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Park Loop Road opening
May 17, 2013: The entire Park Loop Road and all other paved roads in the park open today. All dirt roads in the park, including the Seal Cove Road, will open on June 3.
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Trail closures
April 22, 2013: The Precipice, Orange and Black, Valley Cove, and Jordan Cliffs Trails are closed until further notice because of nesting peregrine falcons. All other trails in the park are open, whether accessible from the park or from state roads.
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Hulls Cove Visitor Center
May 17, 2013: The visitor center will open on May 19 and will be open 9-5 every day. All park passes are available there. There is an accessible entrance at the back of the building for those who have trouble climbing stairs.
Art in Acadia National Park at Schoodic Point
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Contact: Kate Petrie, (207) 288-8804
Please join three artists-in-residence for a day of painting and children’s activities on the Schoodic Education and Research Center Campus (former Navy base) on Schoodic Peninsula, on Saturday, August 26. Enjoy a water color class ($10/materials provided) with Michael Vermette from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. and then picnic on the rocks and go on a nature hike with a park ranger. Do some sketching by the sea with artist Alyce Santoro in the afternoon, ($8/materials provided) and then top off the day with an evening slide presentation entitled Art History in our National Parks from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. From 2 to 4 p.m., there will be children’s activity centers set up where children can work on printmaking, pop-up booklets, a music project with artist-in-residence composer Joelle Wallach, and other hands-on activities. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Throughout the day (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) there will be an exhibit called A Sampling of Acadia, displaying the works of various artists-in-residence who have spent time at Acadia. To complete the weekend, on Sunday the 27th Joelle Wallach, artist-in-residence and composer, will highlight the creative process of her music and discuss the different aspects of creating music from nature’s inspiration. Her program will include digital slides as well as samples of her music. It will be presented at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor at 2 p.m. All programs require reservations by August 25. Please call Michelle Bierman at (207) 288-1326 or send an e-mail to register, or for more information. |
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