A 55-acre tract of land at Acadia National Park in Maine would be transformed into space for affordable housing for seasonal workers at the park and Mount Desert Island residents under legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins.
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Acadia Advisory Commission meets Feb. 5
Agenda includes a Superintendent’s report with updates on storm damage, visitor statis for 2023, construction projects, and employee housing.
Home Seasonal Home
Friends of Acadia partners to provide seasonal housing solutions, but it’s a complex issue that will not be solved overnight.
2022 was second-busiest year at Acadia
Friends of Acadia President Eric Stiles talks about visitation, housing challenges, and car-free Acadia on Maine Public.
Finding a Place
Housing challenges impact vital work in Acadia National Park.
Acadia National Park Seeking Seasonal Museum Technician
Acadia National Park is currently accepting applications for a Seasonal Museum Technician GS-5. Service dates are April-October, 2022. Government housing may be available.
National Park Service offers summer teacher fellowships at Acadia National Park and Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
The National Park Service (NPS) is recruiting six Acadia Teacher Fellows to spend the summer learning about Acadia National Park’s diverse natural and cultural resources, and ways to protect them.
Land Given to Acadia
From the Mount Desert Islander – The largest remaining acquisition parcel identified in Acadia National Park’s Master Plan boundary bill from 1986 has been transferred to the National Park Service…
Study looks at Father of Acadia’s forlorn estate
From the Mount Desert IslanderBy Dick Broom | January 1, 2016 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — A “cultural landscape assessment” of the former Bar Harbor estate of George Dorr, a founder of Acadia National Park and its first superintendent, will be conducted to find and inventory remnants of the main house, outbuildings, gardens and other significant… Read more »
Study looks at Father of Acadia’s forlorn estate
From the Mount Desert Islander By Dick Broom | January 1, 2016 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — A “cultural landscape assessment” of the former Bar Harbor estate of George Dorr, a founder of Acadia National Park and its first superintendent, will be conducted to find and inventory remnants of the main house, outbuildings, gardens and other… Read more »