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Approaching Cobblestone Bridge in Acadia
Carriage Roads, Bridges, and Jordan Pond House

Carriage Roads, Bridges, and Jordan Pond House

Acadia National Park

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The well-known philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. made many significant contributions to the landscape of Acadia National Park; one was a system of carriage roads along with 17 unique bridges for visitors to enjoy. Our national parks need more people like that! Carriage roads and hiking trails weave together to provide a variety of routes to explore the rivers and bridges on the East side of the park (Schoodic also has a newly-built network of “carriage roads”). Due to time…

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Bar to Get to Bar Island
Bar Harbor & Bar Island Trail

Bar Harbor & Bar Island Trail

Acadia National Park

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What’s the first thing you do after flying to Bangor, renting a car, driving to Bar Harbor, and then checking into your hotel? For us the answer was obvious: Take a hike on Bar Island, then explore Bar Harbor in search of great food. We visited Bar Harbor numerous times over the course of our trip; this post catalogs our adventures there. Bar Island Trail Bar Island, north of Bar Harbor, is part of Acadia National Park. If you find…

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Acadia: Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
Overview & Trip Planning Summer 2016

Overview & Trip Planning Summer 2016

Acadia National Park

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[Note: This is a detailed post about our research, itinerary, and planning for our trip to Acadia. If you’re more interested in our experiences and stories in Acadia, skip to any other Acadia post. Thanks!] We don’t like lobster. Normally, we would jump at the chance to try any local or regional delicacy. During our trip to Maine, we did have plenty of blueberries, fish, maple candy, and other tasty local treats. But we didn’t go to Maine solely for…

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