It’s unclear whether everything at the park will be ready by April 15, its traditional opening day.
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Acadia National Park reopens at full strength after shutdown
Many of its employees had been furloughed because of the lapse in federal funding.
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Ski trail grooming by volunteers to resume at Acadia despite government shutdown
Friends of Acadia reaches an agreement with the National Park Service to allow volunteers to groom some carriage trails, which they had been barred from doing during the shutdown.
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Shutdown not expected to cause major disruptions in Maine
But services have been curtailed at Acadia National Park, where about 70 staff members are on furlough.
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Photo of Acadia tops 16,000 entries to win contest celebrating national parks
Any Mainer can tell you that Acadia is the most eye-catching of all the national parks, but now it’s official. A photo of a starry night over Acadia National Park’s rocky coastline has won the annual Share The Experience photo contest, meant to draw attention to the beauty of our nation’s national parks and public […]
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Interior backing away from steep fee hikes at Acadia, other national parks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department is backing down from a plan to impose steep fee increases at popular national parks in the face of widespread opposition from elected officials and the public. The plan would nearly triple entrance fees at 17 of the nation’s most popular parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone and […]
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Acadia National Park closing operations as shutdown continues
Acadia National Park was in the process of closing its operations Sunday as the federal government shutdown moved toward its third day. Much of the park will remain open to the public, but if it snows, there will be no plows to clear the roads and parking lots, hampering access, Acadia spokeswoman Christie Anastasia said […]
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Entrance fees to Acadia National Park could jump from $25 to $70 next year
Catching the sunrise from atop Cadillac Mountain draws multitudes every year to Acadia National Park on Maine’s coast. But proposed peak-season price hikes to several national parks could make these visits much less affordable. The public comment period on the National Park Service proposal ends Nov. 23. (Staff photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette.) The vehicle […]
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Acadia reopens cliffs, trails after closures to help falcons
BAR HARBOR (AP) — The National Park Service says it is reopening three cliffs and their associated trails to public entry soon following a closure to protect peregrine falcons. The park service closed the areas in March to protect the falcons from disturbances while they were nesting. The service says the protection resulted in the […]
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New Jersey man dies in fall at Acadia National Park
BAR HARBOR — Park rangers say a New Jersey man has fallen to his death while trying to photograph the sunset at Acadia National Park in Maine. Rangers said Tuesday that 68-year-old Mark Simon, of Glen Ridge, N.J., fell 40 feet from a bluff between Sand Beach and Thunder Hole. They say his wife flagged […]