Historic Acadia National Park: The Stories Behind One of America's Great Treasures

by Catherine Schmitt

Overview

If parks could speak, what would they say? Historic Acadia National Park is a vibrant collection of true stories that share different aspects of Acadia National Park’s history. From its glacial origins, to its rising peaks near the tourist-town Bar Harbor, Acadia has a unique and fascinating history for Down Easters and tourists alike. Many of the tales focus on some of Maine's most famous land formations including Pulpit Rock, Sargent Mountain Pond, Mount Desert Rock, Otter Creek, and even the Trenton Bridge. Learn about the people who first walked these woods and how Acadia National Park evolved into the national treasure it is today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493018130
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2016
Pages:	232
Sales rank:	703,918
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Catherine Schmitt is the author of A Coastal Companion: A Year in the Gulf of Maine from Cape Cod to Canada and The President's Salmon: Restoring the King of Fish and its Home Waters. She writes frequently for newspapers, magazines, and literary journals. Her writing is informed by her background in environmental science and field experience in rivers, lakes, forests, wetlands, and beaches throughout the Northeastern U.S. Schmitt is communications director for the Sea Grant Program at the University of Maine.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments iv

Foundations: The Landscape That Became Acadia 1

Scenery: The Evolution and Allure of Acadia's Diverse Flora 15

Gathering: The First People of Acadia 34

Advertisement: How Visitors from Near and Far Learned About a Place Called Acadia 47

Arrival: How People Came to Acadia 71

Navigation: How People Found Their Way Around Acadia 87

Study: Acadia's Scientific Roots 107

Walking: Falling Under the Spell of Acadia's Trails 122

Harvest: Making a Living in Acadia 143

Reservation: The Founding of Acadia National Park 160

Addition: Acadia National Park Grows to Include Schoodic Point and Isle au Haut 178

Archipelago: Acadia's Place in the Larger Gulf of Maine Ecosystem 195

Bibliography 212

Index 218