Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mountain
is challenging and rewards intrepid riders with great views
and Arctic-like summit conditions.
One
ITS trail
, #81, begins in the Washington County town of Harrington
and heads north. There are also uncountable club and local trails.
ITS 84
stretches across Washington County from Calais in the east all the way
to Milford across the Penobscot River from Old Town.
Eco-Tours &
Cultural Excursions
Bird Watching/Nature Tours
Bar Harbor/Acadia
Down East Nature Tours
, PO Box 521, Bar Harbor 04609.
Naturalist Mike Good offers several varied trips around Bar
Harbor and the environs of Acadia National Park. Rates begin
at $15 for a four-hour beginners bird-watching session. He also offers Ca-
dillac Mountain sunrise and sunset tours, a wetland ecology trip and cus-
tom tours for avid birders looking to expand their life lists. Group rates
available, reservations required.
288-8128.
Wild Gardens of Acadia
, Suier de Monts Springs in Acadia National
Park. This tiny three-quarter-acre plot of land is a thriving garden con-
taining more than 500 plant species native to Mount Desert Island.
Two features make the garden unique - the range of plant species, in-
cluding those customarily found in the more northern and southern re-
gions, and the division of the garden into habitats.
As glaciers retreated more than 4,000 years ago, many plants were left
behind - mountain cranberry, bunchberry, bearberry, rhodora, choke-
berry, mountain sandwort, Labrador tea, early saxifrage, crowberry and
three-toothed cinquefoil. Today, hikers find these plants on mountain
summits. In the Wild Gardens they are found in the artificially con-
structed mountain and heath habitats and clearly labelled to aid in
indentification.
There is plenty of parking and no fee. Donations are accepted in a box at
the entrance of the garden. Nature center and trailside Native American
Museum within walking distance.
288-3519.
Acadia Zoo
, Route 3, Trenton 04605. Reindeer, bison, and moose roam
the 30 acres of fields of this non-profit educational facility. Inside numer-
