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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.
Growing up WILD Workshop
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Winter Harbor,ME - Explore the wonders of nature at Acadia National Park through the eyes of a child. Join other educators on Saturday, April 14, 2012 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., at the Schoodic Education and Research Center (SERC) near Winter Harbor for a four hour workshop that incorporates nature learning into classrooms and childcare settings. This is especially appropriate for pre-school through grade two teachers, day care providers, Head Start teachers, and parents who home school. Be ready to have fun while trying out developmentally appropriate strategies to connect young children to nature. Through music, crafts, language, and movement, the Growing Up WILD early childhood education program is designed to use with children ages 3-7. The $25 workshop fee covers the cost of the 128 page Growing Up WILD activity guide which includes step-by-step instructions, copy me pages, healthy snack ideas, connections to art, math, science, and the national early childhood standards, and many more resources. Participants will build upon young children's inborn love of wildlife as they explore the outdoors. The workshop leader is Joanne Alex, education director of Stillwater Montessori School in Old Town. Ms. Alex has taught at Montessori schools for over 30 years, has presented numerous workshops and conferences at the local, state and national levels, is an author and university instructor, and was named the Maine Teacher of the Year in 1998. An optional tour of the newly renovated SERC campus is available following the workshop. Snacks will be provided by Friends of Acadia. The registration deadline is April 6. To register, call Cynthia Ocel at 288-8812 or email cynthia_ocel@nps.gov. Growing Up WILD is part of the popular national Project WILD programs developed by the Council for Environmental Education and is sponsored by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 395 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov. |
Did You Know?
Acadia National Park's carriage road system, built by John D. Rockefeller Jr., has been called “the finest example of broken stone roads designed for horse-drawn vehicles still extant in America.” Today, you can hike or bike 45 miles of these scenic carriage roads in the park.