|
Acadia National Park is a national park in Maine, New England. It comprises 30,3000 acres of Mount Desert Island and other smaller islands off the Atlantic coast of Maine, such as the Isle au Haut (2,728 acres) and parts of Baker Island. A portion of Schoodic Peninsula (2,266 acres) is also in Acadia National Park. Acadia National Park is the only national park in New England and the first national park on the east side of the Mississippi River.
Acadia National Park, Maine
Author: Plh1234us (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Thunder Hole, a hole formed by tide in the granite coastline, is a geologic phenomenon within the park and along eastern coast of Mount Desert Island. It is thus called because of the booming sound that it makes whenever waves come in from the Atlantic Ocean. The spray from Thunder Hole can reach forty feet in height.
Acadia National Park has its beginning on 8 July, 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson created it, as Sieur de Monts National Monument. On 26 February, 1919, it became a national park, with the name Lafayette National Park in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, the influential French supporter of the American Revolution.
In 1929, a legislation was to allow the government to accept gifts of land on the Schoodic Peninsula, beyond the limits of Mount Desert Island, to be included. At the request of the donor, the park was renamed Acadia National Park on 19 January, 1929.
Going to Acadia National Park
From Boston, take Interstate 95 north to Augusta, Maine. From then continue on Route 3 east all the way until you reach Acadia National Park.Return to National Parks of the United States
Return to Maine Travel Guide
Return to Exploring America
|
Get my latest updates on Google+ Upcoming Tours of AsiaAsiaExplorers teams up with Exotissimo.com to bring you fantastic tour packages to experience Asia. The following are some of the upcoming tours:
  
Point - Click - Discover!Thanks for visiting this webpage. To continue exploring, choose another destination! My World Travel Guides - celebrating a beautiful world beautifully. 
 |