101 TRAVEL BITS

This easy trail is perfect for almost all visitors to Acadia National Park

Visit Little Hunters Beach, a hidden and unmarked gem along the Park Loop Road at Acadia National Park

In 1942, Acadia National Park received a donation of 58 acres of land known as Old Farm (or Oldfarm). This land would be only a small portion of the park, but it had already had an outsized history in the formation of the park by the time it became part of it. This was because Old Farm was the home of George B. Dorr, who, along with John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was one of the two men primarily responsible for the creation of Acadia National Park. As a child, Dorr spent summer va

For as busy as it can get on Mount Desert Island – particularly around Bar Harbor – it can also be surprisingly easy to get away from...

Today, Acadia National Park is home to 150 miles of official trails. However, in 1915, the area that would soon be protected was home to over 200 miles of trails. So what happened to all those extra trails? In turns out, many of these trails still exist. Now known as "ghost trails" or "phantom trails," these old trails may no longer appear on official park maps, but they still exist within the park for those who seek them out. During the 1980s, people known as "trail bandits"

Maine is home to the southernmost colonies of Atlantic puffins in the world. In the past, puffins were hunted for food and their feathers; by 1900, they had almost entirely disappeared from the Maine waters they had once called home. Thankfully, protections were put in place, and the puffin population in Maine rebounded. Today, over 4,000 puffins arrive in Maine every spring to breed and raise their chicks. Once their chicks fledge, they leave the waters of Maine for the open