As a resident of the New York City area and the wife of a business school student, I’ve spent countless hours listening to my peers discuss which new mobile app or digital tool will revolutionize ...

One of the charms of Acadia is the way subtle human “improvements” work with the park’s thick spruce-fir forests, rugged mountains, and steep cliffs to make it all accessible—and just a bit thrilling.

Bar Harbor, Maine -- 10/25/23 -- A maple tree puts on a brilliant display beside Breakneck Road on Oct. 25, in Acadia National Park. (Courtesy of Aislinn Sarnacki) Acorns rolled and crunched beneath ...

Acadia National Park has announced multiple seasonal closures, including a section of Park Loop Road and several popular ...

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The Precipice Trail is one of the most rewarding hikes in the park for physically strong, experienced hikers who aren't afraid of heights. The challenging, 3.2-mile round-trip route ascends 1,000 feet ...

A nearly 40-metre white pine shaded what was left of the trail. The best indication of which way to walk was an auburn arc of fallen pine needles, bending to the right. Then a small clearing. Then ...

All this year we've asked our Conor Knighton to head out ON THE TRAIL. It's an appreciation of our National Parks in this, their Centennial Year. And to begin, he's at our easternmost National Park -- ...

Miles Howard is a regular Globe Ideas contributor and author of the Substack newsletter Mind the Moss. I first saw Acadia National Park’s iconic oceanside cliffs years ago through the windshield of a ...