COINTEST! COINTEST! Cointest ended.

[PastorJon]

There is another mountain on the island named "Day Mountain." You can ride a horse-drawn carriage to the top of the mountain on the old carriage roads. (We did this at sunset once... wonderful!)

[+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins]

A fact everyone has missed and is the most important FACT is...... acadiahiker lives there.

[+cachecrashers4]

You can see Cadillac Mountain on Mount Desert Island from the observatory at the top of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge.

[Maine Family]

Bar Harbor was originally called Eden.

[+PengoFamily]

he park was established as Sieur des Monts National Monument in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson, and by congress as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the first national park east of the Mississippi River. It was renamed Acadia National Park in 1929.

[+LadyBee4T]

The Jordan Pond House is accessible by road or carriage trail, and serves fresh popovers with blueberry jam.

 

This is a very little known fact. When I left my job in California we toured the New England states and part of Canada. I had a list of goals and things I wanted to see and do on this trip. One was to eat the famous popovers at the Jordan Pond House. BUT I got pregnant on the trip and couldn't eat anything at all when we finally made it there. I was disappointed that I had gone all that way and couldn't have one but happy that I was pregnant. See I told you it was a very little known fact!!!!!

[+ECplus3]

In 2007, the Mount Desert Islander was named the best small weekly newspaper in Maine, the best small weekly newspaper in New England, and the best small weekly newspaper in the country.

[+hollora]

Jackson Labratory on the island has more than 1,300 employees. They are famous for genetically controlled research mice they breed and raise. Dr. Little who wrote the famous book - Inheritance of Coat Color in Dogs did much of his research at Jackson Lab.

[PastorJon]

The "Porcupine Islands" are located off the coast of the island, so named because when looked at from the top of Cadillac, they look like a little family of porcupines.

[Maine Family]

Bubble Rock is a glacial erratic left on a mountainside on Bubble Mountain in Acadia National Park, . This stone was carried from miles inland and left here when the glaciers melted leaving it perched precariously since the last ice age.

Edited August 24, 2008 by Maine Family

[+hollora]

The island has a free bus service and shuttle which runs from mid-June through the fall. This bus service is generously supported by a major Maine outfitter (L.L. ? - you know who). There are 8 routes. The bus is called the Island Explorer and they have their own web site. There is even an online view of the busses locations on their web site. You can enjoy many parts of the island without using your own vehicle.

Edited August 24, 2008 by hollora

[PastorJon]

the buses that hollora mentions are powered by propane

[Maine Family]

Somesville is on Somes Sound and was the first settled community on the island.

[+LadyBee4T]

Bass Harbor Lighthouse Station

 

established: 1858

Present lighthouse built: 1858

[Maine Family]

When the Sea-King Neptune falls in love with the Goddess of the Wind, he attempts to send her a token of his affection, a golden key. He seeks the help of Fandango, the clever fox, to deliver his gift. But when Fandango reaches the Goddess he discovers the key is lost. Where the key is lost is the mystery of FANDANGO.

 

Somewhere on Mount Desert Island, Maine, a golden key is hidden. The location of the key can be found by reading through FANDANGO and uncovering the clues concealed in the pages of the book.

 

Be the first person to solve the riddle and locate the key and a treasure worth over $10,000 will be yours!

 

The location of the Golden Key can be found by means of clues both visual and verbal.

 

Can you find the key?

[Maine Family]

The public beach (next to Route 3 in Seal Harbor) is a favorite place for finding sand dollars.

[Maine Family]

Except for two primitive campgrounds, there are no lodging facilities within Acadia National Park

[QuigleyJones]

I know that a catamaran ferry from Yarmouth goes to the islands Bar Harbor.

[Maine Family]

The well known Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDI Biological Lab), a private marine biomedical research institute, is located in Salisbury Cove. Founded in 1898 in South Harpswell, Maine, by J.S. Kingsley of Tufts University, the Lab moved to Salisbury Cove in 1921.

[+Solan109]

If you want to get married you could go to the Mount Desert Lighthouse Wedding Chapel

in Bernard. It's tiny, and very casual, but it makes for fabulous photos!

[+Solan109]

Take a walk by the water,The Ship Harbor trail is easy, pleasant, and it has great views.

[xboxcrazy33]

You can stay at the Ivy Manor Inn in Bar Harbor, and eat at their AAA Four Diamond restaurant, Michelle's Fine Dining.

[+Solan109]

or you could try out Hadley's Point Campground and get close to nature

[Maine Family]

Southwest Harbor, Maine, is located at the southwestern entrance to Somes Sound and is often referred to as the “quiet side” of the island.

[+BrierPatch]

Mount Desert Island, off the coast of Maine, is widely known as the home of Acadia National Park and the town of Bar Harbor.

[Maine Family]

Acadia National Park Temperatures

Degrees in Fahrenheit (High-Low)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

31.9 34.4 41.6 52.7 65 74.2 79.8 78.2 69.2 57.9 47.1 36.9

10 13.8 22.3 32 42.3 51.3 57.1 56.3 48.1 38.4 28.8 16.7

Precipitation Normals (Total in Inches)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

5.94 4.52 5.46 4.93 4.53 4.1 3.38 2.93 4.42 4.86 6.42 5.81

Annual: 57.3

[+hollora]

A beautiful spot to visit in Northeast Harbor Maine - Thuya Garden. Part of the Asticou Inn, this is a beautiful terrace garden which overlooks the harbor. As a civil officiant, I did the wedding of Geocachers Pedalchick and Sudonim in this beautiful location last September. To see more information about this beautiful place Google seach Thuya Garden.

 

Acadiahiker - thanks for this cointest!

[acadiahiker]

Many MDI’s year-round residents still make their living from the sea.

So true. My brother, Oliver,and two nephews are all lobstermen, as was my brother-in-law who passed away recently.

[+ECplus3]

It is estimated that two and a half million tourists a year visit Acadia National Park on the island.

[+BrierPatch]

The Wabanaki Indians knew Mount Desert Island as Pemetic, "the sloping land." They built bark-covered conical shelters, and traveled in exquisitely designed birch bark canoes.

[+Solan109]

The ABBE museum focuses on Maine Indian Heritage

[+team moxiepup]

Mt. Desert Island is extremely dog friendly! They are allowed on the shuttle service, in many of the shops, and you can bring them to Jordan House for popovers on the lawn!

[Maine Family]

MDI is the playground for the rich and the famous.

[+BrierPatch]

Quarrying of granite was historically an important industry. Mount Desert Island has three granite units, the Cadillac Mountain granite, the fine grained Sommesville granite, and the medium grained Sommesville granite. Surrounding DCg, is a zone of brecciated material, known as DSz (Devonian Shatter Zone).

[+Fiery Searcher]

Mount Desert Island is home to Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, an independent, not-for-profit marine and biomedical research facility and an international center for comparative physiology, toxicology and marine functional genomic studies.

[+Solan109]

You can go whale watching !

[+Solan109]

Mount Penobscot seems to be very popular for hike/climbing

[Maine Family]

The Shore Path Cache will bring you to this balancing rock.

 

[+stellarscapes]

Mount Desert Island is famous for wild blueberries.

Around this time of year (August/September), the blueberries are ripe and ready to pick.

 

I remember being on a camping trip to Mount Desert Island when I was about 10 years old

and there were wild blueberries everywhere. You could take one of the trails and fill up

several bowls full of blueberries.

[PastorJon]

Bar Island, just off the coast of Bar Harbor, is accessible on foot at low tide.

[Maine Family]

Otter Cliff is 110 feet high and it is one of the highest headlands north of Rio de Janeiro.

[Maine Family]

Somes Sound is 7 mile long.

[PastorJon]

The two campgrounds located in Acadia are: Seawall & Blackwoods

[+pghlooking]

Cadillac Mountain is the first place in the US to receive the sun of the day. Was pretty cool standing up there watching the sunrise with a bunch of strangers, all the while everyone was wrapped in blankets and such. Awesome views. Can't wait to go back, which I am sure we will since this is my dad's favorite place in the world to visit. Amazing since he doesn't even like lobster.

[+Butterfly_lady]

Here's a fact - until today, I never knew about this place.

From a small island nation in South Pacific, where I am.... we learn mainly about the big places, other than our Pacific neighbours..

 

hmmm - I'll watch and learn

[+vw_k]

Bar Harbor was originally called Eden.

[+hollora]

Southwest Harbor is home to a Coast Guard base and also Hinkley Boat Yard. Hinkley is famous for their sailing vessels and thier "picnic boats".

[+GATOULIS]

Mount Desert Island is a great place for surfers!!!

 

I think that in 2006, (26/5/2006?) the world champion of surfing was in !Mount Desert Island! Am I correct??

[+PengoFamily]

Island summer resident and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr., donated over 11,000 acres, more than one third of its present total area, to the park. In fact, the park is comprised entirely of land donated by private individuals.

[acadiahiker]

Mount Desert Island is a great place for surfers!!!

 

I think that in 2006, (26/5/2006?) the world champion of surfing was in !Mount Desert Island! Am I correct??

Don't think so! I did see a surfer once off Sand Beach a few years ago! Where ever did you find that tidbit?