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Category Archives: History of Acadia

Schooner Head, Acadia National Park

A Brief History of Schooner Head

History of Acadia, Mount Desert IslandBy visitacadiaadminNovember 16, 2018

Explore the history of Schooner Head, one of three rocky promontories that dominate the eastern shoreline of Mount Desert Island.

The Shore Path, Bar Harbor, Maine

The Shore Path: A Scenic Walk Down Memory Lane

Bar Harbor, History of Acadia, In TownBy visitacadiaadminSeptember 28, 2018

What could possibly be more pleasant than a stroll along a secluded shore front path – granite outcroppings and the waters of Frenchman Bay on one side, and many of Bar Harbor’s beautiful old homes on the other? Bar Harbor’s Shore Path offers just such an experience.

Bar Harbor, A Look Back

Bar Harbor, A Look Back

History of AcadiaBy visitacadiaadminSeptember 27, 2018

As a summer community, Bar Harbor enjoys a long history; Native Americans had been summering here hundreds of years before it was “discovered” by the French map maker, Samuel de Champlain in 1604.

Mount Desert Island, Maine

Desert or Dessert?

History of AcadiaBy visitacadiaadminMay 15, 2018

An ongoing debate about the pronunciation of the middle word in the phrase Mount Desert Island leads us to no firm conclusion.

High Seas, Bar Harbor, Maine

A Brief History of High Seas

History of AcadiaBy visitacadiaadminMarch 18, 2014

If you’ve ever hiked near Champlain Mountain, you’ve seen High Seas. It sits near the base, on a property with almost 1,500 feet of ocean frontage.

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