NPS Building New Employee Housing At 'Acadia'
Paid for by donations. Will NPS have the budget for MORE employees?
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Acadia National Park (and surrounds) -- facts, insights, news, history, and trivia. Anything and everything related or pertinent to (dear) Acadia by a true Acadia aficionado. The author of 'Acadia National Park for Inquiring Minds' and 'Bold Coast' books.
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Acadia: One Of The 11 Parks That Will Start Charging The $100/Person Nonresident Surcharge.
Not sure how this will be implemented. Could
My 'National Park' & 'National Monument' Excel Spreadsheets.
Yes, I have some rather detailed (i.e., data packed) Excel spreadsheets.
'Acadia' (In Its Time) The The First To Be Named After A Non-American & Now The Only.
Quite the thing & now quite an unique distinction.
'Bass Harbor Light' -- A New Viewing Area, At Eye Level To Light.
There is a fair amount of ground work being done all around the car park.
A Repository For 1,000+ (& Still Growing) Photographs Of 'Acadia National Park', 2013 Onwards ...
Seemed churlish not to SHARE & preserve this collection.
'Katahdin National Monument' NOT Faring As Well As 'Acadia' During This Government Shutdown.
They are both in Maine, only 110 miles apart, BUT this new National Monument might as well be on a different planet.
Acadia During The 2025 Government Shutdown -- A Firsthand Report.
The Park is in GREAT shape. Mainly open. Restrooms SPOTLESS!
'Acadia' Is FREE During Government Shutdown. It Used To Be ALWAYS FREE Until 1987.
The intent of the Park's illustrious Founders was ensure FREE access to these lands.
Why Does The NPS Refer To 'Sieur de Cadillac' As 'Self-Proclaimed'?
The NPS is being extremely tactful & diplomatic. 'Cadillac', however, was NO 'noble'.
FREE Food Pantry At The 'Grand Canyon' To Feed The Unpaid NPS Staff During 2025 Shutdown.
Will this become a necessity at 'Acadia' too? Maybe we can do it more discreetly.
Squatters At Campgrounds Have Become A Problem At 'Yosemite'. How Will 'Acadia' Fare?
The 3 NPS campgrounds, not on ‘Isle au Haut’, viz., ‘Blackwoods’, ‘Seawall’ & ‘Schoodic Woods’, are currently open & functioning as if there is NO Shutdown. So, right now these campgrounds are FULL, busy & have some staffing. So squatters won’t stand much chance because space will be limited & there will be FEE-PAYING customers who will take umbrage to squatters trying to muscle into THEIR space.
During 2025 Government Shutdown Getting Married At Acadia Will Be Easier.
Unlikely that the NPS will be able to enforce their rules, e.g., the 10 people cutoff.
The 1st Map Of 'Acadia National Park' To Be Printed In A NPS Park Brochure.
It was in the 1939 brochure -- a full 20 years after the Park had been established.
Close To 1/3rd Of 'Acadia National Park' Is Within 'Bar Harbor'.
But, of course, Downtown Bar Harbor with ALL the hotels, shops & restaurants is NOT part of the Park.
'Acadia National Park' Started Off As 'Lafayette National Park' & Was So For 9+ Years.
How many of YOU knew this? NPS does not talk about this much.
I Got Myself A Copy Of The Somewhat Rare 'Mount Desert: A History' 1926 Edition.
Acadia & Mount Desert are intrinsically linked. 62% of the Park is on Mount Desert Island.
First Sunrise Over Mainland U.S. From The Summit Of 'Cadillac Mountain' -- Now To March 6.
You CANNOT Experience 1st Sunrise Over Mainland U.S. from Cadillac during the Summer.
Acadia Is Doing Remarkably Well (So Far) During The 2025 Government Shutdown -- Compared To Some Other National Parks.
Acadia, as a FEE CHARGING Park, had some 'money in the bank' prior to the Shutdown. Plus, in the scheme of things, it is a SMALL Park.
'Acadia National Park' Is Much Bigger & MORE Spread Out Than Most Appreciate.
The Park actually is spread across an Archipelago of at least 17 Islands. Yes, 17.