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Tuesday, October 08, 2024Friends of Acadia and Acadia National Park celebrate milestones in employee housing
Courtesy of Friends of Acadia / Evie Linantud Mount Desert, Maine – With help from their friends, Acadia National Park is addressing a severe lack of seasonal employee housing. Today, Friends of Acadia hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony that celebrated the completion of one major construction project and the start of another that will open doors for park employees. Today’s event heralded the Friends of Acadia’s completion of eight bedrooms on a 4-acre parcel at Dane Farm in Seal Harbor. Speakers,
Tuesday, October 08, 2024Friends of Acadia and Acadia National Park celebrate milestones in employee housing
Acadia National Park superintendent Kevin Schneider and Senator Angus King cut the Dane Farm housing ribbon on Oct. 8, 2024 at Dane Farm in Acadia National Park, ME. (Photo courtesy of Evie Linantud/Friends of Acadia) Mount Desert, Maine – With help from their friends, Acadia National Park is addressing a severe lack of seasonal employee housing. Today, Friends of Acadia hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony that celebrated the completion of one major construction project and the start of another that will
Wednesday, September 25, 2024Fare-free, Propane-Powered Island Explorer Bus System Carries 10 Millionth Passenger
BAR HARBOR, MAINE – In its 25th operating season, the Island Explorer bus service achieved a major milestone on Wednesday—serving its 10 millionth passenger. Beth Gearhart boarded the bus at Sand Beach, heading for the Bar Harbor Village Green, when she was informed that she was the 10 millionth passenger. She was greeted at the Bar Harbor Village Green by representatives of Friends of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Downeast Transportation, Maine Department of Transportation, and L.L.Bean. “We
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