Summer 2018 Volume 23 No

Summer 2018 Volume 23 No. 2

A Magazine about Acadia National Park and Surrounding Communities Purchase Your Park Pass! Whether driving, walking, bicycling, or riding the Island Explorer through the park, we all must pay the entrance fee. Eighty percent of all fees paid in Acadia stay in Acadia, to be used for projects that directly benefit park visitors and resources.

Open Seasonally: Bar Harbor Village Green Blackwoods, Seawall, and Schoodic Woods campgrounds Hulls Cove Visitor Center Jordan Pond and Cadillac Mountain Gift Shops Sand Beach Entrance Station Annual park passes are also available at certain Thompson Island Information Center Acadia-area town offices and local businesses; contact the park at 207-288-3338 to find Open Year-Round: additional pass sales locations. Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce/Acadia Information Center Corner of Main and Cottage streets, Bar Harbor 288-5103

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In Search of Quiet and Solitude

love the days when my job here at years as a result of new hurdles in federal Friends of Acadia gets me out from hiring policies and the housing shortage I behind the desk and into the park, as for seasonal staff felt by many employers it did last week when a hike was “required” on MDI. to better understand some of the trail These were among the topics on the maintenance and funding issues on which agenda when I sat in on the first meeting of FOA partners with the Park Service. Mine the season of the Volunteer Crew Leaders was the first car in the parking lot. I walked here at Acadia last month, when twenty or through pockets of early morning air that so of the most committed of our volunteers were downright chilly, even on this mid- gather to discuss plans and priorities summer day as I descended into the valley for the coming season. These dedicated between Beech Mountain and Canada individuals not only get their hands dirty Cliffs. building and maintaining trails, they also I hiked for about an hour, took notes help serve as recruiters, ambassadors, and on several recent and proposed FOA trail leaders for the growing number of people projects, and did not see another soul until who take part in the “drop-in” volunteer I was back at the parking lot. FOA hours on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Even in the height of summer, Acadia bicycle or perhaps hike a village connector mornings. Through each of the program offers up experiences like this when trail to your destination, hop on the Island reports and lively discussions, I felt solitude, quiet and beauty can be found, Explorer bus, or visit during off-peak times. grateful for the mutual respect between the despite the park’s growing visitation As Superintendent Kevin Schneider volunteers and park professionals, and the and its challenges in handling vehicular commented at last year’s FOA Annual positive outlook shared by all despite the congestion at some of its most popular Meeting, “Business is good at our national challenges ahead. sites. And even as the public has vigorously parks – and that’s a good thing.” It’s good for Like these volunteers, Friends of Acadia discussed the pros and cons of the park’s the visitors, who forge deeper connections is playing a more important role than ever proposed Transportation Plan this spring, with our nation’s history and beauty. It’s in preserving and protecting our park. We most have agreed that preserving a wide good for local businesses, employees, and have only been able to step up due to the range of experiences for visitors of all surrounding communities that benefit park staff’s welcoming attitude toward its abilities and inclinations is essential. from the approximately $340 million in partners and the generous commitment Being able to choose from a solo paddle, annual economic activity. It can put a shown by each of you toward our growing or a family drive to a busy roadside strain, however, on park staff and operating efforts. attraction; from easy, accessible strolls budgets that are not seeing increases in I look forward to seeing you out on or challenging, precipitous ascents; from Congressional appropriations to keep pace the trails! star-gazing or sun-bathing, is part of what with the challenges posed by the growing makes Acadia so appealing. visitation and our warming climate. Peak visitation times in summer can One vivid example this year has been certainly bring more than their fair share the increase in extreme rain events that —David R. MacDonald of frustration as well. We all understand can overwhelm drainage systems on that the park’s roads and parking lots roads and trails; the washouts on Acadia’s simply were not designed to accommodate carriage roads arising from this winter’s the number of vehicles now coming to deluges were extensive—and expensive. Acadia. If you reviewed or commented Meanwhile, we had summer-like days in on the Acadia Transportation Plan last early May and more folks out biking and month, remember that no matter what walking the carriage roads at that time the park settles on for future management of year than usual. Spring used to be a strategies, implementation of new policies time when park staff readied the park for will not begin for at least another year or the coming summer. Now, visitors are two. In the meantime, in planning your coming earlier—and, ironically, the road park outings this summer, try to take a crews are the smallest they have been in Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Anne Green, Chair Bill Eacho, Treasurer 20 Hank Schmelzer, Vice Chair Cookie Horner, Secretary Mark Amstutz Jan Karst Summer 2018 Emily Beck Jack Kelley Volume 23 No. 2 Gail Clark Story Litchfield Hannah Sistare Clark Paul Mayewski Sam Coplon Meredith Moriarty Andrew Davis Lili Pew Dave Edson Edward L. Samek John Fassak Nonie Sullivan Elsie Flemings Christiaan van Heerden C. Boyden Gray Bill Zoellick Margaret Jeffery

HONORARY TRUSTEES Eleanor Ames Liz Martinez Robert and Anne Bass Phoebe Milliken Curtis and Patricia* Blake George J. and Heather Sylvia Blake Mitchell 16 10 5 Frederic A. Bourke Jr. Joseph Murphy Tristram and Ruth Colket Janneke Neilson* Gail Cook Nancy Nimick Shelby and Gale Davis Jack Perkins f e at u r e s Dianna Emory Nancy Pyne Nathaniel Fenton Nathaniel P. Reed* 5 Woman’s Artistic Legacy Aids Acadia Frances Fitzgerald Ann R. Roberts By Lisa Horsch Clark Sheldon Goldthwait Jeannine Ross Neva Goodwin Howard Solomon 10 A View Astern of Acadia’s Porcupine Islands Paul and Eileen Growald Erwin Soule Paul Haertel Diana Davis Spencer By Angi King Johnston and Zack Klyver Lee Judd Julia Merck Utsch Debby Lash Dick Wolf 16 Raising the Bar Leads to Artistic Discovery Linda Lewis *Deceased Long-lost Maitland Armstrong Painting Surfaces By Carl Little EMERITUS TRUSTEES W. Kent Olson Charles R. Tyson Jr. 20 Volunteers Help Shed Light on Acadia’s Bats By Earl Brechlin FRIENDS OF ACADIA STAFF Mary Boëchat David R. MacDonald 32 Uptick in Tiny Pests Prompts Precautions Development Officer President & CEO By Earl Brechlin Earl D. Brechlin Dana Petersen Communications Director Stewardship Volunteer Coordinatort Sharon Broom p e r s p e c t i v e s Development Officer Carol Potter Administrative Assistant 1 President’s Message Your Support for Acadia is Vital Stephanie Clement Conservation Director Mike Staggs 7 Technology’s Wunderkinds AYTT Takes Tech Out and About Office Manager Lisa Horsch Clark 8 Donor Profile David Woodside and Acadia Corporation Director of Development & Paige Steele 9 Superintendent’s View Acadia as a Source of Inspiration Donor Relations Conservation Projects Manager Sarah Curts 15 Special People Steadfast Financial Steward Retires Accounting & Julia Walker Thomas 23 Summit Stewards Youthful Team Helps Protect Park Administrative Associate Communications Associate 31 Chair’s Letter FOA is a ‘Beehive’ of Activity Jason Irwin JoAnne Wood Vice President for Finance & Administrative Assistant Administration d e pa rt m e n t s Shawn Keeley Senior Development Officer 4 Where in Acadia? 6 It’s Benefit Time 13 New Members 22 Updates PRST STD 30 Recommended Reading U.S. POSTAGE PAID AUBURN, MAINE PERMIT #82

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Quilting for Acadia By Shawn Keeley

ary Clark can’t remember a time when Mount Desert Island was Mnot a fixture in her life. Her father was born on Gott’s Island. Although she was raised in Bangor and Milo, she grew up visiting relatives on the island’s “Quietside.” At age sixteen she began working summers at Testa’s in Bar Harbor, paying her way through the University of Maine at Orono. Those summers were filled with hikes with her Uncle Hack and popovers at the original Jordan Pond House. One summer she also met her husband Dwight. Together they have explored the trails of Acadia for the past fifty years, taking a particular interest in the art, science, and magic of trail building. Each year they make a point of hiking the trails that are being rebuilt. Dwight Clark They revisit them the following year to see Quiltmaker and FOA Benefit supporter Mary Clark in her garden. the progress. As Mary puts it, “Only by seeing the work that lies beneath the trails can one with a camping motif that was her first auction Mary shows us that unique talents and appreciate the paths that lie on the surface.” donation, to Cattails, a complex masterpiece personal passions can be put to use to raise Mary has a tremendous spirit of giving, made for Acadia’s Centennial, to Turquoise and significant amounts of money for a good cause. especially when it comes to Acadia. She and Toil which will be featured in this year’s benefit, And she is not alone – each year many artists Dwight are Trailblazers (monthly donors) each quilt is made with Acadia at heart. contribute paintings, sculptures, hooked and members of the George B. Dorr Society, Even at her quilting studio in Florida, Mary rugs, jewelry, and other hand-crafted items to a group of donors who have included FOA is never too far from Acadia. The window FOA’s Benefit Auction. To see the items that in their estate plans. But the most beautiful beside her sewing table looks out to a flagstone are featured in this year’s silent auction, go to displays of Mary’s generosity to Acadia are the courtyard featuring a Bates cairn and a well- friendsofacadia.org and look for our Benefit quilts she designs and stitches for the FOA weathered cedar post that bears the names of Auction Catalog. Even if you are not attending Benefit each year. her favorite trails and peaks. For her birthday a the event, you can place absentee bids online Like the trails that wind through Acadia, few years ago, Dwight had a stone bench made or by emailing [email protected]. � with “Acadia” carved into the granite. It sits her quilts are a labor of love, each a product of SHAWN KEELEY is Friends of Acadia’s just outside her studio. thoughtful design. From the small child’s quilt Senior Development Officer. Connery? credit

Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 3 Where in Acadia?

Summer 2018 Volume 23 No.2 A Magazine about Acadia National Park and Surrounding Communities

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FOA/Julia Walker Thomas FOA/Julia Walker http://friendsofacadia.org/news-publications/ Where in Acadia? If you know the difference between a fjord and fjard then you’ll prob- friends-of-acadia-journal/submissions/ ably have no difficulty identifying this iconic location in Acadia National Park. Several Opinions expressed are the authors’. times during the year the “driving” hum of rubber tires meeting the road is replaced by the stead thump of running shoes on pavement as athletes of every stripe, including sergeants, EDITOR thread their way through the park. Extra credit for naming the silhouetted mountain in the Earl D. Brechlin distance. Hint: Its name can be found in the previous wording. DESIGN Z Studio If you think you can identify this scene email us at [email protected] and feel free to include a personal story or memory about your answer. We’ll print our favorite respons- PRINTING Penmor Lithographers es in the next issue of the Journal and we’ll send a Friends of Acadia cap to the writers. PUBLISHER David R. MacDonald Spring 2018 Where in Acadia? Schoodic Peninsula. While my family and I have been visiting and vacationing on Mount Des- ert Island for 25 years, and in the process have walked, hiked, biked, and kayaked nearly every possible nook and cranny of MDI, we have never driven to Schoodic Peninsula. With that, I have come to appreciate the absolute beauty FOA/Julia Walker Thomas FOA/Julia Walker and the many spectacular van-

tage points offered in Acadia. So, by process of elimination, my guess is Schoodic. I’m Sunrise intrudes on the reign of the Milky Way also guessing that the percentage of Acadia visitors to this spot is closer to one percent. above Otter Cliffs in Acadia National Park. Cover photo by AYTT/Will Greene We’ll be visiting it on our next trip! — Dave Applegate

I think I recognize the photo in the latest Friends of Acadia Journal. The photo was

taken on Schoodic Peninsula. I first visited Schoodic in 2014 when the crowds on MDI This Journal is printed on paper made with 100% had me searching for more open space. I stopped and took a few photographs at what I recycled fiber and 60% post-consumer waste, processed think is the same location. This past year I made the same trip to Schoodic and enjoyed chlorine free, and manufactured in the USA with 100% the quiet and beautiful views again. Green-e certified renewable energy. — David Hall Printed with soy-based ink.

4 Summer 2018 Friends of Acadia Journal Camilia’s Legacy of Love for Acadia By Lisa Horsch Clark

ach fall, as seasonal residents headed tiatives at the park and FOA, and my daugh- park and preserving our beautiful island. over the Trenton Bridge, saying good- ter, Grace. Artist Gail Cleveland recently shared with Ebye to Acadia for the season, one an- I always tried to highlight all the good work me that Camilla always scheduled an appoint- nual visitor—Camilla Knapp—would cross made possible through her gifts to FOA. Ca- ment, so they could have quality time to talk. the bridge heading towards the park for her milla supported FOA operations, trail resto- “She was a great supporter of the arts and art- weeks of rejuvenation and exploration. ration, and the Second Century Campaign. ists. She loved Acadia and she loved my plein My friendship with Camilla began with a She was a Trailblazer, making monthly gifts to air watercolors of the park, telling me that my phone call at work in 2005, my first year at Friends of Acadia, and also a member of the paintings gave her the feeling that she was on Friends of Acadia. It was a simple inquiry, but George B. Dorr Society by virtue of her deci- the trail, and that they gave her great peace.” it was the start of a long friendship. sion to include FOA in her will. It is the wish of the family that FOA sell the Camilla stayed with Connie Howe and Sadly, Camilla unexpectedly died early this paintings and books over the next few years at Mel Atherton at Bass Harbor Cottages for year. It came as a shock to all who knew her the Annual Friends of Acadia Benefit (always more than twenty years. Connie recently here on MDI. What did not shock me was Ca- the second Saturday in August). The proceeds said, “Camilla was synonymous with au- milla’s generosity, even in death. As we had will be put towards conservation and environ- tumn. She was here in the days before cell discussed over the years, Camilla left us a be- mental awareness in Acadia. phones and the internet, when everything quest to support Friends of Acadia. If you would like to see the artwork, it was pen and paper, and ‘real’ books. Camilla What we at FOA had not anticipated was is happily gracing the walls in the offices at was always out hiking and appreciated the her family’s wish to honor Camilla with me- Friends of Acadia. We encourage you to stop natural beauty of Acadia.” morial gifts directed to Friends of Acadia and by while you are in Bar Harbor, roam the Over the years Camilla and I would plan the donation of her sizable collection of Maine halls, and take in the beauty shared with us an annual October hike. We would pick a art and books. Sixty-five items, representing by Camilla. Her generosity and commitment favorite trail of hers or mine and walk and decades of visits and collecting by Camilla, ar- to conservation will not be forgotten. � talk. I learned about her family history in rived at the FOA offices in late winter. conservation, her home in Cazenovia, New You could tell Camilla had her favorites – LISA HORSCH CLARK is the Director of York, her love of art, and her dogs. I would Gail Cleveland, Peter Ralston, Philip Conk- Development at Friends of Acadia. share stories about Acadia history, new ini- ling, and almost any history book about the Wini Smart print Wini Left: Camilla Knapp hiking in her beloved Acadia National Park near Hadlock Pond.

Lisa Horsch Clark Above: Good Sailing by Cathy Altvater Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 5 Volunteer Crew Leaders

ACTIVE LEADERS Don Bell Jean Bell Sam Bulger JC Camelio Bruce Denny-Brown Joey Engling Mike Engling Randy Ewins Bob Hartley Mike Hays Doug Heden Jack Hirschenhofer Jim Linnane Bill McArtor Barb Nealon Cliff Olson David Opdyke Donna Reis

Betsy Roberts FOA/AYTT Bob Sanderson The Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse stands guard along the rocky shores of Acadia National Park at sunset. Howard Solomon Roger Thompson EMERITUS LEADERS aise our addle or Jenn Brandt R Y P F Bucky Brooks Cookie Horner A Maine/Acadia Icon Steve Johnson Don Lenahan By Shawn Keeley Keith Martin Julia Schloss he Acadian coast has captivated began the process of transferring ownership Carol Sessions those who have explored its waters of the tower, keeper’s house, and surround- Don Sessions and shoreline for centuries. What do ing 2 ½ acres to Acadia National Park while Howard Solomon T you see when you picture this iconic part of retaining the responsibility to operate and Mel Timmons Al Wiberly Maine? For many of us, the rocky coastline maintain the beacon. Acadia National Park Marilyn Wiberly immediately comes to mind, along with hid- welcomes the opportunity to incorporate den beaches, shoals, dense spruce forests, this cultural treasure into the park system and soaring granite peaks of Acadia National and has begun the process of determining Park. You may also picture the many light- how the buildings and grounds will be used houses that have helped guide countless to increase visitor access and educational navigators through changing tides, fog, and opportunities in the future. As the park as- unpredictable weather. sumes responsibility in the coming year it The Bass Harbor Head Light, built in will need funding to assess the condition of 1858, is perhaps the most iconic of all the the property, and to restore, repurpose, or lighthouses. Last year the U.S. Coast Guard redesign the buildings and grounds. Because the park does not have a dedicated budget for this work, Friends of Acadia, and donors like you, can play an important role in helping to make this transformation possible. Your gift during the paddle raise at the FOA Annual Benefit at the Asticou on Aug. 11, will FOA/Earl Brechlin help ensure the iconic Bass Harbor Head Light Volunteer Crew Leader Jean Bell becomes a permanent cultural and educational resource in Acadia National Park, to be enjoyed for generations to come. �

SHAWN KEELEY is Friends of Acadia’s FOA/Earl Brechlin The bronze bell at the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. Senior Development Officer 6 Summer 2018 Friends of Acadia Journal AYTT Shares Acadia with Global Influence

ith 3,509,271 visitors last year, a 6.2 percent increase from the previous season, Acadia National WPark’s annual growth in visitation has helped fuel a growing desire for the frequent online sharing of Acadia images and stories during the summer season. To help create fresh content, Friends of Acadia employs a five-person Acadia Youth Technology Team to capture the stories of the park through digital photography, time-lapse, and videography. The team is composed of a team coordinator and four interns. ASHLEY CONTI The media produced are used to better communicate with and educate park visitors and helps illustrate FOA’s publications and website. Projects include promoting the wide selection of ranger-led programs within Acadia, documenting and informing visitors about the park’s wildlife, and demonstrating how fee dollars help serve the park and improve visitor experience. The team produces high-quality multimedia to share not only on Acadia’s website, but to the park’s ever-growing social media presence. With professional equipment generously donated by Canon U.S.A., the team is able to really capture what makes Acadia special. In 2016, the AYTT took a new approach by focusing solely on visual content. This is AYTT’s seventh season in action in Acadia National Park. EMMA FORTHOFER EMMA FORTHOFER Team members include coordinator Ashley Conti, Will Greene, Emma Forthofer, Yehyun Kim, and Will Newton. Look for the team’s favorite AYTT “Acadia Photos of the week” updated every Friday on the FOA Facebook page and be sure to watch for even more content produced by AYTT on the Acadia National Park website, Facebook, and Instagram.

WILL NEWTON EMMA FORTHOFER ASHLEY CONTI Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 7 Donor Profile

Acadia Corporation’s Generosity Spans Years By Earl Brechlin

riends of Acadia is fortunate to enjoy robust support from the greater FMount Desert Island business community through the Business Membership program. Among the more than 130 generous members is the Acadia Corporation, a company founded in 1932 that has been serving the visiting public and area residents ever since. The company has been a strong financial supporter of FOA for more than 30 years. In acknowledgment of the importance of Acadia National Park to the area’s quality of life and economic vitality, Acadia Corporation in 2016 instituted a special annual donation program. Two percent of gross sales from its Acadia Park Company store on Main Street in Bar Harbor are given annually to FOA. THOMAS? FOA/JULIA WALKER Acadia Corporation President David Woodside inside the company’s Acadia Park Company Store on Main “This annual two-percent for the park Street in Bar Harbor. Annually a percentage of gross sales from the store is donated to Friends of Acadia. donation from Acadia Corporation is extremely generous,” said FOA President David Running the Acadia Corporation came Protecting Acadia was part of the concept MacDonald. “It puts the Acadia Corporation naturally to the University of Maine from the start. “We felt if we were going to among our lead business supporters.” graduate whose retail experience included take all we learned from operating in the The decision to establish this latest management posts at grocery stores in park and merchandise ourselves as lovers step in a long tradition of generosity was Atlanta, Georgia and Ellsworth, Maine, as of Acadia, it would be important to give made even though the company, which well as running the tiny Otis General Store something back,” Woodside explains. The operated the retail concessions in the park with his wife, Kathy. It was no surprise company and all its shops played a key role for more than 80 years, was not awarded that the young couple, who spent their in helping celebrate and commemorate the that contract in 2014. Fortunately, Acadia honeymoon in Bar Harbor, decided to Acadia’s centennial in 2016. Corporation had decades earlier embarked make the community their home. Woodside notes that the Acadia Park on a diversification strategy. It now operates Over the years the Woodsides have Company store features knowledgeable six retail shops and an ice-cream parlor involved themselves in many area staff who spend as much time hiking, in Bar Harbor, as well as a retail shop in organizations. Dave served as Vice exploring, biking, and paddling in the park Southwest Harbor. It also has the contract Chairman of the Bar Harbor Town Council, as they can. “They automatically relate to for management and operation of the as President of both the Chamber of the customers,” Woodside says. And, he venerable Asticou Inn in Northeast Harbor. Commerce and MDI Rotary Club, and on hopes, by connecting to customers and the “Just because we were no longer operating the board of the YMCA. community, and supporting FOA, Acadia physically in the park doesn’t mean we don’t Acadia Corporation opened its first Corporation will continue to thrive for love and care about Acadia,” company shop atop Cadillac Mountain in 1933. The another 80 years. “It’s nice that we can all President David Woodside explains. “We’ve conversion of the ranger station at Thunder have that same affection and affinity for always thought that giving back to Friends Hole into a shop soon followed. After Acadia we’ve always had.” � of Acadia was an important thing to do.” WWII, the Jordan Pond House became Woodside joined the company in 1976, part of the concessions mix. For information about becoming a running the Cadillac gift shop. Over the The Acadia Park Company shop, which Business Member, please contact Sharon years, he helped build the organization sports a distinctive merchandising mix, is Broom, development officer, at sharon@ from just a handful of workers into one with located at the site of the former Willey’s friendsofacadia.org or 207-288-3340. nearly 50 full and part-time employees. Style Center and Domus Isle shop. 8 Summer 2018 Friends of Acadia Journal Superintendent’s View

Acadia as a Source of Inspiration

hese gorgeous, long summer days short years, we will see more than four often feel so finite knowing in a million visits to Acadia, if we only have a Tfew short weeks, school will be three percent annual growth rate. resuming, and just a few months later, We need to begin taking action now so summer dinners of BBQ on the patio will that the Acadia experience remains as vi- turn to winter nights of soup or another brant, transformational, and inspiration- hearty, warm meal. Wanting to make the al as it has for the last 102 years. most of summer days, I find myself al- I hope during these beautiful summer ways yearning to get into Acadia; hike days, you too will spend some quiet time on a trail with friends, paddle on a pond in Acadia. Be a visitor here. The philan- with my family; or do a quiet run alone thropic gifts that created and continue to on the carriage roads. help protect Acadia give back so much These moments of quiet solitude in the —on hikes, paddles, or simply a late af- park, often on a weekend day, offer my ternoon picnic among the crashing waves mind time to process the week’s events at on Ocean Drive or Schoodic Point. work. I find my greatest insight, innova- Take some quiet time to let your mind tion, or creativity comes from these mo- wander, to let it wrestle with whatever ments as I finally have time in nature to challenges you are facing. I am confident assimilate thoughts and ideas. that you too will find new insight, new One of those topics that often churns approaches and inspiration.

through my mind during my weekend CONTI AYTT/ASHLEY runs is Acadia’s transportation plan. Our ferred alternative. By hearing these many transportation challenges are exception- viewpoints, I am confident that we can ally complex. There are no easy solutions. find a consensus that will result in a bet- Quiet time in the park is critical to me in ter park experience. thinking creatively about it and piecing One thing is for sure: decisions about together multiple perspectives. Acadia National Park bring out a lot of —Kevin Schneider As this issue of the Friends of Acadia passion in people. This is a place people Journal lands in your mailbox, we will be care deeply about. For someone from far digesting all of the input received dur- away who has dreamed of visiting Acadia ing our 60-day comment period on the for years, and finally makes it here on a Draft Transportation Plan. I will read trip with loved ones, this place provides each and every one of those comments a uniquely American national park expe- so that I can understand the perspectives rience. It will be the source of memories of people directly. Our entire planning for years to come. team will be analyzing these comments For those of us fortunate enough to to look for themes, new ideas, and fresh live near the park, Acadia is our back- perspectives. yard. For others, Acadia is a place of ref- Over the last two years, members of uge or solace to return to throughout life. the park team and I have had numer- We recognize that the transporta- ous conversations with key stakehold- tion plan will bring change to the park. ers—business owners, partners, local Change is always difficult and stirs strong and state government representatives, opinions. But clearly, something needs to and community leaders. These conversa- be done to restore the Acadia experience. tions, combined with the body of public Our visitation has grown by nearly 60 comments, will help us improve our pre- percent in the last 10 years. In just five

Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 9 Acadia’s Porcupines have Storied Past By Angi King Johnston and Zack Klyver

renchman Bay’s Porcupine Islands sills, layers of intrusive rock, erupted Eventually, sheep were kept on the occupy a special place in the through the sedimentary Bar Harbor island, even making the Mount Desert Fscenic and cultural landscape of Formation about 400 million years ago. Record newspaper in the l880s when Acadia National Park. While today they The high points that are today’s someone went out to the island and seem natural and untouched, home islands were sculpted by the glaciers shot a few. Because of its proximity to to flourishing populations of eagles, causing their profile to be low in the Bar Harbor, the island was a great place ospreys, deer, and all manner of wildlife, north and high in the south. These for fishermen and their families to stop, there is a long tradition of humans shapes are called “roches moutonnées” rest, talk, and dry fish. George Hathaway interacting with the landscape. or commonly known as whalebacks or built a store on the northeast corner of In native Passamaquoddy this group sheep backs. The southern cliffs most the island to cater to those folks. of islands was called “Kci Matuwehsok,” defined by the glaciers can be found By the late 1890s the hotelier Rodick literally translated as “the Big on both Long Porcupine and Bald family from Bar Harbor were paying Porcupines.” Matuwehs, the name for a Porcupine, where they can loom 100 taxes for the island. Later owner Norman porcupine, comes from the phrase “Eci feet above the sea. Glaciers compressed Shaw gave it to R. Armory Thorndike, a matuwehta,” which means “it looks like and rode up and over the granite as it retired summer resident and Trustee from he’s having a hard time.” flowed from the north, plucking rocks Jackson Lab. Thorndike sold the island Today, the four Porcupine Islands— of the southerly end of the high points. to the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Long, Burnt, Sheep, and Bald—are all During the early 1600s, the waters Association which decided to give the in the town of Gouldsboro, despite their of Frenchman Bay were undoubtedly island to the Hancock County Trustees geographic proximity to Bar Harbor. On visited by a variety of early European of Public Reservations. In 1960, Sheep a 1785 survey Bar Island was known as explorers. Two more centuries would was placed within the protective Bar Porcupine but lost its “Porcupine” pass before detailed records of the boundary of Acadia National Park. association by the early 19th century. islands began being kept. Since 1965, Bald Eagles have nested (See related story.) Sheep, Burnt, and Long Porcupine as there, in an old red oak tree, on the The distinctive shape of the islands is well as the Hop were first purchased by eastern side of the island. the result of intricate geologic processes. William W. Parrot, the original owner BURNT PORCUPINE The Porcupine Islands were created from of the Gloucester Fishing Company. At Sheep Porcupine’s neighbor to the a pool of magma that hardened into the time of purchase Sheep Porcupine northeast, Burnt Porcupine, is named granite. A series of gabbro-diorite granite Island was named Bald Porcupine.

10 Summer 2018 Friends of Acadia Journal after the ash colored rocks on the originally written in its deed to William who served as Vice President under southeastern shore. In those rocks you Parrot. About three to four times larger Abraham Lincoln’s first administration. can see a bit of shatter zone where the than each of the other Porcupines, Long Long Porcupine and the Hop were later hot magma sill forming the gabbro- runs from the northeast to the southwest sold to Clarence Hale, a US Federal Judge. diorite granite interfaced with the older with its own little sibling known as the In 1938, Hale, his brother, and Hamlin Bar Harbor formation. Hop, which has also been called Little hired crews to log about 4,000 cords of According to tax records, Burnt Porcupine Island, the “fish island,” or pulpwood off the islands for the Bucksport Porcupine had been owned by the Ash’s Island. mill. The following spring, ownership Roberts family since the late 1800s. At low tide, the two islands are went to a blueberry distributor, Roy P. Tobias Roberts was a well-known connected by a small bar of rocks, Allen, of G.M. Allen and Son, Inc. After entrepreneur, being the first to create sand, and shells known as a tombolo, two seasons of blueberries, Allen sold the Agamont House for people coming for the way the waves and shape of the the islands to A. Atwater Kent Sr., maker to explore Bar Harbor and Mount Desert two islands allow for the deposit and and seller of the first radios and summer Island, and eventually building the first shaping of the bar. resident of Bar Harbor. wharf for a variety of passenger boats. Throughout the 1800s different In 1977, Kent gave Long Porcupine Today this island remains Acadia’s owners used Long Porcupine for grazing Island to The Nature Conservancy; number one goal for land acquisition for sheep, logging, or haying, but nothing however, he kept the Hop. Upon Kent’s park boundaries. was allowed to interfere with fishing. In death, the ownership of the Hop went 1926, Mary Anne Greely sold the Jarvis LONG PORCUPINE to his wife Hope Annan who donated it House to an Ellsworth lawyer and Maine The largest of the four Porcupine to Acadia National Park. Eventually in politician named Hannibal E. Hamlin, Islands is Long, or Great as it was 2004, the Nature Conservancy would BARRY GUTRADT BARRY BARRY GUTRADT BARRY GUTRADT BARRY

Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 11 also transfer ownership of Long Porcupine Ella L. Browning in 1938 for $2,000. Park, the Porcupine Islands remain an to Acadia. Mrs. Browning lived at Point d’Acadie at integral part of Downeast Maine’s historic Today, bald eagles proudly nest on the Vanderbilt Point on Mount Desert Island. and cultural landscape. � southwest corner of the island but can She appreciated looking across and seeing often be seen sitting on their “back porch,” Bald Porcupine from her peaceful backyard. ANGI JOHNSTON worked for Acadia either watching the world go by or waiting In 1944, the USS Piper, a submarine National Park as an interpretive and raptor to catch their next meal. built at the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard ranger for twelve seasons. She currently works as a naturalist guide for Bar Harbor BALD PORCUPINE in Kittery, Maine, was given permission to Whale Watch Company (BHWWC). The fourth Porcupine island, Bald, is practice torpedo runs at her Bald Porcupine ZACK KLYVER has been a naturalist with named after its high barren cliffs and has Island. The booms and ground-thundering BHWWC for 30 years. a distinctive breakwater that extends out reverberations could be felt throughout to the shores of Bar Harbor. Also known Frenchman Bay. Other submarines, as Wheeler’s Island or Wheeler’s Porcupine Avenger aircraft, and even artillery units Island, it had been used seasonally since used the island for target practice. the mid 1840s. In 1949, Mrs. Browning was awarded Wheeler Tracy was a well-known $3,500 to compensate for damage to captain in the early 19th century who her Point d’Acadie estate pool from the unfortunately ran aground on a rocky ledge explosions. Eight years later, she gave to the west of Bald Porcupine. The August the island to George S. Munson, summer 1872 issue of Harper’s Magazine hailed resident of Bar Harbor. On that same the island as “the most celebrated” of the day, Munson donated the land to Acadia Porcupines and described the “villages of National Park, with provisions that no fishermen,” including the village on Bald buildings, docks, billboards or other called “Pogueville.” structures be built and that no trees shall be However, lack of a clear title resulted in cut or trimmed (except to promote health Bald Porcupine being taken by the State of and growth of trees). Maine and sold. A lawsuit was filed in 1890 From the earliest days of European exploration when intrepid mariners sought

with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. GUTRADT BARRY shelter from storms in the lee of their rocky By 1930, William Mason of Philadelphia Naturalist Zack Klyver aboard a Bar Harbor Whale shores, to their role in protecting the natural would own the entire island. After his death Watch Company sightseeing trip. his trust sold the island to summer resident and scenic resources of Acadia National U.S. NAVY

Bald Porcupine Island, top, was used for torpedo practice in WWII. Above, an early view of islands off Bar Harbor. At left, a nautical chart for Bar Harbor published in 1885.

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pending more than two decades tion has been seamless,” says FOA’s new VP working with an organization that of Finance and Administration, Jason Irwin. Shelps preserve and protect Acadia “She has been an outstanding steward of the National Park was a dream come true for organization’s finances.” Diana Roper McDowell of Lamoine, who “Diana has been great to work with in so retired earlier this spring as Friends of Aca- many ways; her level-headed approach and dia’s director of finance and administration. confidence in people and in the FOA mis- Her love affair with the park began when sion has allowed us to accomplish so much she was just four years old, sparked during her during her tenure here,” says FOA President first visit with her mom. By the time she was and CEO David MacDonald. 13, her family had moved here permanently. Although she spent the majority of her “Being part of Friends of Acadia has given career in finances and management, Mc- me great satisfaction,” McDowell shares. “I Dowell never forgot her artistic roots. From can’t say enough about how much it meant a studio in her home she creates beautiful to be working for an organization with a watercolor paintings in a style she refers to mission that really means something to me as “Abstract realism.” FOA/Julia Walker Thomas FOA/Julia Walker personally,” she adds. Friends of Acadia’s director of finance and ad- “I hope my art inspires and informs,” she Dropping out of college where she was ministration, Diana McDowell, has retired after explains. “When something captures your studying art, McDowell got a summer job more than 20 years at the helm of the organiza- imagination, it is so satisfying to inspire tallying daily receipts for the Acadia Corpo- tion’s finances. people to look at it in a different way and ration. She also helped generate statistics, ell says. “I loved working with the staff find new appreciation for it.” such as comparing daily sales volume at and the board. We always got a lot done Acadia and the surrounding woods, is- shops in and outside the park, to weather because we communicated so well,” she lands, and shore provide ample inspiration, conditions and other parameters. adds. She also credited the organization’s she says. One of McDowell’s most frequent “Then the bookkeeper quit, and they strong committee structure with keeping it motifs incorporates sailboats. “I find the asked me to take that job,” McDowell re- efficient and streamlined. lines of a sailboat just incredible,” she ex- calls. “I didn’t know anything about it, but McDowell’s colleagues are unanimous in plains. “When they are racing, and the spin- my boss Ken Goodyear taught me the busi- their praise for what she has meant to the nakers come out, it’s just magnificent with ness from the top down,” she continues. organization. “Diana was such an asset to all the colors,” she adds. “That really is the best way to learn it.” Friends of Acadia. She gracefully helped In each of the past dozen years or so, Mc- After a stint at Acadia Corporation, and our organization thrive, as we increased our Dowell has donated one of her sought-after with another area business, McDowell ac- staff, grew our investments, and amplified paintings to the Annual FOA Benefit. Anoth- cepted positions with a couple of other area our partnership projects over the last 20 er one will be featured this August as well. non-profits. Then, in 1998, the accounting years,” says Stephanie Clement, conserva- According to McDowell, retirement has position opened up at FOA. tion director. given her a chance to spend more time in “Right from the start I knew this would “She exhibited such calm and good hu- the studio and working on projects around be different,” she says. “There were always mor that helped all of us on the FOA staff the house she has shared with partner new and interesting things going on. I was through difficult times.” Terry Towne for the past 40 years. There’s just so pleased to be doing work connected “When I think of Diana, the words ‘thor- also more time to get out and enjoy Aca- to the park.” ough, thoughtful, creative, hardworking, dia, her affection for the place she worked During her tenure the scope of the orga- dedicated, and fun’ come to mind,” says so hard to preserve having only intensified nization, and its financial resources, have Lisa Horsch Clark, development director. over the decades. “I have more time to do increased greatly. When she started invest- “Diana was the whole package at FOA and things like cook and, of course, to hike,” ments totaled around $5 million. Today is greatly missed!” she shares. “I just really love Acadia and they are closer to $50 million. “The main “Thanks to Diana’s excellent work and love living here.” � thing is that it was always fun,” McDow- professionalism, my transition into the posi-

Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 15 Painting the Bar to Rodick’s Island A New Version of a Classic Acadia Image Comes to Light

By Carl Little

hen my brother David and I ered a thumbnail sketch Armstrong had necticut to offer a revelation: He owned an- started assembling our book Art made of the painting when it was exhibited other version of the Armstrong painting, one Wof Acadia in 2015, we made a at the National Academy of Art in New York that matched the sketch! Smaller in size, The special effort to find images of Mount Des- City in 1877. He noticed that a few key de- Harbor Bar, Mount Desert, Maine, 1876, is ert Island and vicinity that would be new to tails were different: The standing figure with near-identical to the later picture, with the viewers. At the same time there were well- fishing pole in the center of the sketch does aforementioned changes the most notice- known depictions of the island we knew we able. Other details are also noteworthy: what wanted to include. High on our list: David looks like a wall along the shore of Rodick Is- The standing figure with Maitland Armstrong’s marvelous The Bar— land in the 1883 painting can clearly be seen Bar Harbor—Mount Desert, 1883, from the fishing pole in the center of to be a herring weir of monumental length. Milwaukee Art Museum the sketch does not appear How did the Rodick family come to ac- In the painting Armstrong (1836-1918) in the painting; and the geese quire the painting? A handwritten note, dat- captured a picturesque part of the Bar Har- ed May 8, 1956, records the conveyance. In bor landscape: the sand and gravel bar from in the painting are not pres- the missive, Helen Macgregor Byrne (1897- which the town got its name. Every detail is ent in the sketch. 1974) related how the painting had been appealing, from the beached dory, herring given to her by her husband, Hamilton Fish weir and geese in the foreground to French- Armstrong, the artist’s son, when she lived in man Bay in the distance. A careened schoo- not appear in the painting, and the geese in a house facing Rodick Island on Eden Street, ner and several small dwellings are visible on the painting are not present in the sketch. on the grounds of what is today College of what was then called Rodick’s Island after the David assumed that the painting had been the Atlantic. She felt it would be “much more Bar Harbor family that owned it. The island reworked at some point after its showing at appropriate” that the painting belong to a is now completely protected by Acadia Na- the Academy. member of the Rodick family. tional Park. Then this past fall, John A. Rodick III The note is addressed to the current In his research my brother David discov- called out of the blue from his home in Con- owner’s father, John Andrew Rodick (1914-

David Maitland Armstrong, The Bar, Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, Maine, 1883.Oil on canvas, 24 1/8 by 47 1/8 inches Layton Art Collection, Milwaukee Art Museum

16 Summer 2018 Friends of Acadia Journal FOA Above: The Bar today. Left: David Maitland Armstrong, The Har- bor Bar, Mount Desert, 1877. Academy Sketches. Notes by “NEMO,” G.P. Putnam’s and Sons, New York.

1972). Rodick III suspects that his grand- Called Bar Porcupine at the time, the is- travel. Born on the Hudson River near New- father Andrew Stroud Rodick (1880-1969), land took on its new owner’s name for the burgh, New York, he attended Trinity College a 1902 graduate of Bowdoin College and a next century as members of the Rodick in Hartford, Connecticut. After graduating in prominent Bar Harbor businessman (he was family took possession. McLane notes how 1858, he practiced law in New York City. a real estate broker and banker), may have Daniel Rodick Jr., who lived his whole life In 1867, Armstrong traveled to Paris to known Byrne and suggested to her that the on the island, caught “thousands of pounds study painting and then went on to Rome painting be sent to his son. of herring in his weirs off the island and where in 1869 he became the American In Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast Vol- sold them to the Grand Banks fleet.” A later Consul to Italy. In 1878, he served as direc- ume II: Mount Desert Island to Machias Bay owner, Edward Stotesbury of Philadelphia, tor of American Fine Arts for the Paris Expo- (1989), Charles McLane, chronicler of the sold the bulk of the island to the Rockefell- sition Universelle, receiving the French Le- Maine archipelago, offers a history of Bar ers who donated it to Acadia National Park gion of Honor for his services. He eventually Island that helps explain the gift. A good bit where, writes McLane, “it has ever since rest- returned to New York where he established of McLane’s account relates to the Rodick ed peacefully.” Maitland Armstrong & Co., a stained-glass family, starting with Daniel, who ventured In his highly entertaining autobiography company (he designed the Rose Window for to the east side of Mount Desert Island be- Day Before Yesterday: Reminiscences of a Var- St. Saviour’s in Bar Harbor). fore the Revolutionary War and acquired ied Life, published posthumously in 1920, In a chapter titled “Some Pleasant Sum- the island from the de Gregoires. Armstrong describes a life of adventures and mers,” Armstrong recounts various family FOA/Earl Brechlin David Maitland Armstrong, The Harbor Bar, Mount Desert, Maine, 1876. 13 5/8 by 28¾ inches, Collection Mr. & Mrs. John A. Rodick III

Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 17 getaways, including stays at Newburyport, Massachusetts. While in Newburyport in 1875 Armstrong visited Bar Harbor and liked it so much he took his family there the “Buildings, too, are following summer. He offers an amusing ac- children of Earth and Sun.” count of getting to and from Mount Desert Island, noting that the steamer Ulysses was -Frank Lloyd Wright known by many as Useless and that the lunch fare in the Rockland train station sup- 207-288-5818 ported writer Charles Dudley Warner’s esti- www.sothebysrealty.com mation of Downeast Maine as “the region of perpetual pie.” During his visit, Armstrong painted alongside Philadelphia artist Frank Hasel- tine (1840-1910), the two of them using up “pounds of our best oil colors and most of our other painting materials” in rendering the local scenery. Among their favorite subjects was the Bar, “where the fish-nets for catching herring, a great industry in those days, were picturesque.” Armstrong also mentions “paintable bits about the Indian encampment close by.” According to Harald Prins and Bunny McBride, in Indians in Eden (2005), the Wabanaki name for the bay area with its tidal bar was “Manesayd’ik,” the place to gather clams. Armstrong found Bar Harbor “pretty primitive” despite several large hotels, “Rod- ick’s being the most important.” Living was “delightfully inexpensive,” he reported, with lobsters costing “three cents apiece.” His family stayed till late in the fall, heading to Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, to visit the Cen- tennial Exposition in nearby Philadelphia. www.nelsongoodwin.com Maitland Armstrong, as he was known, “crossed the bar” on May 26, 1918, at his home in New York City. His legacy, we now Custom Homes know, includes not one, but two handsome Cabinetry depictions of the bar leading to Rodick’s Is- land. When next you venture out to Acadia’s renovations Bar Island from Bridge Street, consider what it looked like “back in the day” and thank a additions smitten artist for capturing the place with an eye for its charming aspects. �

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Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 19 ‘Bat Watch’ Aids Struggling Mammals

By Earl Brechlin

Caption FOA/Julia Walker Thomas FOA/Julia Walker Volunteers help with a mist net setup to capture bats for research purposes on a carriage road in Acadia National Park.

he visiting public and long-term dying from the deadly fungus known as to be the most common around here,” he volunteers have a unique opportu- “white-nose syndrome,” the number of explains. “Last year we only recorded two. Tnity to assist Acadia National Park bats seen in regular counts has plunged by The year before that we only saw one.” researchers this summer as part of the 97 percent, according to park biological White-nose syndrome was first identi- newly-created “Bat Watch” program. technician Chris Heilakka. fied in New York in 2006. Since then it Since 2011, when researchers con- “Unfortunately, we’ve seen a dramatic has killed millions of bats in the northeast. firmed bats on Mount Desert Island were decline. The northern long-eared bat used The three bat species most commonly seen in Acadia include the northern long- eared, little brown, and eastern small- footed bats. All are listed as either threat- ened or endangered on the state or federal endangered species lists. Some species prefer to roost in trees, others in rock openings or caves, while others prefer buildings. Getting to known locations to confirm that bats still remain, and scoping out new locales require a lot of people power. And that’s where the idea of Bat Watch was formed. The program meets every Thursday evening at park headquarters on Eagle Lake Road in Bar Harbor. Researchers share an educational slide show, and then review

FOA/Julia Walker Thomas FOA/Julia Walker techniques for doing what are known as Biologist Erickson Smith uses a directional radio setup to track bats in Acadia National Park. “emergence counts.” Groups then fan out

20 Summer 2018 Friends of Acadia Journal into the field to look for bats. In addition to a general assessment of the park’s bat populations, emergence counts help park officials plan maintenance projects so they can be scheduled for times when bats are not raising their young. The peak bat maternity period is June and July. Females give birth to just one “pup.” Recent rehabilitation work on the Para- dis Hill Road bridge, for instance, was timed to avoid disturbing bats found to be roosting there during “pupping” season. “We do counts in areas where we know

there are bats and for the compliance ANP work as well,” Heilakka says. An eastern small-foot bat. Volunteers who wish to make a longer term or even season-long commitment can get advanced training. Bat Myths The old expression “blind as a bat” couldn’t be further from the truth. White-nose syndrome was They operate quite well in dark environments. The night vision of some species is three times better than humans. They do use echolocation first identified in New York (sound waves) to help navigate. in 2006. Since then it has Bats as pests killed millions of bats in the Humans actually derive numerous benefits from bats. A single bat can northeast. eat thousands of insects in a single evening. The economic benefit of that globally is put at $53 billion. Bats help pollinate plants, spread seeds, and droppings, known as guano, make excellent fertilizer. In addition to watching likely locations for the emergence of bats at dusk, or ob- Bats are not mice serving feeding behavior, other survey Although bats are the only flying mammal, they are not rodents. They techniques include acoustic monitoring are more closely related to chimps. They do not damage structures by and the use of mist nets to capture bats chewing on wood, metal or wires like mice and rats. so they can be measured, banded, and in some cases, fitted with tiny telemetry de- Bats and Vampires vices so their habits and behaviors can be Only three of the world’s 1,200 species of bats consume blood—none monitored electronically. in the United States or Canada. Small bats in South America are called Providing there is no more than a 40 “vampire bats. They lick blood from wounds on cattle, not drink it as is percent chance of rain, Bat Watch oper- often portrayed in works of fiction. ates on Thursday evenings through fall. The times are: July: 7 to 9:30 p.m., Au- Bats and hair gust: 6:15 to 9 p.m., September: 5:30 to Bats don’t want to get tangled in people’s hair or make a nest. In fact, they 8 p.m. Advance registration is required. don’t nest at all. The reason they sometimes swoop near people’s heads is Email: [email protected]. Please to capture insects that swarm there. include “Bat Watch” in the subject line. For more information contact Chris Hei- Bats and rabies � lakka at 288-8840. Scientists say bats have lower rates of rabies infections that other mammals such as raccoons and foxes. While those species may display ag- EARL BRECHLIN is Friends of Acadia’s gressive behavior if sick, bats usually just become paralyzed. Avoiding Communications Director. bats on the ground reduces the risk to almost zero.

Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 21 FOA Volunteer is honored Updates Friends of Acadia volunteer Nancy How- land of Bar Harbor has been named the 2018 Elizabeth Fritz Thorndike Award win- ner. The biennial award, managed by the Maine Community Foundation, honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to community service on Mount Desert Island. As part of the award, the Maine Com- munity Foundation has made a $2,500 donation in Howland’s name to Friends of Acadia to support the Wild Gardens of Acadia. Howland also received a bronze statuette, The Helping Hand, by sculptor Constance Pach. The Thorndike Award honors Betty Thorndike, a long-time resident of Bar Har- bor and cofounder of the Wild Gardens who served in many capacities in her community, as a volunteer, board member, town coun- cilor, and patron of the arts. FOA/Julia Walker Thomas FOA/Julia Walker Growing like a…The Annual Wild Gardens of Acadia Benefit Plant Sale set a new sales record this year. Plants shared by area growers, greenhouses, and estates were snapped up by more than 100 area garden- ers. Held every June at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church in Bar Harbor, the event helps provide financial support for the Wild Gardens, a volunteer program of Friends of Acadia.

Boatworks Gets Its the medium of boatbuilding to preserve the ‘Blue Duck’ in a Row local maritime legacy and to teach impor- Islesford Boatworks, a community-based tant educational skills to children, teens, non-profit organization, entered into a new and adults. agreement with the National Park Service The Blue Duck is listed on the National in May to lease the historic Blue Duck Register of Historic Places. It was originally Ship’s Store. Islesford Boatworks will host used by the Hadlock family as a ship’s store boatbuilding programs in the Blue Duck and then as a general store and a sail loft. starting this summer on Little Cranberry To learn more about Islesford Boatworks Island. The Blue Duck is located across the visit islesfordboatworks.org CARL LITTLE, MAINECF lawn from the Islesford Historical Museum. Nancy Howland at the Wild Gardens of Acadia “Thanks to this lease with Islesford Boat- Ocean Drive Visitor Use works, we will improve the condition of and Traffic Model Complete this historic building, restore a connection Friends of Acadia (FOA) and Acadia Na- On the Wild Side to the waterfront for the Islesford communi- tional Park have been working with the con- Area residents and visitors are en- ty, and benefit kids and adults who partici- sulting firm RSG to prepare a comprehen- couraged to share news of any unusual pate in Islesford Boatworks’ programs,” said sive traffic and visitor use model for Ocean wildlife or bird sightings with Acadia Acadia Superintendent Kevin Schneider. Drive. The goal of the project was to provide National Park officials. As part of Islesford Boatworks’ lease of a scientifically rigorous way for the National Those occasions can range from the the Blue Duck, they will carefully rehabili- Park Service (NPS) to predict the outcomes rare, although not unheard of, spotting tate the building over the next two to three of different scenarios for managing traffic on of a moose or bear, to birds outside their years, keeping in mind its historic integrity. Ocean Drive. normal range, which are called vagrants Islesford Boatworks will use the Blue Duck FOA funded the project in preparation for or accidentals. as a demonstration space and teaching the draft Acadia National Park Draft Trans- Sightings can be reported via email at shop, highlighting traditional boatbuilding portation Plan, released in April 2018. [email protected]. techniques to the island community and The data that was used in the model summer visitors. Islesford Boatworks uses continued on page 27 22 Summer 2018 Friends of Acadia Journal Summit Stewards are Park’s Protectors

rom the wind-swept, open gran- merged in 2017. Members now swap off be- tors can protect them. ite ledges of the summit of Sargent, tween spending time hiking to distant sum- Sometimes stewards will position them- Fto the crowded asphalt parking lots mits or being assigned to Cadillac. selves near the base of very difficult trails, shimmering in the August heat on Cadil- “The big focus is Leave No Trace (LNT) such as the Precipice or Beehive, and offer lac Mountain, Friends of Acadia’s Summit education,” says Ley. Among the key prin- advice to those who appear hesitant to tack- Stewards take to the high ground each sum- ciples are not trampling vegetation, respect- le such rigorous climbs. mer to assist visitors, answer questions, and ing wildlife, and being considerate of other Nearly every day throughout the park, spread the word about the importance of visitors. stewards will explain the unique style of the low-impact visitation. historic Bates cairns, used to mark the trails Stewards also serve as eyes and ears for Every opportunity is a chance on Mount Desert Island’s east side. park resource managers and law enforce- While on the trail, stewards carry small ment rangers in helping to make the deter- to talk about the fragile na- saws and loppers so they can perform light mination that the summit road up Cadillac ture of Acadia’s resources maintenance such as clearing a downed should be closed due to traffic congestion or and how individual visitors branch or rebuilding damaged cairns. More other problems. Last year alone, traffic jams and more frequently, however, they also or emergencies closed the road to the top can protect them. spend time dismantling bootleg cairns and 69 times. piles of rock art that can confuse visitors and Stephanie Ley, Summit Steward Coordi- Sometimes Stewards just give directions. mar the visual landscape. nator, oversees a team of nine that covers On other occasions, especially while on pa- “It’s really astonishing how quickly illegal trails and summits throughout the park, trol on the trails, they share an extra bot- cairns and rock installations can crop up,” monitoring resources and interacting with tle of water with hikers who may running Ley explains. visitors. For many years FOA operated a low or provide a map to someone unsure Along with LNT and other training, stew- separate backcountry program called Ridge of where they are. Every opportunity is a ards are also annually certified to be able to Runners while Summit Stewards focused on chance to talk about the fragile nature of provide basic first aid and CPR. They as- Cadillac Mountain. Those programs were Acadia’s resources and how individual visi- sist park rangers during rescue operations, AYTT/ASHLEY CONTI AYTT/ASHLEY Members of the 2018 Friends of Acadia Summit Stewards include, from left, Colleen Laird, Isabella Connelly, John Clark, Zoe Smiarowski, Sean Ducker, Coordinator Stephanie Ley, Chris Spaulding, Bess Fagerstrom, and Alanna McDonough.

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helping to carry injured visitors down hik- within 50 miles of the coast from Maine to ing trails. “In one case, a Summit Steward Rio de Janeiro is often packed with scores was just a short distance away and they were of concession bus tour visitors, cruise ship the first one on the scene,” Ley recalls. The passengers, and hikers that ascend on trails steward was able to radio valuable informa- that approach the peak from all four cardi- tion about the patient’s situation and condi- nal directions. tion that helped formulate a faster and more According to park service reports, the

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Come in and taste for yourself! 8 Rodick Place • Bar Harbor included traffic counts at the Sand Beach is provided to Ocean Drive, it could have 503 Main Street • Rockland 88 Main Street • Freeport entrance station; bus ridership counts and a beneficial impact on reducing the total 90 Maine Street • Brunswick passenger estimates on commercial buses, number of vehicles on Ocean Drive, but At the Vault • Lewiston concessions buses, and the Island Explorer; it might also cause pulses in visitation at At Tiller & Rye • Brewer and visitor use patterns including group Thunder Hole that exacerbate the feeling OPEN YEAR ROUND www.FIOREoliveoils.com size, destinations visited, and length of stay of being crowded at that site. The NPS will WE SHIP! www.facebook.com at Thunder Hole and Sand Beach. Using this be able to wrestle with questions like this /FIOREoliveoils Maine’s 2013 Woman-Owned Business of the Year data, the consultants determined traffic lev- through the model to determine the best els and visitor patterns that would be expect- actions to improve the Ocean Drive visitor ed on a typically busy summer day. experience overall. Simultaneously, RSG worked with the NPS to select indicators that could be used Acadia Institutes to track visitor crowding and traffic condi- Bark Ranger Program Amigos del Parque. since 1994 tions (e.g. number of vehicles at one time Dogs are welcome companions on most on Ocean Drive and number of people of Acadia’s trails and carriage roads, and X Y at one time in the lower walkway area of this year furry friends will have the oppor- Z restaurant Thunder Hole). tunity to achieve a special designation— serving food of the mexican interior The results of running the model showed “Bark Ranger.” end of Bennett Lane Manset that vehicle traffic exceeds the effective Kelly Pontbriand, budget technician for reservations 244-5221 number of parking spaces along Ocean the Interpretive Division of Acadia National Drive approximately 9.2 percent of the Park, brought the program to Acadia after time during a typically busy summer day researching it in 17 other national parks (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.). across the country. Pontbriand is an expe- That suggests management action is war- rienced dog trainer and handler and works ranted on Ocean Drive to improve visitor ac- with her specially trained border collie, Drift, cess and the visitor experience. The model on search and rescue operations in Maine. can also be used in the future to determine Drift and Kelly appear in the park’s “Puppy how a variety of management actions could Pals ProTips” video on the park website. affect traffic and crowding conditions. The focus of the Bark Ranger program For instance, if additional transit service here is encouraging proper behaviors. “We Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 27 Updates wanted to minimize injuries to dogs and Star-studded Festival conflicts with wildlife and other visitors,” The 10th Annual Acadia Night Sky Fes- said Lynne Dominy, chief of interpreta- tival is set for September 5-9, 2018. As tion and education. “We’re thankful Kelly in the past, the celebration will include adapted the program for Acadia and creat- workshops, speakers and hands-on expe- ed a friendly, fun way to be a good steward riences. with your dog.” The Acadia Bark Ranger Acadia is one of the best spots along the program brings attention to four messages: Eastern Seaboard for viewing the night Bag your poop, Always wear a leash, Re- sky free of the negative effects of light pol- spect wildlife, and Know where you can go. lution. Visitors can pick up the Bark Ranger ac- Events include night sky viewing with tivity checklist at park campgrounds, the area astronomers and “star parties” at Sea- Sieur de Monts Nature Center, or the Hulls wall and the summit of Cadillac Mountain Cove Visitor Center. Canine-friendly ac- in Acadia National Park. tivities on the checklist include hiking on Find out more at a permitted park trail, exploring the car- acadianightskyfestival.com. riage roads, and strolling along the water. Participants must follow the stewardship rules, such as picking up and properly ACADIA YOUTH TECHNOLOGY TEAM disposing poop, keeping dogs on a leash signed card to the bookstore at the Hulls ties, more than 270 volunteers came out no longer than six feet, restraining dogs Cove Visitor Center to be eligible to pur- to clean up state and local roads during around wildlife, and staying out of pro- chase a special tag for the dog’s collar. the Friends of Acadia Annual Roadside hibited areas such as the Wild Gardens of For more information about visiting Cleanup in April. Acadia, ladder trails, water supplies, park Acadia with your dog and to meet Drift Participating groups and individuals buildings, and Sand Beach and Echo Lake in the “Puppy Pals” video, go to nps.gov/ collected 488 bags of trash from 80 miles Beach (May 15 to October 15). acad/planyourvisit/pets.htm. Pontbriand of Route 3, Route 233, and Route 102 in Once canines and their humans have and Drift will also be giving ranger pro- the Mount Desert Island and Trenton ar- completed one of the activities on the Bark grams at Schoodic this summer. eas. “Groups reported that there was less Ranger checklist, the human must talk trash in many areas, so the annual cleanup with a ranger and read the Bark Ranger Volunteers Rock appears to be making a difference for the oath. The dog is then sworn in as a Bark Roadside Cleanup better,” said FOA Conservation Projects Ranger, and the owner can show their Inspired by the love for their communi- Manager Paige Steele. COURTESY TEAM MOOSE AND GOOSE COURTESY HIKE WITH MOOSE FOR GOOSE…Friends of Acadia Development Director Lisa Horsch Clark and her daughter, Grace, represented FOA at the Hike with Moose in Honor of Goose walk in June in Connecticut. More than 50 walkers raised $1,600. Team Moose and Goose, one of FOA’s most loyal Acadia Quest teams, was composed of mom Laura Mathews and son Neil, of Torrington, CT. Neil, age 11, passed away unexpectedly last fall. Laura plans to do the memorial walk again next year to benefit FOA. 28 Summer 2018 Friends of Acadia Journal OlisTrolley.com Updates Warm Your Participating groups included Bar Har- Ride bor Bank & Trust, Bar Harbor Congre- Home and Hearth gational Church, Bar Harbor Rotary, Bar the Trolley! Harbor Savings & Loan, Brownie Troop #256, Cadillac Mountain Sports, Camp Beech Cliff, Gamma Sigma Sigma from the x University of Maine, Girl Scout Troop 760, Hadley’s Point Campground, Knowles Company, MDI National Honor Society, Eastern Maine’s largest Town of Trenton, and the United States selection of wood, Gas and Pellet Coast Guard. stoves and Fireplaces Many area businesses recruited volun- A Fun Way to See teers and Hannaford Supermarket pro- Acadia National Park! vided water and snacks. The Maine De- Acadia’s Only Trolley Tour! partment of Transportation collected the bagged trash. 2018 sponsors include: Bar 1 West Street Harbor Bank & Trust, Bar Harbor Savings Bar Harbor Ellsworth- 403 high st., 667-4122 and Loan, The Bluenose Inn, Burdick & 207 - 288 - 9899 BrEwEr- 603 wilson st., 989-0077 Associates Landscape Design, Dawnland, Authorized www.mainestoves.com Evergreen Home and Hearth, Fiore Arti- Concessionaire san Olive Oils & Vinegars, The First, Gal- Lynam a gency lery at Somes Sound, Galyn’s, John Wil- Insurance and reaL estate liams Boat Company, Knowles Company, Lynam Agencies, Machias Savings Bank, Lynam Insurance AGENCY MDI Hospital, Pedego Acadia, and Win- Since 1884 We want to be your agent. dow Panes. � Shops Downtown Bar Harbor Serving the Acadia Community for Over 130 Years Serving Acadia’s Visitors 227 Main Street, Bar Harbor 207-288-3334 • lynamins.com • lynams.com since 1932

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Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 29 In Review

New Books Celebrate Nature, Acadia

Bonding with Nature Sailor for the Wild Maine Mountain Guide By Dianna Emory By Ben Emory By Carey Kish Former Friends of Acadia Board Presi- As an Acadia National Park Advisory The Appalachian Mountain Club’s in- dent and current Honorary Trustee, Di- Commission member and former Ex- dispensable trail guide to hiking in Maine anna Emory is out this summer with a ecutive Director of Maine Coast Heritage is out in its 11th edition this month. It was book exploring the transformative power Trust Ben Emory is no stranger to land edited and ground-truthed by Mount Des- of national parks and the importance of trust organizations across Maine over the ert resident Carey Kish, who also writes a maintaining personal connections to the years. He has released his first book,Sailor regular hiking column in the Maine Sun- natural world. In Bonding with Nature, Re- for the Wild, On Maine, Conservation, and day Telegram. The book includes updates sponding to Life’s Challenges and the Aging Boats. of previous trails, as well as 175 new trails Process, Emory shares wisdom gathered In this memoir, Emory shares a lifetime on 50 “new” mountains. during her own personal journey, beat- of adventure on the ocean and his profes- In addition to detailed trail descriptions, ing cancer as a child, and explorations in sional and volunteer land conservation this authoritative work includes several beautiful places around the globe. enterprises including many involving Aca- pullout maps, including covering most of Acadia, FOA, and exploring how volun- dia and Mount Desert Island. the popular Acadia trails on the east side teerism can help improve quality of life Includes maps by Jane Crosen. of MDI. Other maps include: Baxter State are among the subjects covered. Park/Katahdin, the 100-Mile Wilderness, $19.95, Paperback the Bigelow Range, Camden Hills, the Ma- hoosuc Range, and Evans Notch. $19.95, Paperback, 310 pages 224 pages Numerous photos Numerous photos Available at area booksellers and online. $23.95 Available at area booksellers and online. Available at local shops or online.

30 Spring 2018 Friends of Acadia Journal Chair’s Letter

FOA is a ‘Beehive’ of Activity

Greetings, Friends, and worming, and transportation. Jill was also helpful in shepherding relationships ho isn’t looking forward to at the state level before, during, and after sharing time this summer with the centennial year. Wfamily and friends in Acadia? LINDA JENSEN has brought FOA great What adventures do you have in mind? expertise in nonprofit accounting. One of my goals is to utilize the Island Her financial wisdom and experience Explorer from the Northeast Harbor Marina shared on the Investment, Finance, and to access the trails at Jordan Pond House. Audit committees have been a tremendous We’re also planning to bike the 10-mile asset. Her consistent preparedness for loop in Schoodic to view the easternmost committee meetings, reviewing the books, section of Acadia National Park. and good questions for the budget were Summer is now in full swing; the especially valued. We wish Linda well in calendar is filling up and the daily pace will her relocation to Virginia. intensify. I marvel at how many activities JACK RUSSELL was born and raised on we all juggle as the season flies by. MDI and is an Acadia lover like no other! Your FOA board works hard year-round Jack has a unique gift for writing. preserving and protecting our beloved I will always treasure his heartfelt park to make all this, and more, a reality. communications occasionally written

Thanks to Friends of Acadia’s busy bees, FOA to me under challenging circumstances. hundreds of people have the opportunity While each has its own talents and tasks, The FOA board has benefited from his to volunteer at the spring Roadside our board community collectively builds precision focus on many committees, Cleanup, and Take Pride in Acadia Day. and protects the park resources as the including his leadership as co-chair FOA’s story has been shared at more numbers of visitors swell. In that regard, of the Acadia Centennial Task Force. intimate events throughout the spring in I want to acknowledge and thank four Onward, Jack! Boston, New York, and Washington D.C. prolific members who will be “flying off” Thank you, Brownie, Jill, Linda, and Advocacy members also traveled to D.C. the FOA board this year. Jack for everything we have learned from for the Friends Alliance Conference and to BROWNIE CARSON has been a terrific you and for your long-term engagement advocate on Capitol Hill. resource in environmental issues and and dedicated service. In May, FOA’s Board of Directors served on the Advocacy and Resource Additionally, a special note of thanks approved an updated vision for the future Protection Committees. Brownie has to the FOA Honorary Trustees who make and strategic plan to get us there. With been an eloquent voice for the natural significant contributions and support the the assistance of a very active Planning resources of the park, always encouraging organization year-round. Committee comprising FOA board Friends of Acadia to be strong advocates See you all in the park! members, staff, and park leadership, key for protection. Brownie has also given issues facing the park were addressed. particular attention to climate change and With Gratitude, The Draft Transportation Plan for its anticipated affects at Acadia. Acadia National Park was released and JILL GOLDTHWAIT has been a force FOA helped inform the public. We were on the advocacy front. She has a keen —Anne B. Green well represented by board and staff at the understanding of how the park and local many public informational sessions. communities interact. This has been Needless to say, our board is a hive of especially helpful when working on park worker bees buzzing around in Acadia. issues such as the boundary, clamming

Friends of Acadia Journal Summer 2018 31 Ticks are a Growing Outdoor Challenge By Earl Brechlin

Like wearing proper footwear, bringing believe the number of infections to be plenty of water, and using sun screen, ten times that figure. taking precautions against ticks is now (See related story on how to guard a reality of spending time in the woods against ticks) and fields of Acadia National Park. In Acadia, a variety of methods are em- Several species of ticks are prevalent in ick repell ployed by those who spend a lot of time e t en the park (see related chart). Most are ac- s t u in the field, including trail and vegeta- tive in late spring until early fall. Bites tion crews, water and wildlife research- from infected ticks can spread a vari- ers. Employees are urged to wear long- ourself f ety of serious diseases including Lyme, y or ck t sleeve shirts, long pants, full socks, and e ic H k C Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, and, just re- s gaiters treated with permethrin, even cently identified, Powassen, which can on the hottest days. Employees can also IN be fatal. ANTS TO S P OC send out up to eight items of clothing CK K U S Surveys done in Acadia showed about T at a time to be treated with permethrin. 10 percent of ticks collected thirty years According to trail crew leader Gary ago harbored Lyme bacteria. More re- Stellpflug, taking tick precautions isn’t cent studies have shown that number mandatory, but there are constant reis now 40 percent—which is not out minders on how to avoid being bitten. of line with other areas along the Maine Time is allowed at the end of every shift coast. “Everything seems to be moving for crews to conduct tick checks.

faster than anticipated,” explains Acadia Design by Haley Montgomer y resource specialist Bruce Connery. Friends of Acadia’s seasonal workers and volunteers are also trained on how The chances of becoming infected vary. TICK - TAC - KNOW to avoid tick bites. Not all ticks harbor harmful bacteria Beat ticks at their own game. , College of the Atlantic With these three simple steps, you can get Connery shares that several studies are and only about 5 percent of people bitten by ticks will be infected. back to enjoying the great outdoors. being done in Acadia this summer re- For more information visit: https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/index.html lated to ticks and public awareness. One DESIGN BY HALEY MONTGOMERY, COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC DESIGN BY HALEY MONTGOMERY, Scientists believe an attached tick must will study small mammals that play host be present and feeding for more than 24 late June into July and August. “They are really, re- to ticks during their life cycle. Also, two to 36 hours before Lyme is transmitted. For other ally hard to see, just the size of a dot made by a surveys will be done to gauge the public’s attitudes diseases the timeframe may be shorter. fine-point marker,” Connery explains. and awareness of tick-related issues. � Of particular concern on Mount Desert Island are In Maine, about 1,000 to 1,200 people are report- EARL BRECHLIN is Friends of Acadia’s deer or long-legged ticks during the summer, from ed with Lyme disease annually. Officials, however, Communications Director.

Guard Against Ticks Taking steps to protect yourself and your family from getting a tick • Treat dogs for ticks. Dogs are very susceptible to tick bites and bite is the best defense against Lyme disease and other tick-borne to some tick-borne diseases. They may also bring ticks into your infections. Whether you’re working, enjoying the park, your yard, home. Talk to your veterinarian about the best tick prevention camping, hiking, hunting or otherwise in the outdoors, the Centers products for your dog. for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that people: • Bathe or shower as soon as possible after coming indoors to wash • Avoid areas with high grass and leaf litter and walk in the center of off and more easily find crawling ticks before they bite you. trails when hiking. • Conduct a full-body tick check using a hand-held or full-length • Use Environmental Protection Agency-registered insect repellents mirror to view all parts of your body upon returning from tick- containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, pa- infested areas. Parents should help children check thoroughly for ra-menthane-diol, or 2-undecanone. EPA’s helpful search tool can ticks. Remove any ticks right away. help you find the product that best suits your needs. Always follow • Tumble dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill product instructions. ticks on dry clothing after you come indoors. If the clothes are • Use products that contain permethrin to treat clothing and gear, damp, additional time may be needed. such as boots, pants, socks, and tents or look for clothing pre- Source: CDC treated with permethrin.

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