of lobster rolls, curried chick- en sandwiches, an array of salads, and a sampling of the Jordan Pond House’s famous lemann i He i Tam

Marla O’Byrne, president of Friends of Acadia, greets Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Senator ÜÜÜ°iÃ}`Ü°V Susan Collins on their visit to Acadia in July. O’Byrne joined Secretary Salazar and Senator Collins on their travels as they discussed programs and investments at the Schoodic Education and Research Center, heard more about Acadia’s land acquisition needs on a boat trip across Frenchman Bay, held a press conference at the Island Explorer hub on the Bar Harbor Village Green, and enjoyed Acadia’s Ocean Drive.

Schoodic Committee Cleans the Shoreline Following several big storms and a brush with Hurricane Bill, the Schoodic Committee of FOA organized a shoreline and roadside Ann Rockefeller Roberts, Merle Cousins, and Bob Thayer at this year's Dorr Society event. clean-up of the Schoodic District of Acadia National Park on National Public Lands Day, September 26. Thirty-two participants each desserts. The lunch also featured a presenta- filled at least one bag of trash in their trav- tion by Mrs. Roberts about her grandfather’s els. The majority of debris consisted of lob- passion for building the historic carriage ster buoys, trap lines, bleach bottles, roads. Mr. Cousins and Mr. Thayer also Styrofoam, wood, cans—as well as 15 aban- joined Mrs. Roberts for remarks with some doned lobster traps. The event was led by of their favorite recollections and memories .%,3/.&'//$7). rangers Bill Weidner and Alicia Fortier and of working in Acadia. #/-0!.9).# 1 Ê " /, /", volunteers Jay Horschak and Tom Mayer. This popular event is a small way for FOA Friends staff supported the effort, providing to show its appreciation to George B. Dorr snacks, water, and gloves. Society members and other special friends. \3EAL(ARBOR -AINE The Dorr Society, which honors George

Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 23 Bucknam Dorr, a gentleman, scholar, and 2005 to recognrecognizeize those who have made pro- lover of nature whose deddedicationication to pre- vvisionsisions for FrFriendsiends iinn thetheirir estate plansplans.. servservinging Mount Desert Island helped create To learn more about iincludingncluding FrFriendsiends of AcadAcadiaia NationalNational Park, was establishedestablished inin AcadiaAcadia inin your estate plans, or to share your existingexisting estate provprovisionsisions wwithith FOA, con- Are you 70 ½ years old or older? tact LisaLisa Horsch Clark at 207-288-3340 or The extensextensionion of the PensPensionion ProtectProtectionion [email protected]@friendsofacadia.org. Act of 2006 provisionsprovisions allowallowinging those over 70 ½ to make directdirect transfers from tradtradi-i- AcadAcadiaia Youth ConservationConservation Corps tionaltional and Roth IRAs to charitiescharities isis scheduled to expexpireire on December 31, 20092009.. Donors can contributecontribute up to $100,000 HANNAFORD per individualindividual to charities.charities. WhileWhile the funds transferred do not qualifyqualify as a char- SUPERMARKETS itableitable deduction,deduction, they avoavoidid bebeinging sub- 86 Cottage Street jectedjected to iincomencome tax—essenttax—essentiallyially the same Bar Harbor result as a 100 percent deductiondeduction for the amounts transferred to the charity.charity. Members of the 2009 AcadiaAcadia Youth ConservationConservation Where ShoppShoppinging iiss a PleasurePleasure.. In order to take advantage of the 2009 Corps (AYCC), co-funded by FrFriendsiends of AcadAcadiaia and extension,extension, charitablecharitable IRA contributionscontributions AcadAcadiaia NationalNational Park, pose withwith theirtheir parents and should be completed before year-end.year-end. To members of Acadia’sAcadia’s trailtrail crew at the 2009 parent ATM MajorMajor CreditCredit Cards breakfast.breakfast. After breakfast at the trailtrail shop, the group make a transfer, simplysimply notifynotify your IRA toured 2009’s2009’s work sites,sites, includingincluding the recently-inau-recently-inau- plan administratoradministrator and FriendsFriends of AcadiaAcadia gurated Schooner Head Path, the Jessup Path, and about the giftgift withwith a letter of instructioninstruction the Bowl Trail.Trail. The AYCC program serves both the or authorization.authorization. If you encounter any communitycommunity and the park, providingproviding high-school-agedhigh-school-aged problems, simplysimply contact LisaLisa Horsch students withwith valuable work experience,experience, whilewhile lend- inging a much-needed helpinghelping hand to Acadia’sAcadia’s Clark at 207-288-3340.207-288-3340. trailtrail crew.crew.

IN MEMORIAM In Memoriam

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24 Winter 2009 Friends of Acadia Journal Advocacy Corner

OFF-SHORE WIND ENERGY

riends of Acadia achieved a recent required that the state consider this when advocacy victory when the State of making their final decisions. FMaine removed the waters offshore of Additionally, Friends argued that defending the Isle au Haut unit of Acadia National Park the Isle au Haut unit of Acadia National Park as a potential deep-water wind turbine was not a case of “Not in My Backyard,” but a ROSS & KING, LLC demonstration site. In June 2009, the Maine matter of “Not in the Face of a National Legacy.” Attorneys at Law legislature mandated that the State Planning The state acknowledged at an Ellsworth pub- Office and the Department of Conservation lic meeting that areas offshore of Mount Desert 953 Bar Harbor Road Trenton, Maine 04605 work together to identify between one and Island and Schoodic were discarded as poten- Telephone 207-667-1373 five deep-water locations (greater than 60 tial test sites because of the impact to those sce- Fax 207-667-3427 meters in depth) within state waters (up to 3 nic resources. Friends made the point that Isle miles offshore) where wind energy technolo- au Haut is a legitimate unit of Acadia National Michael L. Ross, Esq. gies could be tested. Seven possible locations Park, deserving of equal protection as other [email protected] were identified, including a site off the south- sections of the park. Alison M. King, Esq. [email protected] ern tip of Isle au Haut. In the end, the state identified four Friends of Acadia staff and Acadia potential deepwater wind energy test sites Advocacy Network volunteers testified and in state waters along the coast that will be sent comments to the state, encouraging that used by the University of Maine and com- Isle au Haut be removed from the final list. panies to research and test new technolo- As seven sites had originally been proposed, gies such as floating wind turbine plat- but the state was mandated to choose forms, anchoring systems, and new blade between one and five final locations, it did designs. This is a terrific step forward in not seem like an onerous request to protect harnessing the outstanding wind resources WINE & CHEESE the dramatic ocean views and remote island of the Gulf of Maine and in positioning 244-3317 solitude treasured by Acadia National Park Maine as a leader in research and develop- visitors. Friends pointed out that national ment. We owe great thanks to state officials 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679

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Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 25 Book Review

Asticou’s Island Domain: nearly destroy the native peoples. Five more Wabanaki Peoples at Mount Desert chapters carry the story from the American Island 1500-2000 (2 Volumes) Revolution to a present enlivened by by Harald E.L. Prins and Bunny McBride Wabanaki cultural revitalization. The focus Acadia National Park in cooperation with is on MDI and her bounding bays and their The Abbe Museum and the Northeast watersheds—Chief Asticou’s historic domain Region Ethnography Program, National now anchored by Acadia—but a wider Park Service, 2007 framework allows analytical dimension 618 pp., Softcover when needed. The second volume provides a detailed and One hundred years richly illustrated account of the medicinal, from now, this culinary, and material culture uses of region- extraordinary book al plants and animals by the Wabanaki, a will remain an essen- summary of archaeological sites and TENTS DANCE FLOOR LINENS tial resource for all Wabanaki encampments on MDI, and an CANOPIES BAND STAGES GLASSWARE/DISHWARE TABLES & CHAIRS GRILLS CATERING EQUIPMENT who would under- annotated reference list of high value to any stand the full history student of our place. Telephone or Fax: 667-6210 of Acadia. With his- Many should be thanked for this gift. 35 Commerce Park, Bar Harbor Road torical–ethnographic Micmac Chief William Phillips, who first P.O. Box 552, Ellsworth, ME 04605 discipline carried by always–graceful prose, challenged Acadia National Park to know and Asticou’s Island Domain integrates decades tell the story of the Wabanaki at Pemetic; the of devoted research to convey the 500–year Acadia National Park and NPS leaders who saga of the Wabanaki Peoples at Mount responded strongly; scores of students of Desert Island. MDI history who contributed expertise; and The first volume characterizes Wabanaki above all, Harald Prins and Bunny McBride, lifeways on the cusp of first contact with the authors, who demonstrate in this labor exploring Europeans, and then, in six chap- of love why they have earned the warm ters, guides us through the conflict–ridden, respect of the Wabanaki People and the courageous collision of the tribes with the enduring gratitude of us all. ever–expanding, often–warring English and French colonials who would disposes and —Jack Russell Winter Reading from the FOA Library

Amigos del Parque. American Earth: Environmental the cause of conservation—including the since 1994 Writing Since Thoreau fledgling National Park Service. This biogra- X Edited by Bill McKibben; phy draws on previously unpublished mate- Y Foreword by Al Gore rial to craft an engaging a thought-provoking Z RESTAURANT 2008, Literary Classics of the United States. examination of our “naturalist president.” SERVING FOOD OF THE MEXICAN INTERIOR END OF BENNETT LANE MANSET A collection of influential writings on the RESERVATIONS 244-5221 natural world and humanity’s place in it, Legacy on the Land: A Black Couple this volume contains significant and YOUNG BECK LLP Discovers Our National Inheritance and groundbreaking environmental essays by Tells Why Every American Should Care Attorneys George Catlin, E.B. White, Wendell Berry, Geoffrey P. Young ~ Emily M. Beck by Audrey & Frank Peterman and many more. 2009, Earthwise Productions, Inc. General practice, concentrating in Trusts and Estates Planning and Administration, Vital members of the green movement since The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Real Estate, Business and Non-profit Law, 1995, Audrey and Frank Peterman are Roosevelt and the Crusade for America Land Use and Conservation experts on public lands in the United States. by Douglass Brinkley, 2009, HarperCollins 1248 Tremont Road, Seal Cove, Maine 04674 In this book, they explore issues of race, con- Phone: 207.244.7729 ~ Fax: 207.244.7795 Teddy Roosevelt, 26th president of the servation, and the role that all Americans Email: [email protected] United States was invaluable in advancing have in protecting our environment.

26 Winter 2009 Friends of Acadia Journal Schoodic Committee

SCULPTURE AT SCHOODIC

or six weeks this summer, the campus fauna and environment of Schoodic. Several Perhaps the TARP money being invested of the Schoodic Education and artists were at SERC as part of Acadia’s Artists on site improvements over the next year will FResearch Center (SERC) in the In Residence program, and a number of local help invigorate SERC. Innovative planning Schoodic District of Acadia National Park was schools sent student groups to the campus for for the renovation and reuse of the Rockefeller alive with activity and energy. There was the three–day, two–night residential Schoodic building might be a significant step towards clanging and banging, whirring and buzzing, Education Adventure (SEA) program. revitalizing it as well. Development of a beeping, grinding, roaring, and hissing. There Looking at the schedule of activities, one well–conceived marketing plan would be an was interaction and communication, sharing would reasonably anticipate a vital SERC easy and inexpensive way to raise awareness and exchange in English, French, German, campus beating with a strong pulse of activ- of, interest in, and enthusiasm for the events Egyptian, Turkish and Russian, and through ity, inquiry, study, examination, inquiry and and activities at SERC. An expanded slate of signs, gestures, charades and drawings. The exploration. Regrettably, a sense of energy and participative events, programs and opportu- second session of the Schoodic Sculpture vibrancy seems to be the exception and not nities on the campus could be a made a pri- Symposium may have been dusty, noisy, wet, the rule at SERC. ority. The creation of a public facility such as and hot, but it was also inspiring, invigorat- ing, stimulating, and involving. From Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor and other villages, cities and towns throughout the state, across the country, and around the world, people young and old, male and female, came to watch, learn, share, volunteer, and contribute. Many came once, others came weekly, and some stalwarts made the trip every day, checking the progress of the six sculptors, who cut, shaped, polished, and worked tons of local granite, basalt, and other stone. The Schoodic Sculpture Symposium brought a level of activity, participation, inclu- sion, vitality, energy, and openness to the SERC campus that Rosemary and I found exciting and refreshing. It is an atmosphere In-progress works from this year’s Schoodic Sculpture Symposium in the parking lot behind the Rockefeller that, in our opinion, should be much more Building at SERC. prevalent at SERC. The goals of SERC are as follows: a gallery showcasing the work of Artists in This spring, summer and fall, in addition to • to facilitate interdisciplinary research that Residence, a visitor center focused on the the Sculpture Symposium, the SERC campus enhances the understanding of natural and research being conducted at Schoodic, or has hosted a number of public lectures and pre- cultural resources; even an interactive discovery museum, could sentations at the Moore Auditorium. It pro- • to develop innovative education and be a positive stimulus. vided space for Schoodic Arts for All festival stewardship programs designed to translate However it is accomplished, Rosemary and workshops. There were both an Insect and a science into learning for people of all ages I believe that the buzz of life that the Schoodic Fungi BioBlitz, events that offered some oppor- and abilities; Sculpture Symposium brought to the SERC tunity for public participation. Private busi- • to support collaboration and outreach among campus needs to become the norm at this nesses, non–profit organizations, public asso- partners to promote science and learning; amazing facility, with its potential to offer ciations and governmental groups have held • and to provide access to a repository of truly unique opportunities in a special envi- camps, workshops, conferences, meetings, information and other resources for educa- ronment.❧ events, seminars and training sessions on the tors and researchers campus. Numerous scientists and researchers These goals do not preclude an open, vig- have operated from the SERC campus, col- orous, dynamic campus where the public is GARRY LEVIN is a volunteer and member lecting data and conducting field studies–– educated, entertained, encouraged, motivat- of the Schoodic Committee of Friends of observing, measuring and monitoring the flora, ed, and moved. Acadia. Friends of Acadia Journal Winter 2009 27 Chairman’s Letter

GRATITUDE AND NEW BEGINNINGS

he fall colors have long since passed their brilliant peak, yet still I find my Tthoughts turning to this summer—a season fueled by the enthusiasm of each and every friend of Acadia. Hundreds of wheel- barrows full of gravel and rock were moved by our dedicated volunteers, rebuilding and strengthening miles of trails and carriage roads. Over 100 Acadia Quest teams explored the park, finding new meaning in the beauty of Acadia. At our 20th Annual Benefit Auction, hundreds of friends shared a night of fun and festivities, cheering each other on as they gave to support the place that is so dear to us all. Words cannot describe the gratitude that I have for all of you who made this summer the success that it was. In early August, Friends co–sponsored of an evening with Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, where they previewed their new Lili Pew Lili Pew atop Cadillac Mountain.

WHY DOES AMERICA documentary The National Parks: America’s this old injury an obstacle to my exploration NEED NATIONAL PARKS? Best Idea. It was an evening filled with the of the quiet, inner core of the park. Two of synergy of vision, passion, and collective my friends asked me to join them on a hike Here in these special places that we’ve action—the story of the emergence of our up Canon Brook to Eagle’s Crag, descending resolved together as a people to preserve, nation’s national parks. 1,800 people attend- the South ridge trail to Blackwoods. Seeing we feel a sense of commonality. You come ed the two showings at the Criterion in Bar that my fighting spirit was tempered by the to a national park, and all of a sudden some Harbor. I asked Ken and Dayton to share their pain in my knee, they told me “Lili, use our of the barriers between people, between take on our national parks. Their words hiking poles and your spirit will fly!” They classes, even between nationalities are bro- spoke of a shared sense of legacy and stew- helped me rediscover the heart of Acadia. ken down, and you share and have the ardship that each citizen of this nation has— Seeing the faces of children, families, and experience of an essential, collective to honor, support through active engagement, friends along the ways of Canon Brook, humanity. That’s a pretty good thing in a and give back. To preserve and protect our Sargent Mountain to Bald Peak, Jordan Cliffs, world whose major direction is sort of greatest national treasure in perpetuity— Dorr Mountain Ladder Trail, and finally quisitive and extractive—“What can I get through organizations like Friends of Acadia. Cadillac Mountain, were incredible moments out of things? What do I want? What’s in What a challenge that is for each of us to that made my spirit soar. it for me?” At a park we experience some- embrace as 2016, the centennial of the Today, I share a renewed sense of purpose thing that’s collective. It’s a common National Park Service and Acadia National to protect, preserve, and steward what, to me, wealth, and my goodness, especially today, Park, approaches. can only be the greatest national park in the we need that reminder of what we share This summer of endless activity also nation. Come—join me, and Friends of in common. What I say to people is, “You marked a new beginning for me in Acadia: Acadia, in making our dream for Acadia a own the grandest canyon on earth. hiking its trails. Years ago, I badly injured one reality. Thank you to all of you—especially Together, you own some of the most spec- of my knees, and even now it remains a Kim and Finn—for this wonderful new tacular scenery.” That’s pretty good news. guarded resource with limited use (despite beginning. the thousands of miles of cycling I do each —Ken Burns year). The uneven ground of Acadia’s trails and insistent pull of gravity have long made —Lili Pew

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Friends of Acadia Poetry Prize NATURE POETRY COMPETITION

Submissions are invited for the 2010 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. Each submission should include a cover sheet stating the author’s name and address and poem title. Do not include the author’s name on manuscript(s). Each author may submit up to three poems for consideration. Entries must be original and unpublished. Please, no simultaneous submissions. There is no fee for entry.

Deadline: April 30, 2010

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