Acadia National Park News

The National Park Service is getting more money for 2010 than it did for this year, but what that might mean for funding for Acadia National Park is not yet known.

What is this bird, and what national park would be a good place to look for it? USGS National Biological Survey photo by Alan Williams.

Acadia National Park a ' More than 400 enthusiastic people turned out for the 19th Annual Take Pride in Acadia Day, sponsored by Friends of Acadia and Acadia National Park, on Saturday, Nov.

Located on a quiet side street in Somesville, this 2+/- acres lot offers privacy yet convenience to the villages of Somesville, Southwest Harbor and Northeast Harbor.

Scientists searching for Yellowstone National Park's lesser-known life forms - beyond its famed bison, bears and wolves - found more than 1,200 species, including several never known before to exist in the park.A one-day study of the park in late August found microscopic worms, mushrooms, a bluish-green lichen, a slender grass and a colorful tiger ...

Watch carefully, as you hike a Maine trail or drive along a dirt road, and you may spot a ridge or hollow in a downhill stretch that diverts runoff water to prevent erosion.

For the first time in several years, Acadia National Park officials won't be waiting throughout the winter to find out what their budget will be for next year.

Super location on Main Street in Bar Harbor, Maine home to Acadia National Park.

Set back from the street and bounded by Acadia National Park on the west, this passive solar contemporary home enjoys a private setting yet is just 3 miles from the Jackson Laboratory and 5 miles from downtown Bar Harbor.

Nine people who decided they'd just, oh, run a couple of marathons spent the week in between the races hiking in Nova Scotia.

Share + Oct 26, 2009 7:53 am US/Eastern ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine Acadia National Park officials are working to prohibit aircraft from flying within the park's boundaries as a way to keep the landscape quiet.

When we went there: Late August through early September. The weather was perfect.

Acadia National Park a ' In addition to being a great way to see nature and enjoy the outdoors, a visit to Acadia can also support a global effort to lower carbon emissions.

A recent editorial, "In 'Parks,' the triumph of idealism," correctly pointed out that "Ken Burns is right.

We visited Acadia National Park in Maine a couple of weeks ago. It was the first National Park created east of the Mississippi River, and while the scenery is not as spectacular as some we have seen in the west, it is very beautiful, with scenes such as this: We had a lovely lunch in the restaurant at Jordan Pond, which provided this view: Drove to ...

MDI : Improvements to a number of Island Explorer bus stops are in the works. The Mount Desert Island League of Towns this week heard from transportation consultation Tom Crikelair, who helped design the Island Explorer system.

Colors are changing, leaves are falling and fall foliage is abundant across the nation.

The board of directors of the Maine Merchants Association recently chose Acadia Corporation of Bar Harbor, ME, as its 2009 Merchant of the Year.

Acadia is now swimming safely -- alone in a tank at the New England Aquarium in Boston.

Officials at Acadia National Park have reopened a popular hiking trail on Champlain Mountain three years after it was closed when it sustained earthquake damage.