Acadia

Did you know that Acadia National Park is the only national park located in the northeast. Acadia sits on Mt. Desert Island, which is the third largest island along the east coast. Acadia National Park makes up a large portion of this island with it’s 41,000 acres.

Acadia has been for many years and continues to be one of the best places on earth for hiking and those searching for solitude. You do not have to look very hard to find yourself alone under the great mountain peaks. You will find a great number of freshwater ponds, lakes, and rushing streams alongside the mountain sides. Then you have the beautiful marshes, meadows, and dense forest cover. Granite cliffs and cobblestone beaches line the salty seas, as white tipped waves and steel blue waters highlight the rugged rocky coastline.

The first settlers date back to about 5000 years ago when the Wabenaki Indians discovered this land calling it “pemetic”, meaning “the sloping land”. Then in 1604 Samuel de Champlain landed here and called it “l’Isle des Monts-deserts: Mount Desert Island. Possession of this land passed hands from France to England, then ended up being claimed by the United States. It soon became a favorite of wealthy people who made claim to the island through there summer “cottages”.

Cadillac Mountain is the highest point along the eastern seaboard north of Brazil. Cadillac is also the first place the sun rises in the United States. Cadillac Mountain stretches up 1530 feet to the summit. If you are in the area a definite is a view of sunrise and/or sunset from atop Cadillac.