Category: Press Release

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.

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 »

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 »