A Magazine about Acadia National Park and Surrounding Communities
Spring 2019 – Volume 24 No. 1
The Friends of Acadia Journal is published three times a year. With features about Acadia National Park’s history, resources, and programs, news about Friends of Acadia’s projects and activities, and information about how to get involved, the Friends of Acadia Journal is a great way to stay connected to Acadia National Park, all year long. Membership in Friends of Acadia includes a subscription to the Journal. Join Now »
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features:
Quilt From ‘Friends’ Honors Service
By Earl Brechlin
Monuments Memorialize Acadia’s Founders
The tragic death of Waldron Bates
By Don Lenahan
Park on Roll to Curtail Rock ‘Art’
Acadia’s stolen rocks are sometimes returned
By Maude Kusserow
Modern Hikers Follow Clara Barnes Martin’s Footsteps
The first travel guide for the island was for those in search of natural scenery and wonder
By Lynn Fantom
Ranger Reports Similar to Today
Challenges faced by Rangers here more than 55 years ago
By Earl Brechlin
Perspectives:
• President’s Message: Shutdown Effects, Like Long Winter, May Linger
• Superintendent’s View: When You’re Down, You Realize Pretty Quickly Who Your Friends Are
• Donor Profile: Catherine and John Salvato: It Started with the Honeymoon
• Chair’s Letter: Sharing Some Park Perspective
• Special Person: Lydia Kimball
Departments:
• Where in Acadia?
• Updates
• Advocacy Corner
• New Donors
Cover Photograph: Spring’s green fire comes to the east flank of Dorr Mountain in Acadia National Park. Cover photo by Thomas Blagden
Friends of Acadia is a membership and volunteer organization, and our work is significantly powered by volunteer effort. The Journal is no exception, and we are grateful to all of the writers and photographers who generously contribute their time and talents to our publication.
Thank you to our 2019 Journal sponsors:
| A.B. & J.R. Hodgkins Acadia on My Mind Acadia Shops Acadia Park Company Anne’s Point Inn Asticou Inn Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop Bar Harbor Savings & Loan Beal’s Lobster Pier Bluenose Inn Burdick & Associates Landscape Design The Claremont Coastal Kayaking Tours College of the Atlantic Coplon Associates Dawnland Fair Trade Winds Fiore Artisan Olive Oils & Vinegars First National Bank The Gallery at Somes Sound |
Galyn’s Hale & Hamlin Hannaford House Wine The Jackson Laboratory John Williams Boat Company Knowles Company L.S. Robinson Company Insurance LandVest Lynam Agencies Machias Savings Bank MDI Grows Michael L. Ross Law Office Mount Desert Hospital Mount Desert Islander Nelson F. Goodwin Company Oli’s Trolley Pedego Acadia Seal Cove Auto Museum Swan Agency Real Estate Window Panes |