While driving around Mount Desert Island, you'll see the ... Most of the islands are part of Acadia National Park, while The Nature Conservancy owns Long Porcupine. The islands are named for ...

Beyond that seacoast village, yachts and sailboats ply the icy Atlantic waters off the four Porcupine ... Acadia region of Maine, centered on 108-square-mile Mount Desert Island and the national ...

The best way to get around Acadia National Park is on foot ... to ditch the car and get outdoors. To reach the park, you can hop on the Island Explorer, a free summer shuttle service that ...

Nowhere is the Pine Tree State’s beauty showcased in more dramatic fashion than on Mount Desert Island ... the trails and scenic roads of Acadia National Park. But here’s a New England ...

Hilary Nangle A big reason visitors come to Bar Harbor in the first place is that the town is the gateway to Acadia National ... Desert Island, where Bar Harbor also sits. The 27-mile Park Loop ...

On February 26, 1919, Mount Desert Island became a national park. It was eventually named Acadia, the French word for "heaven on earth." George Dorr was immediately named superintendent ...