5 Illuminating Learning Vacations
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Travel
Acadia’s Stone Corridors
The park’s 45 miles of idyllic carriage roads are the best examples of broken-stone roadways in the country.
Guiding Lights
Acadia puts an extra rugged spin on the iconic Maine postcard view of the lit tower standing stoically against the shore. Throw your lighthouse expectations out the window: those in and near the park are all a bit quirky in location and/or design.
Lobster Ice Cream
If you’ve ever cracked into a lobster and thought, “Hmm, this would be better a la mode,” then Ben & Bill’s Chocolate Emporium in downtown Bar Harbor is your place.
Classic Maine Lobster Shacks
Four spots — with boatloads of ambiance — to dig into our famous crustacean (just remember, the bibs are for tourists).
Isle au Haut
The park’s car-free (for visitors, anyway) island outpost in Penobscot Bay is low on traffic and amenities, big on tranquility.
5 Bountiful Pick-Your-Own Adventures
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Monuments Man
One author’s obsession with Acadia’s unnoticed memorials and secret trails.
MDI’s Seven Best Campsites
Mount Desert Island hosts a dozen-plus campgrounds and more than 1,200 sites. We visited nearly all of them last summer (really) and decided on the best ones.
From Our Archives
Summer 1959
From the article “Acadia National Park: Mountain Playground by the Sea” by Herbert J. Seligmann in our August 1959 issue.
Acadia Events
Rainy day fun, learning escapes, family activities, and more: a few (okay, more than a few) things to do when you’re not hiking or eating popovers.
5 Great Outdoor Movie Spots
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