Brandon Bies, deputy superintendent at Acadia National park, speaks during Pints for a Purpose in 2023.

Gather around the fireplace, sip a beer, and hear stories about the history and future of Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island.

From May 21 to October 15, we gather in the main lodge at Terramor every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. for an informative talk and discussion, camaraderie, and delicious refreshments.

This free series is co-hosted by Friends of Acadia & Terramor Outdoor Resort. All are welcome to attend and $1 of every beer purchased benefits Friends of Acadia!

May 21: Becca Stanley
Learning More About Anemone Cave and the Acadia Gateway Center

May 28: Rich MacDonald
Conversation with an Ornithologist: Migration and the Movement of Birds

June 4: Amanda Pollock
Frances Perkins National Monument

June 11: Eddie Monat
Fish Tales from the Gulf of Maine

June 18: Gary Stellpflug
Acadia’s Historic Trails

June 25: Stephanie Outhier
Archaeology in the Park

July 2: Becky Cole‑Will
Protecting Acadia’s Cultural Resources

July 9: Ken Olson, Eric Stiles, David MacDonald, and Marla O’Byrne
Reflecting on FOA’s First 40 years and Chartering the Course for the Future

July 16: Catherine Schmitt
Trees of Acadia: The Past, Present, and Future of Park Forests

July 23: Zack Klyver
Exploring Cashes Ledge

July 30: Steve Kemp
“An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s Crusade to Save America’s Wonderlands”

August 6: Michael Good
Monitoring the Birds of Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island Through Ecotourism

August 13: Jennifer Neptune
The New Penobscot Nation Museum

August 20: Dr. John Anderson
Further Adventures of Wandering Gulls

August 27: Jesse Wheeler
Acadia’s Plant Life

September 3: Lauren Gibson
Wild Acadia

September 10: Dan DenDanto
Whales of the Gulf of Maine

September 17: Brittany Slabach
Acadia’s Mammals

September 24: Billy Helprin
Loon Update from Somes‑Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary

October 1: Jim Wright
The Peregrine Falcon: The Epic Life and Times of the World’s Fastest Creature

October 8: Emily Owens
Acadia’s Carriage Road Vista Management

October 15: John Kelly and Paul Murphy
The Island Explorer and the New Acadia Gateway Center