This is the trailhead for Acadia Mountain, a 681 ft mountain located on the west side of Mount Desert Island. The trailhead is on Maine Route 102, about 3 miles south of Somesville and just after Ikes Point Boat Launch.
This memorial plaque is dedicated to Ruth and Tris Colket. Both were philanthropists who saw the need for an endowed trail system and made a gift of $5 million to Friends of Acadia for restoration and maintenance of Acadia’s historic trail system.
The Hulls Cove Visitor Center is Acadia’s main visitor contact station and transportation hub from May into October. The building sits atop a hill above a large parking lot. Visitors must climb 52 steps to reach the main entrance. There is a separate accessible entrance behind the facility. To get there, drive straight at a four-way intersection off Route 3 rather than turn into the main parking lot. This entrance has an automatic door and an elevator to the main floor.
Amphitheatre Bridge (1931) is the largest of 17 bridges constructed along 57 miles of carriage road on Mount Desert Island between 1917 and 1940. It carries Amphitheatre Road (Asticou-Jordan Pond Road) -- which itself had been abandoned for ten years due to the objections of summer residents -- near the Little Harbor Brook waterfall.
This memorial plaque is dedicated to Atwater Kent who donated 62 acres known as Bliss Field off Schooner Head Road to Acadia. It is now designated as Atwater Kent Field.
The Bass Harbor Head Light Station is located in Tremont, Maine, marking the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay on the southwest corner of Mount Desert Island.
Located between Long Pond and Echo Lake, Beech Mountain rises to an elevation of 839 feet with a fire tower located near the summit that was used as a lookout from 1941 to the mid-1950s.
The Blue Duck Ships store was first constructed as a store to sell essential supplies to the residents of Islesford, Little Cranberry Island, Maine in the 1850s. It also served the 'maritime highway' of trade. Today, the store is used by Islesford Boatworks, a non-profit that continues the tradition of boat building by teaching boat building skills to Island youth.
Brown Mountain Gatehouse, and its counterpart, Jordan Pond Gatehouse, were built to mark the entrance to Acadia historic carriage road network. Though never put into practice as true 'gatekeepers' to the carriage roads, these architectural marvels are a beautiful and whimsically quaint introduction to the near-fantasy of the carriage roads.
Bubble Pond Bridge (1928) was the tenth of 17 bridges constructed along 57 miles of carriage road on Mount Desert Island between 1917 and 1940. It carries the Bubble Pond Road over a portion of the Jordan Pond/Eagle Lake motor road that was abandoned when that road was realigned in 1962-1964. This bridge is now a relic with no function. Access to a parking lot along the shore of Bubble Pond remains.
Cadillac Mountain is a popular destination for visitors to Acadia National Park. Accessible by car, it is the highest point on the eastern seaboard of the U.S., and offers magnificent views of a glaciated coastal and island landscape. The short, paved Cadillac Summit Loop Trail, interpretive waysides, restrooms, and gift shop are located at the summit. In the summer, reservations are required to drive to the summit.
The Carroll Farm represents changing farm life during the 19th and early 20th century on Mount Desert Island. The house was built by John and Rachel Carroll in 1820 and remained in the family until its purchase by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust and later by the park.
Charles William Eliot was a founder of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations and his preservation efforts were largely inspired by the death of his son, who founded the Champlain Society.
Chasm Brook Bridge (1926) was the seventh of 17 bridges constructed along 57 miles of carriage road on Mount Desert Island between 1917 and 1940. It carries Jordan-Sargent Mountain Road over Chasm Falls. It was the last of four bridges required along the Jordan-Sargent Mountain Road.
Cliffside Bridge (1932) is one of 17 bridges constructed along 57 miles of carriage road on Mount Desert Island between 1917 and 1940. It carries Amphitheater Road (Asticou-Jordan Pond Road) over a ravine on the flank of Jordan Mountain along a road between Amphitheater and West Branch bridges.
This beach is not protected by any landforms and gets hammered with waves all day. Only the cobbles remain because their larger size makes them resistant to these strong waves.
