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Acadia National Park
Area residents and visitors are encouraged to become “Acadia’s boots-on-the-ground,” to show appreciation for the hiking trails on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 1. Participants can select from light maintenance projects, working on improving drainage along the Canon Brook Trail, disassembling outdated log cribbing on the North Ridge Trail on Champlain Mountain, or taking a… Read more »
Outdoor Gear Sale, Swap is Set
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 »
Volunteers to ‘Take Pride’ in Acadia
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 »
Wild Gardens Plant Sale Set
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 Tale of a Long-Standing Sale
The plant sale that benefits the Wild Gardens of Acadia has a long tradition.
Volunteers Turn Out for Take Pride in Acadia Day
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 »
America’s Best Idea: Film Screening and Q&A with Dayton Duncan to Celebrate Acadia Centennial
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 »