IN an old photograph, George B. Dorr stands on the shore of Jordan Pond, dressed in baggy tweeds with a three-button jacket, bow tie, and cap. A canoe is drawn up, and Dorr is talking to Charles W. Eliot, former president of Harvard. These men and others like them—wealthy, educated, and public-spirited—had the vision of preserving this grand island from woodsmen and developers for the enjoyment of all people.
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Dorr was a doer as well as dreamer, and he persuaded others to share his dream and donate land and money. He was also a politician, able to facilitate the sticky process of donating private lands for public use. The first association was Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. When its tax-free status was challenged, Dorr decided to aim for a national park. At a time when too many such proposals were overwhelming Congress, the first 6,000 acres became Sieur de Monts National Monument in 1916, requiring only the president’s approval.
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With further pressure from Dorr, it finally became Lafayette National Park in 1919. When much of Schoodic Peninsula was added 10 years later, potential donors of land objected to the name, and in 1929 Congress was persuaded to change it to Acadia National Park.
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One of the major land donors was John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who gave almost one-third of the park’s present acreage. He is also remembered as the man who conceived the network of carriage roads crisscrossing the island, so horses and carriages and hikers might be insulated from the automobiles that threatened to invade the island. (They were not allowed until 1913.) He did it right, inviting Frederick Olmstead (son of the designer of New York City’s Central Park) to lay out the roads and design the rustic stone bridges. Today, they’ve been discovered by cross-country skiers and mountain-bikers, who can easily climb their modest grades to discover breathtaking vistas of the mountains, hills, and ocean.
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EXPLORING THE PARK BY BOAT
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With imagination and a willingness to hike a reasonable distance, the cruising family can visit all the best places in and around Acadia National Park from their floating base.
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To the right is a list of the major park attractions and the harbors from which they can be reached most easily. For more details, see the individual harbor descriptions or contact: Superintendent, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609; 207-288-3338.
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MOUNT DESERT ISLAND
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Bass Harbor: Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Ship Harbor Nature Trail.
Valley Cove: Flying Mountain, Man o'War Brook, St. Sauveur Mountain.
Northeast Harbor: Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge and Gardens, Eliot Mountain.
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Seal Harbor: Jordon Pond House, Jordan Pond Trails (Sargent Mountain, Pemetic Mountain, The Bubbles), Carriage Roads.
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Bar Harbor: Cadillac Mountain, Sieur de Monts Spring, The Abbe Museum, Wild Gardens of Acadia, Thunder Hole, Park Loop Road, Natural history Museum, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Island, Sand Beach, Otter Cliffs.

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CRANBERRY ISLANDS
Islesford: Islesford Historical Museum.
Baker Island: walks, lighthouse.
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SCHOODIC PENINSULA
Pond Island: Schoodic Head, Schoodic Point.
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Duck Harbor: hiking trails, Duck Harbor Mountain.
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