Acadia National Park in Maine

I mentioned before that we were in the Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park area over 10 years ago, and it was very foggy that day. 

Well, it was great getting back here on a pleasant day with good weather.

In fact, on that trip long ago, we went to the top of Cadillac Mountain and we could see nothing.  Just fog.

This day was different.  We did take an excursion through the cruise line that gave us about a 2 hour tour through the park with a very informative guide, and we had some time to hang out at the top of the mountain for great views.

We got on our bus and we were toured around Acadia National Park.  Our guide talked about the fire of 1947, that took out about half of Bar Harbor, and a third of the park. 

He pointed out the old growth (pre-fire) and the new growth and the differences.  He noted that the rich and famous used to party in the area.  He talked about the "bar" which is a piece of land that you can walk on at low tide. 

Our guide pointed out a nice house owned by Law and Order producer Dick Wolf, who's neighbors include Martha Stewart.

He told us the story of a man building a nice house (he pointed it out) who asked a young lady to marry him.  She agreed to, but only after sailing back home to see family.  On her return ship (the Titanic) she died.  He then told us that the story was false, but had been told around the area as true forever. 

Anyway, we had a very nice tour around the area. 


There is so much to see here though.  A two hour drive through is just not enough time, BUT the excursion was a great way to see a LOT of the park in a couple of hours.