One in a series of historic Acadia hiking trail highlights With a possible maritime disaster in its past, a big undeveloped harbor and sprawling pink granite, the Ship Harbor Trail in Acadia National Park epitomizes a lot about hiking Maine coast. We’ve often walked the Ship Harbor Trail over the past two decades, but for […]
From the top of Cadillac to the garden-like paths around Sieur de Monts, from the stacks at Jesup Memorial Library to the labs of 2 major research institutions on Mount Desert Island, the presence of George Dorr can be felt. Not only was Dorr the “father of Acadia,” he had a hand in creating Bar […]
One in a series of historic hiking trail highlights leading up to the Acadia Centennial Most people who hike Beech Mountain in Acadia National Park may not be aware of a rare opportunity that could await them at the peak. The National Park Service has begun opening the top platform of the steel fire tower […]
Since we began this blog about Acadia National Park last year, we’ve seen the top 5 posts draw thousands of Facebook likes, had visitors from more than 80 countries, and started a series of historic hiking trail highlights leading up to the Acadia Centennial. We’ve written about puffins, peregrine falcons and wild turkeys, and how pet-friendly Acadia […]
Another in a series of historic hiking trail highlights leading up to the Acadia Centennial Walk along the intricately laid stepping stones of Beachcroft Path, and you will find yourself walking in the footsteps of George Dorr, the “father of Acadia National Park.” First built in the late 1800s by Dorr and the Bar Harbor […]
Another in a series of historic hiking trail highlights leading up to the Acadia Centennial Dating back to the late 1800s, the trail to South Bubble and its precariously perched 100-ton Bubble Rock has lured scientists, artists, outdoor enthusiasts and first-time visitors for generations, long before the area was protected as Acadia National Park. Eons […]
First in a series of historic hiking trail highlights leading up to the Acadia Centennial Update on Feb. 15, 2022 with biographical info on Rudolph Brunnow provided by his great-granddaughter. She also debunks a legend that Brunnow’s death from pneumonia came after he fell while hiking. When Princeton professor Rudolph E. Brunnow designed this intricate […]
One in a series of historic Acadia hiking trail highlights Jordan Stream Path is among the shortest and most overlooked hikes in Acadia National Park, but it travels to one of the park’s unusual sights – Cobblestone Bridge, which is quietly marking its own centennial this year. Previously badly eroded, the Jordan Stream Path looks […]
One in a series of historic trail highlights celebrating the Acadia Centennial The path around Jordan Pond is an ideal hike for any time of year but it is especially beautiful in the fall. The fall colors around Jordan Pond are spectacular if you catch them at peak, as we did on Saturday, Oct. 15. We especially […]
UPDATE 5/20/2016: Acadia Centennial Trek Medal now available for purchase, to help raise funds for the park Acadia on My Mind is one of the official Acadia Centennial Partners, approved on Jan. 19, 2016 – a fitting date, since that’s the 1st of 3 birthdays being celebrated by the park, marking the 1929 change in name from Lafayette […]
UPDATE 2/14/2016: Revised 2015 park statistics show 2.8 million visitors to Acadia, most since 1995. Change primarily a result of more accurate count of Schoodic visitors. Link to final numbers here. UPDATED 1/6/16: December visitors to Acadia total 13,880, pushing total in 2015 to 2.756 million, up 7.5% from 2014, most since 2.760 million in 1997. See updated story […]
Another in a series of historic trail highlights leading up to the Acadia Centennial If not for the building of Kurt Diederich’s Climb 100 years ago, there may not have been an Acadia Centennial to celebrate in 2016. In the spring of 1914, George B. Dorr, the “father of Acadia,” failed in his initial attempt to […]
UPDATE 4/3/15: Just learned of a way you can get a copy of “Best Easy Day Hikes, Acadia National Park” for free – by joining the American Hiking Society at the family level. FalconGuides, publisher of the guide, is one of AHS’s partners in its Families on Foot initiative, to encourage families, particularly those with kids, […]