Photo courtesy visitor Rebecca Picard. Used with permission.
AAbbe Museum no definite article needed Acadia Mountain 681 ft (208 m) Acadia Mountain Trail (101) 1.8 miles (2.8 km) Access Trail (154) 0.1 miles (0.2 km) Alder Trail (152) 0.5 miles (1.0 km) Alley Island Amphitheater Trail (56) 1.7 miles (2.7 km) Andrew Murray Young Path (25) 1.3 miles (2.1 km) Anenome Cave Trail (83) Should not appear in any publication, out of use, 0.3 miles (0.5 km) Anvil Trail (150) Schoodic, 1.0 miles (1.5 km) Aroostook Band of Micmacs Asticou & Jordan Pond Path (49) formerly Asticou Trail, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) Asticou Ridge Trail (520) Aunt Betty Pond not Aunt Betty’s Pond Bbackcountry Baker Island Bald Peak 974 ft (297 m) Bald Peak Trail (62) 1.0 miles (1.5 km) Bald Porcupine Island Bar Harbor Bar Harbor Road (ME 3) Avoid. see state routes Bar Island There are three islands called Bar Island, so be specific. Bar Island Trail (1) 0.7 miles (1.1 km) Barred Harbor Isle au Haut Bartlett Island Bass Harbor town and body of water Bass Harbor Head Bass Harbor Head Light Trail (129) 0.1 miles (0.2 km) Bass Harbor Head Light not Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, no definite article needed Bass Harbor Marsh Bass Harbor Road (ME 102) Avoid. see state routes Beachcroft Path (13) 1.3 miles (2.1 km) Bear Brook Some signs read “Bear Brook Picnic Area,” be consistent. no definite article needed Bear Island Beaver Dam Pond Beech Cliff Loop Trail (114) 0.6 miles (1.0 km) Beech Cliff Trail (106) formerly Beech Cliff Ladder Trail, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Beech Hill Road Beech Mountain no definite article needed, 839 ft (256 m) Beech Mountain Loop Trail (113) 1.2 miles (1.9 km) Beech Mountain South Ridge Trail (109) 0.8 miles (1.3 km) Beech Mountain West Ridge Trail (108) 0.9 miles (1.4 km) Beehive, The 520 ft (158 m) Beehive Trail (7) 0.8 miles (1.3 km) Bernard Bernard Mountain 1071 ft (326 m) Bernard Mountain Trail (111) formerly Bernard Mountain South Face Trail, Bernard Mountain Ski Trail, 2.1 miles (3.5 km) birch bark Two words if a noun; one word if an adjective. Birch Harbor Schoodic, town and body of water Birch Point Bowditch Mountain 405 ft (123 m) Bowditch Trail (201) Isle au Haut, 1.1 miles (1.7 km) black-eyed Susan Black Island Blackwoods Campground no definite article needed Blackwoods Campground Amphitheater no definite article when written this way, but can be rewritten as the amphitheater at Blackwoods Campground Blueberry Hill no definite article needed Blue Hill Blue Hill Bay boat launch preferred over boat ramp (ramps are paved; boat launches include paved and unpaved entrances). Be consistent on park signage Boom Beach Isle au Haut, no definite article needed Bowl, The Bowl Trail (6) 0.7 miles (1.1 km) Breakneck Ponds bridle path In reference to carriage road connector trails designated as bridle paths, do not capitalize and use an article. Bubble & Jordan Ponds Path (20) 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Bubble Pond Bubbles Divide Trail (43) formerly South Bubble Trail, 0.6 miles (0.9 km) Bubbles Trail (41) formerly North Bubble Trail, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) Bunker Harbor Schoodic Burnt Island Burnt Point Burnt Porcupine IslandCadillac Cliffs Path (5) formerly Gorham/Cadillac Cliffs Trail, 0.3 miles (0.5 km) CCadillac-Dorr Connector (44) 0.2 miles (0.3 km) Cadillac Mountain no definite article needed, 1,530 ft (466 m) Cadillac Mountain North Ridge Trail (34) 2.2 miles (3.6 km) Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Trail (26) 4.1 miles (6.7 km) Cadillac Summit Loop Trail (33) 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Cadillac West Face Trail (32) formerly Steep Trail, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) campsite campground Lowercase by itself; otherwise capital Campground Access Trail (213) Isle au Haut, 0.1 miles (0.2 km) campstove Canada Cliff Trail (107) no s, 1.1 miles (1.7 km) Canon Brook Trail (107) 2.7 miles (4.3 km) capitalization avoid unnecessary capitals Carroll Homestead no definite article needed Carroll Homestead Interpretive Trail No definite article needed, but can be rewritten the interpretive trail at Carroll Homestead centennial Lowercase unless referring to a proper name Champlain Drive (ME 3) Avoid. see state routes Champlain Mountain 1,058 ft (323 m) Champlain North Ridge Trail (10) formerly Bear Brook Trail, 1.0 miles (1.7 km) Champlain Road (ME 3) Avoid. see state routes Champlain South Ridge Trail (9) formerly Bear Brook Trail, 1.6 miles (2.5 km) Cliff Trail (202) Isle au Haut, 0.8 miles (1.2 km) Cold Brook Trail (117) 0.4 miles (0.7 km) Compass Harbor Trail (87) formerly Dorr property paths, 0.2 miles (0.3 km) concessioner not concessionaire Conners Nubble no apostrophe, 588 ft (179 m) Cowpen, The Crooked Road crosscountry Dday hikes day hiking daylight saving time Not daylight savings time.The state of Maine observes daylight saving time Day Mountain 583 ft (178 m) Day Mountain Trail (37) 1.8 miles (3.0 km) day use If a noun; day-use if an adjective Deep Cove Isle au Haut Deep Cove Trail (203) 0.2 miles (0.3 km) Deer Brook Trail (51) 0.8 miles (1.4 km) Dorr Mountain 1,270 ft (387 m) Dorr Mountain North Ridge Trail (21) 1.1 miles (1.7 km) Dorr Mountain South Ridge Trail (22) 1.4 miles (2.3 km) Duck Brook Connector (80) 0.2 miles (0.3 km) Duck Brook Road Duck Cove Duck Harbor Landing no definite article needed Duck Harbor Mountain 314 ft (96 m) Duck Harbor Mountain Trail (205) Isle au Haut, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) Duck Harbor Trail (204) Isle au Haut, 3.8 miles (6.1 km) EEagle Lake Eagle Lake Trail (42) 1.7 miles (2.7 km) Eagle’s Crag Trail (27) formerly Eagle Crag Loop, Eagles Crag Path, Eagle Crag Trail, 0.3 miles (0.5 km) Earth, earth Earth is our planet; earth is soil or dirt east, eastern Lowercase compass directions; minimize use of capital letters except for specific regions or popular place names. Eastern Shore of Maryland; East Coast. see geographic regions. East Barge island Eastern Bay Eastern Ear island Eastern Head Eastern Head Trail (214) Isle au Haut, 0.3 miles (0.5 km) East Trail (153) Schoodic, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Eben’s Head Trail (206) Isle au Haut, 0.8 miles (1.4 km) Echo Lake Echo Lake Beach no definite article need Echo Lake Connector (622) formerly Echo Lake Trail, 0.7 miles (1.2 km) Echo Lake Ledges Trail (126) 0.1 miles (0.2 km) Eden Street (ME 3) Avoid. see state routes Egg Rock island Eli Creek Trail (207) Isle au Haut, 0.2 miles (0.3 km) Ellsworth email addresses Do not use capital letters unless address is case-sensitive emergency statement Bold, no colon, no period. Emergencies call 911 Emery Path (15) formerly Dorr Mountain East Face Trail, 0.6 miles (0.9 km) en route ensure Ensure means to make certain; insure means to provide for insurance. entrance station When discussing a general park entrance station, do not capitalize and use an article. see Sand Beach Entrance Station FFabbri no definite article; signage also reads Fabbri Picnic Area farther, further Farther refers to physical distance, further to an extension of time or quantity. federal
Fernald Point Fernald Point Road fewer, less In general use fewer for numbers or individual items that can be counted; less for quantity and bulk. firepit firewood first aid but first-aid kit first-come, first-served Do not write “are on a first-come, first served basis.” Short and direct.The campground is open year-round, first-come, first-served. fish Fish (no es) can be singular or plural. Fishes (plural) is correct but used less often; it usually refers to more than one species. fisherman Avoid. Use fisher or angler where appropriate. Flying Mountain 284 ft (87 m) Flying Mountain Trail (105) 0.9 miles (1.4 km) Fog Island footwear, footgear Forest Service Forest Service, US Dept. of Agriculture; established in 1905. Forest roads Forest Road 22 or FR 22 Frazer Point no definite article needed Frenchman Bay not Frenchman’s Bay fresh water Two words if a noun; one word if an adjective. see salt water Friends of Acadia Singular noun and no definite articleFriends of Acadia is Acadia National Park’s non-profit partner frontcountry Avoid if possible; it is jargon. Ggatehouse When referring to the specific gatehouse at Jordan Pond or the one near on ME 198 capitalize. Giant Slide Trail (63) formerly Pulpit Rock Trail, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) Giardia lamblia The organism; may be abbreviated G. lamblia. giardiasis The illness caused by the Giardia lamblia organism. Gilley Trail (125) 0.7 miles (1.1 km) Gilmore Peak 1,036 ft (316 m) Goat Trail (61) formerly Norumbega Mountain Trail/Goat Trail, 0.6 miles (0.9 km) Goat Trail (208) Isle au Haut, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) Golf Course Trail (81) formerly Circular Trail, 0.4 miles (0.6 km) Goose Cove Gorge Path (28) 1.8 miles (2.9 km) Gorham Mountain 525 ft (160 m) Gorham Mountain Trail (4) formerly Black Path, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) Gorham Mountain Trailhead no definite article needed. When referring to the adjacent parking lot do so as in the example below: Gouldsboro Grandgent Trail (66) 1.1 miles (1.8 km) Great Cranberry Island Great Head Great Head Trail (2) 1.7 miles (2.8 km) Great Meadow Loop (70) 0.8 miles (1.3 km) Great Meadow Wetland Great Notch Trail (122) 2.0 miles (3.2 km) Great Spoon Island Green 8 Black Trail (78) 0.8 miles (1.3 km) Green Island Greening Island groundhog groundwater guide dogs Do not use. see service animals guided hikes see self-guiding trail gull Not seagull HHadley Point Hadlock Brook Trail (57) formerly Waterfall Trail, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Hadlock Ponds Trail (55) formerly Hadlock Trail-upper (501), 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Hall Quarry town Hamilton Pond Harbor Brook Trail (55) formerly Little Harbor Brook Trail Harbor Drive (ME 102A) Avoid. see state route Harborside Road (ME 198) Avoid. see state routes Hardwood Island Head Harbor Isle au Haut Hemlock Trail (23) 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Heron Island highway Use official designation (as noted on maps); list official designation first and local name second in partheses. I-75 (Alligator Alley) Hio Truck Road historic Important, notable, or significant in history; usually refers to famous people or events. historical Refers to whatever existed in the past; also refers to anything concerned with history or the study of the past. holidays Use actual dates, not traditional names but Thanksgiving. Homans Path (68) no apostrophe, formerly (349), 0.3 miles (0.5 km) hookups
horseback Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians town and body of water Hulls Cove Entrance see examples below Hulls Cove Visitor Center no definite article needed, see examples below Hunters Beach Trail (67) no apostrophe, 0.3 miles (0.4 km) Hunters Brook (35) no apostrophe, 2.7 miles (4.3 km) Hunters Head No apostrophe IIkes Point no definite article needed Indian Avoid. see American Indian. Indian Point Indian Point Road Ingraham Point initials Franklin D. Roosevelt; FDR and JFK (no periods and no spaces); insure see ensure intellectual disability Not mental retardation. international visitors Not foreign visitors. Internet Capitalize invasive species Not alien or foreign Ironbound Island Isle au Haut town and island, do not abbreviate Islesford Local usage is “Cranberry” for Great Cranberry Island and “Isleford” for Little Cranberry Island. JJerusalem Mountain 472 ft (144 m) Jesup Path (14) 1.0 miles (1.6 km) Jordan Cliffs Trail (48) formerly Sargent East Cliff Trail, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Jordan Island
Jordan Pond Jordan Pond Carry (38) formerly Jordan Pond Carry Path, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) Jordan Pond House no definite article needed Jordan Pond House Trail (46) 0.4 miles (0.6 km) Jordan Pond Nature Trail (45) no longer in use, signage still exists, 0.3 miles (0.6 km) Jordan Pond Path (39) 3.2 miles (5.2 km) Jordan Stream Path (65) formerly Jordan Stream Trail, 0.6 miles (1.0 km) KKane Path (17) formerly Tarn Trail, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) Kebo Brook Trail (84) formerly (364), 0.8 miles (1.4 km) Kebo Mountain 407 ft (125 m) Kebo Mountain Trail (8) formerly part of (21), 0.6 miles (1.0 km) Kimball Head
Kimball Island Kurt Diederich’s Climb (16) 0.5 miles (0.8 km) LLadder Trail (64) 0.4 miles (0.6 km) Lake Wood Ledge Trail, St. Sauveur (103) 0.6 miles (1.0 km) -like Spell solid when used as a suffix but use hyphen if the word ends with the letter “l” Little Cranberry Island Avoid. see Islesford Little Hunters Beach no apostrophe, no definite article needed Little Hunters Beach Trail (74)
Little Moose Island Little Round Pond LIttle Spoon Island Lookout Point Long Pond Two on Mount Desert Island, one on Isle au Haut Long Pond Road Long Pond Trail (118) formerly Great/Long Pond Trail, 2.9 miles (4.7 km) Long Pond Trail (209) Isle au Haut, 3.3 miles (5.2 km) Long Porcupine Island Lower Hadlock Trail (75) formerly (511), 0.6 miles (1.0 km) Lower Norumbega (69) on maps listed as Norumbega Connector, formerly Norumbega Lower Hadlock to Goat Trail, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) Lurvey Spring Road MMain Street (ME 186) Schoodic. Avoid. see state routes Main Street (ME 3) Bar Harbor and Seal Harbor. Avoid. see state routes man made Do not use; correct term is human made Man o’ War Brook Trail not Man-o-War Brook Trail, not Man of War Brook Trail, not Man O War Brook Trail, see Man of War Brook Man of War Brook name of the brook, see Man o’ War Brook Trail Mansell Mountain 949 ft (289 m) Mansell Mountain Trail (115) 1.0 miles (1.6 km) Manset town Maple Spring Trail (58) 1.4 miles (2.2 km) Mark Island Median Ridge (210) Isle au Haut, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) Merchant Island
mission statement The mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to our nation’s natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to tribes. money nine million dollars; $35 million; $35,000,000 Moore Harbor Isle au Haut Moose Island more than see over More Information format Stack information on seperate lines for easier reading. If a park name and designation needs two lines, keep proper name on first line and designation on second line. More Information
Schoodic motor home mountaintop Mount Champlain 543 ft (166 m) Mount Desert Island do not abbreviate, no article needed Mount Desert Narrows not Mt Desert Narrows mph Abbreviation for miles per hour. No periods. Acceptable in all references Mt Desert Street (ME 3) Avoid. see state routes Murphy’s Lane (82) formerly Blue Path (330), 0.3 miles (0.5 km) NNarrows, The Nathan Island nation Do not capitalize except when referring to the Nation’s Capital national park, national parks, national monuments Lowercase unless part of a proper name.see capitalization National Park Service Not “the Park Service” (to avoid confusing with state and county parks). National Park Service identity statement (In Unigrid brochures, make sure the park in question actually is an NPS unit before including this statement.) This may be shortened. Acadia is one of over 400 parks in the National Park System. To learn more about national parks and National Park Service programs in America’s communities, visit www.nps.gov. or To learn more about national parks, visit www.nps.gov. or Learn about national parks at www.nps.gov. National Park System but “the system” National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass This is sufficient; it is not necessary to preface with America the Beautiful. national seashore but Fire Island National Seashore Native American Avoid unless requested by specific groups. see American Indian Nat Merchant (211) Isle au Haut, 1.0 miles (1.6 km) Nature Center Capitalize and no definite article needed in reference to Sieur de Monts Ned Island nonprofit Refers to an organization with 501(c)3 status from the IRS. Not synonymous with not- for-profit—not all not-for-profit organizations have 501(c)3 status. north, northern Lowercase compass directions; minimize use of capital letters except for specific regions or popular place names North Bubble 872 ft (266 m) Northeast Harbor town and body of water Norumbega Mountain 941 ft (287 m) Norumbega Mountain Trail (60) 1.3 miles (2.2 km) Norway Drive NPS
Takes the article “the” if used as a noun. No article if used as an adjective.
numbers
Spell out numbers one through nine; use figures for 10 or greater; spell out at the beginning of a sentence (regardless of amount), or rewrite.
OOak Point Ocean Path (3) 2.2 miles (3.5 km) Oldfarm One word, George B. Dorr’s family home at Compass Harbor Old Soaker one-way If used as an adjective; one way if noun; never write 1-way Orange & Black Path (12) formerly East Face Trail, formerly (348), 0.8 miles (1.2 km) ORV Off-road vehicle; no need to spell out. OSV Over sand vehicle. Avoid. Use ORV unless park requests it, and then use their spelling Otter Cliff no s Otter Cliff Road no s Otter Cove Otter Creek Otter Creek Road (ME 3) Avoid. see state routes Otter Point no definite article needed over Traditionally “over” refers to spatial relationships and “more than” refers to quantity and numerals Ppark Refers to any unit of the National Park System. Parker Point Park Headquarters capitalize, no definite article needed parklands Parkman Mountain 941 ft (287 m) Parkman Mountain Trail (59) 2.7 miles (4.4 km) park’s Drop the possessive (apostrophe and s) when writing about the park website or park policies parkwide Passamaquoddy Tribe Peabody Drive (ME 3) Avoid. see state routes Pell Island 0.6 miles (0.9 km) Pemetic East Cliff Trail (85) formerly Pemetic Mountain Trail/Southeast, 0.4 miles (0.6 km) Pemetic North Ridge Trail (31) formerly Pemetic Mountain Trail/Southeast, somewhere Pemetic Mountain Trail, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) Pemetic South Ridge Trail (30) formerly Pemetic West Cliff Trail/Old Trail, 1.3 miles (2.0 km) Penobscot East Trail (50) 0.4 miles (0.6 km) Penobscot Indian Nation Penobscot Mountain 1,194 ft (360 m) Penobscot Mountain Trail (73) formerly Penobscot Mountain Trail/Spring Trail (47), 2.1 miles (3.5 km) people, persons Traditionally persons was used for small groups (three persons) and people with large groups (hundreds of people). Today it is acceptable to use people for small groups. percent Spell out “percent” in text (one space between numeral and spelled-out word); use % symbol in scientific writing and in tables (no space between numeral and symbol). Perpendicular Trail (119) 1.0 miles (1.6 km) personal watercraft In text spell out at first mention with PWC in parentheses; on map legends use symbol and spell out.Personal watercraft (PWC) are considered vessels; you are responsible for knowing and observing regulations governing their use PFD Personal flotation device; spell out at first mention with PFD in parentheses.Always wear a personal flotation device (PFD) when boating on Lake Roosevelt. pm No periods, small letters (no capitals). see time of day PO Box No periods, space only between O and Box poisonous Interchangeable with venomous in everyday use. Some biologists prefer venomous but poisonous is more easily understood. Pond Island There are two; one off the coast of Schoodic, and one in Blue Hill Bay. Pool, The Great Cranberry Island possessive Singular nouns take ‘s (apostrophe and s) unless final consonant is “s” postcard Precipice Trail (11) 0.9 miles (1.4 km) Pretty Marsh no definite article needed Pretty Marsh Harbor Pretty Marsh Picnic Area (128) formerly Pretty Marsh Picnic Area Trail/Road, 0.6 miles (0.9 km) Pretty Marsh Road (ME 102) Avoid. see state routes PWC, personal watercraft Spell out at first mention with PWC in parentheses. Q-Rranger, park ranger but Ranger Baker Ranger Station Trail (151) Schoodic, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Razorback Trail (112) 1.1 miles (1.7 km) red-tailed hawk resource, resource protection Use sparingly and in context when writing for the general public. Many people know only its primary meaning: “A material source of wealth... that occurs in a natural state and has economic value.” Richs Point no apostrophe river Columbia River but Columbia and Snake rivers. Ripples Road Robinson Point Rolling Island Round Pond roundtrip ruin Acceptable but consider more specific word like dwelling, site, structure. RV Abbreviation for recreational vehicle; no need to spell out SSaint Sauveur Mountain Trail (102) formerly Saint Sauveur Trail, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) Salsbury Cove (no "i") named for Ebenezer Salsbury salt marsh If used as a noun; saltmarsh if an adjective. salt water If used as a noun; saltwater if an adjective. see fresh water Sand Beach no definite article needed
No longer used. Current preferred editorial usage is "... a check station along the Park Loop Road." Sand Point Sargeant, SargentSargeant Drive, but Sargent Mountain
Sargent East Cliffs Trail (53) formerly Jordan Cliffs Trail/Sargent East Cliff Trail (48), 0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Sargent Mountain1,373 ft (419 m)
Sargent Northwest Trail (53)
formerly Sargent Mountain North Ridge Trail, 1.0 miles (1.6 km) Sargent South Ridge Trail (52) formerly Sargent Mountain South Ridge Trail, 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Satterlee Trail (72) 0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Schiff Path (18) formerly (15), 1.1 miles (1.7 km)
No longer used. Now Schoodic Institute.
Schoodic Harbor Schoodic Head 440 ft (134 m)
Schoodic Institute avoid abbreviation, no definite article needed note: different than Schoodic Peninsula
Schoodic Peninsula the general area on which contains Schoodic Education and Research Center and the Schoodic district of the park
Schoodic Point no definite article needed
Schooner Head Schooner Head Path (76)formerly Schooner Head Road Path (362), 2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Schooner Head Road scientific namesLatin names of plants and animals (genus and species) are set in italic type.
Always capitalize genus names, but never capitalize species names even if they are in a capitalized title. Divisions higher than genus (phylum, class, order, family) are set in roman type and are capitalized. In late spring Atlantic horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, climb ashore in Delaware Bay, where females deposit eggs seagulls Incorrect. see gull
sea life, sea star but seabird, seaside, starfish
Seal Harbor town and body of water
Seaside Path (77) formerly (401), 1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Seawall
see examples. The picnic area at Seawall (specific location) has restrooms. During heavy storms, waves crash over the seawall (human-made feature). Seawall Campground capitalize and no definite article needed, see campground
Seawall Road (ME 102A) Avoid. see state routes
Seawall Trail (131) does not exist, 1.9 miles (3.1 km)
self-guiding trail not self-guided
servicewide settlerAvoid. It implies, incorrectly, that the area was uninhabited before that time.
Emigrant may be an acceptable alternative, depending on context. sexist language Rewrite gracefully. Avoid “he/she.”
work force, not manpower founders, not founding fathers crafted, not craftsmanship shard A piece of broken pottery. Preferred over sherd.
sheA female; use “it” not “she” for a country, ship, or nature.
Sheep Porcupine Island 1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Ship Island Sieur de Monts Do not italicize, no definite article needed, do not abbreviate 0.9 miles (1.4 km)
small game Do not use. Say wildlife, animals, or be specific see poisonous
social media Do not use logos.Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Somesville Somes Soun
Avoid. see state routes Sound Drive (ME 3) Avoid. see state routes South Bubble 766 ft (233 m) South Gouldsboro Road (ME 186) Schoodic. Avoid. see state routes Southwest Harbor town and body of water spaces at end of sentence One space follows all closing punctuation. species see scientific names Spring Trail (47) formerly Penobscot Mountain Trail/Spring Trial (47), 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Spruce Point state routes When describing driving routes in park publications use state routes not local names ME 102 Stave Island Stratheden Path (24) 0.7 miles (1.1 km)
streets Maple Street; but Cypress and Larch streets. St. Sauveur Mountain do not spell out St, 679 ft (207 m)
Sundew Trail (156) Schoodic, 0.9 miles (1.5 km)
superintendent Lowercase unless used before a proper name.Superintendent Jones is retiring; an acting superintendent will be named soon.
Sutton Island Ttemperature 32ºF or 20–32ºF in winter (en dash; no space after degree symbol) Thomas Bay Thrumcap, The island Thunder Hole no definite article needed, capitalize
timberline Avoid, use tree line. (Timber is a commodity term.) time of day 8 am, 2 pm (no periods); spell out noon and midnight.
Tinker Island trailhead
Avoid. see state routes Trenton town Triad Pass (29) formerly Triad Pass Trail, 0.1 miles (0.2 km)
formerly Pemetic Mountain Trail/Southeast and Van Santvoord Trail, 0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Lowercase by itself; Passamaquoddy Tribe but Mohawk and Seneca tribes. Turnip Yard Isle au Haut, body of water Turtle Island U
Avoid; use only if truly one of a kind unmaintained United States, a noun (spell out); US an adjective. Upper Hadlock Pond US Department of the Interior, Interior but U.S. Department of the Interior in the black title banner of NPS graphic identity publications.
US government use area Lowercase by itself, but capitalize when part of a proper name. VValley Cove Valley Cove Trail (121) formerly Valley Cove Trail/Road (626, 105), 1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Valley Peak Trail (104) 1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Valley Trail (116) 1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Village Green
capitalize and no definite article needed
visitor The Harpers Ferry Center avoids labeling people who are visiting the parks, preferring to use second-person or neutral words like “people.”
People enjoy swimming at the lifeguarded beach.not Visitors enjoy swimming at the lifeguarded beach. Guided tours are limited to 15 people.not Guided tours are limited to 15 visitors. visitor center
Lowercase unless used before a proper name.
Hulls Cove Visitor Center opens soon. Check at the visitor center for program times and descriptions. Wwebsite The web, World Wide Web, and Internet. Acadia's referred published web address is nps.gov/acadia west, western Lowercase compass directions; minimize use of capital letters except for specific regions or popular place names.
Pacific Northwest; West Coast. see geographic regions West Barge island
Western Bay Western Ear island Western Head Western Head Trail (212) Isle au Haut, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) Western Mountain Connector (120) formerly Western Mountain Trail, 0.2 miles (0.3 km) Western Mountain Road West Ledge Trail (123) formerly Western Mountain West Ledge Trail, Western Mountain West Ridge Trail, 1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Not wet land.
Hyphenate even when not a modifer.
Not whitetailed or whitetail deer.
Preferred term for home structure for Wabanaki
capitalize, no definite article needed, do not abbreviate Wild Gardens Path (71) formerly Sieur de Monts-Tarn Trail/Wild Gardens Path (18) 0.3 miles (0.5 km) wildlife Can be singular or plural depending on context, but consider rewriting to avoid plural because it can seem incorrect. Wildwood Stables capitalize, no definite article needed, do not abbreviate
Winter Harbor town and body of water
winter months
December, January, February.
Witch Hole Pond Wonderland capitalize, no definite article needed
Wonderland Trail (132) 0.7 miles (1.0 km)
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