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 […]