Category: Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2020 TRENTON, MAINE – Downeast Transportation, in consultation with its partners, has decided to indefinitely postpone Island Explorer bus system service for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Island Explorer is a propane-powered, fare-free transit system that serves Acadia National Park and the surrounding communities. In 2019, the bus… Read more »

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — Officials here released visitor advisory information on Monday as federal, state, and local authorities work to minimize the spread of Coronavirus.

“We are concerned that recent visitation patterns have been in violation of CDC recommendations,” Anastasia added. Visitors should stay at least six feet away from people outside their immediate household. That includes while hiking, bicycling, walking, strolling on Sand Beach, or while transiting parking areas… (click image above to READ MORE)

Acadia National Park’s reservation system is slated to go into effect in 2021. A dry run of the system is planned for October of 2020.  Cadillac Mountain and the Ocean Drive portion of the Park Loop Road are slated to be part of the reservation system test.

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — Friends of Acadia has added capacity to front-line efforts to help protect and preserve the natural and cultural resources of Acadia National Park. Two long-time seasonal field staff, Recreation Technician Becca Stanley, and Summit Steward Coordinator Stephanie Ley will now be working additional hours. Wild Acadia Project Coordinator Brian Henkel, who… Read more »

Registration is now closed and this event is at capacity. Please call Paige Steele at 207-288-3340 or email paige@friendsofcadia.org to add your name to our waiting list.  ACADIA NAT’L PARK — Nearly 500 volunteers are expected here on Saturday, Nov. 2, to assist in putting the park’s historic carriage roads to bed for the winter…. Read more »

BAR HARBOR — Awards for public service, volunteerism, corporate support and distinguished service were announced during the Friends of Acadia (FOA) Annual Meeting on earlier this month. The top honor, the Marianne Edwards Distinguished Service Award, was given to Bruce Connery and Judy Hazen Connery, retired Acadia National Park Rangers. Acadia National Park Roads Foreman… Read more »