See why Acadia's beauty made it the first national park east of the Mississippi River. Stop by next week for <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fthro%2Findex.htm" target="_blank" target="_blank">Theodore Roosevelt National Park</a>.
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See why Acadia's beauty made it the first national park east of the Mississippi River. Stop by next week for Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Illustration by Stewart Scott-Curran
The tallest peak on Acadia's Mount Desert Island, Cadillac Mountain, is a popular place to watch the sun rise.
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The tallest peak on Acadia's Mount Desert Island, Cadillac Mountain, is a popular place to watch the sun rise.
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Park ranger Charlie Jacobi, natural resource and visitor use specialist, has worked at Acadia for almost 30 years.
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Park ranger Charlie Jacobi, natural resource and visitor use specialist, has worked at Acadia for almost 30 years.
Friends of Acadia
Atlantic Puffins are one of 338 bird species in Acadia National Park.
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Atlantic Puffins are one of 338 bird species in Acadia National Park.
National Park Service
Otter Cliffs, noted for world-class rock climbing, overlooks a beach covered in cobblestones.
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Otter Cliffs, noted for world-class rock climbing, overlooks a beach covered in cobblestones.
Friends of Acadia
Frenchman Bay is named for Samuel de Champlain, the explorer who named Mount Desert Island in 1604.
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Frenchman Bay is named for Samuel de Champlain, the explorer who named Mount Desert Island in 1604.
Friends of Acadia
Acadia is home to 11 species of amphibians, including six kinds of frogs.
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Acadia is home to 11 species of amphibians, including six kinds of frogs.
Friends of Acadia
Jordan Pond Gate Lodge and the carriage road on Mount Desert Island were paid for by John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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Jordan Pond Gate Lodge and the carriage road on Mount Desert Island were paid for by John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Friends of Acadia
Keep a respectful distance from wildlife by using the "rule of thumb," says park ranger Charlie Jacobi. Hold your arm out and try to cover the animal with your thumb, if you can still see it, you're too close.
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Keep a respectful distance from wildlife by using the "rule of thumb," says park ranger Charlie Jacobi. Hold your arm out and try to cover the animal with your thumb, if you can still see it, you're too close.
National Park Service
Cadillac Mountain, also the tallest peak on the Atlantic coast at 1,530 feet, is a great place to watch the moon rise.
Exploring Maine's coast —
Cadillac Mountain, also the tallest peak on the Atlantic coast at 1,530 feet, is a great place to watch the moon rise.
National Park Service