Acadia National Park
Clara Martin and the Earliest Guide for Mount Desert Island Tourists
One of the earliest guidebooks to Mount Desert was written by a woman, Clara Barnes Martin.
Tracking the Health of Acadia’s Lakes
Protecting the water supplies in Acadia.
Chatto and the Gift of a Treasured Island
Chatto: A treasured Maine island
Bringing Back the Peregrines
It took a national park, a college, and a helicopter to reintroduce peregrine falcons to the Maine coast.
Influenced by Nature
Charles Eliot was a noted landscape architect who helped create the land trust model that led to the formation of Acadia National Park. Sailing vacations to Maine with his family when he was young helped inspire his later work.
Brave Lake Love
Writer Carl Little and his family live near the shores of Mt. Desert Island’s Echo Lake, a constant source of awe and inspiration.
