Acadia National Park: The Jesup & Hemlock Path Loop
This easy trail is perfect for almost all visitors to Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park: A Trip to Old Farm
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
The Ghost Trails of Acadia National Park
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"
