Category: event

BAR HARBOR — Friends of Acadia will be hold it’s first-ever Community Outdoor Gear Sale and Swap on Saturday, May 18, at Mount Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event is designed for those who want to thin out their stash of outdoor equipment and/or sporting goods… Read more »

ACADIA NAT’L PARK — Nearly 500 volunteers are expected here on Saturday, Nov. 3, to assist in putting the park’s historic carriage roads to bed for the winter.Friends of Acadia’s Take Pride in Acadia Day attracts hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers of all ages to rake leaves and clear drainage ditches along miles of carriage roads… Read more »

Saturday, June 9, 2018Wild Gardens of Acadia Benefit Plant SaleSt. Saviour’s Church, Mount Desert Street9 a.m. to Noon BAR HARBOR — Area plant lovers will have a chance to pick up a wide selection of native and ornamental garden plants at the annual Wild Gardens of Acadia’s benefit plant sale set for Saturday, June 9,… Read more »

The plant sale that benefits the Wild Gardens of Acadia has a long tradition.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 7, 2016CONTACT:  Paige Steele, Conservation Projects Manager, paige@friendsofacadia.org ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – Saturday, November 5 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. Together, volunteers raked fallen leaves from drainage areas on 10.2… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 20, 2016CONTACT:      Lisa Horsch Clark, Friends of Acadia Development Director, lisahorsch@friendsofacadia.org BAR HARBOR, MAINE —  Friends of Acadia, the 1932 Criterion Theatre, and Somes Pond Center invite the public for an evening with award-winning writer, producer, and historian Dayton Duncan on Monday, September 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m…. Read more »

Two of New England’s greatest parks team up on Father’s Day to honor Acadia’s Centennial As a part of this year’s centennial celebration, Friends of Acadia and the Boston Red Sox will host Acadia Day at Fenway Park on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19. This family-focused day will bring more than 100 young people and… Read more »

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, MAINE — More than 55 Acadia-area residents of all ages, together with members of the Friends of Acadia staff , gathered at Sips Restaurant in Southwest Harbor Sunday afternoon to meet the new superintendent of Acadia National Park, Kevin Schneider, and his family. Hosted by Sips owner Scott Worcester, along with Renée, Diana,… Read more »