FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 CONTACT: Stephanie Clement, 207-288-3340 Bar Harbor, Maine — Friends of Acadia has released… Read more >
Bar Harbor, Maine — The mood was celebratory when members of the Acadia Centennial Task Force, Acadia National Park officials, staff and board members of Friends of Acadia, and staff of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust gathered this afternoon to dedicate a time capsule intended to be opened in conjunction with Acadia’s bicentennial year in 2116. Read more >
Friends of Acadia, Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, and Down East Magazine are pleased to announce the six winners of “100 Words for Acadia,” a writing contest celebrating Acadia National Park’s 100th birthday. Read more >
Saturday, November 5th was a beautiful fall day that saw a record-breaking 508 volunteers show their pride in the park at the annual Take Pride in Acadia Day. Read more >
“Acadia was the first national park east of the Mississippi, and the first ever created from land donated to the nation by private citizens,” Mr. Duncan said about the upcoming event, “beginning a tradition of philanthropy and the parks that continues to this day. It’s an inspiring story about an inspiring and beautiful place, and I’m looking forward to being back in Acadia to help celebrate its centennial.” Read more >
