Cool Acadian Waters
Acadia National Park, with its rock coastline, forested mountains, and cool waters, should be on everyone's to-do list.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - June 14th, 2015 4:41pm
Acadia National Park
National Park Gateway Towns Sprinkled Through List Of Top 100 "Best Small Towns"
When talk builds around some of the best small towns in America when it comes to putting down roots, you're bound to come upon a handful or so of national park gateway towns. And the folks at Liveability.com have made it official with their list of the Top 100 Best Small Towns."
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2015 6:58pm
Impetus For Current Move To Raise Fees Across National Park System Dates Back More Than A Decade
When the National Park Service's leadership team sat down in August 2014 to draw up a road map for entrance fees across the system, they built upon a study conducted more than a decade earlier.
Acadia National Park Working On Transportation Plan For The Future
Zion National Park has a shuttle that works on a mandatory basis during the high season. Bryce Canyon National Park works with an optional shuttle. Acadia National Park long has seen the Island Explorer help move people around the park, but is there a better option?
- By NPT Staff - May 22nd, 2015 2:35pm
Acadia Then And Now: 40 Years Is Too Long Between Visits
As I gazed out on the bay and up to the roof of Acadia National Park, it was hard to believe that it had been 40 years since I first set foot on Mount Desert Island. I was only about nine or 10 years old at the time, and on my very first trip to a national park. I didn't understand Acadia National Park, or know what to expect. To me it was just our family vacation.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 30th, 2015 5:02pm
Park Partners Invest Heavily In National Parks, Corporate America Not So Much
Skim down through the list of centennial projects that will help paint buildings, repair trails, restore fisheries, help giant sequoias thrive, involve youth in the parks, and you have to give thanks to park friends groups. Corporate America? Not so much.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 30th, 2015 5:28pm
Traveler's View: Economic Engines Are Nice, But Let's Not Overlook The True Value Of National Parks
On a day set aside to celebrate the Earth and the environmental movement, the Interior Department and National Park Service gave us dollars and cents.
Birding In The National Parks: Don't Overlook The Acadia Birding Fest
You’ve heard about the birding festival in Acadia National Park in this space before, but it’s worth mentioning just one more time. This year’s Acadia Birding Festival is destined for greatness.
- By Kirby Adams - April 21st, 2015 3:30am
Acadia National Park Opens Loop Road For The Summer Season
Winter must be over at Acadia National Park in Maine, for officials have opened the Park Loop Road for wheeled traffic, a kickoff to the summer high season.
- By NPT Staff - April 21st, 2015 3:30am
Mount Desert Island Road Trip Loop: Schoodic Peninsula, Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Springtime finds many flocking to the warmer climates and sun, desperate to break free of winter. But put off bathing-suit season for just a while longer and head north to Maine and Acadia National Park in late April or early May to beat the summer crowds.
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