Acadia National Park is one of the most visited parks in the entire U.S., seeing almost 4 million visitors this past year. It’s easy to see why. Instituted as a national park in 1919, this piece ...

On February 26, 1919, Mount Desert Island became a national park. It was eventually named Acadia, the French word for "heaven on earth." George Dorr was immediately named superintendent ...

Echo Lake is a freshwater lake located on the western side of Mount Desert Island within Acadia National Park. Unlike the more rugged oceanfront areas of the park, Echo Lake offers a serene ...

The best way to get around Acadia National ... Island Explorer, a fare-free summer bus service, offers 10 bus routes connecting Acadia's hotels, trails, campgrounds and village centers on Mount ...

The U.S. Coast Guard still maintains the beacon, but it transferred ownership to Acadia National Park on July ... sits on the southern tip of Mount Desert Island and guards the entrance to Bass ...

1930s. Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Garden Club of America Collection At only 1,530 feet, Mount Desert Island's Cadillac Mountain, in Maine's Acadia National Park ...

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIFW) recently announced a substantial poaching bust on Mount Desert ...

Warmer weather, melting snow and wet conditions soften Acadia National Park’s carriage roads and make them susceptible to damage. A rainy day can easily transform a ...

the property boasts a stunning location on Mount Desert Island, overlooking the waters of Northeast Harbor, and is just a short drive from Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. The hotel was named ...

Sea and mountains meet at Acadia National Park in Maine, which saw 3,961,661 people visit in 2024. Most of the park is on Mount Desert Island, a patchwork of parkland, private property ...