STORIES OF ACADIA: A couple in paradise Dave and Vickie Lloyd Favorite spot: Stargazing on deck of their home in Southwest Harbor, with the ocean to their left and the stars reflecting on a pond right in front. “Standing here is like being on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise,” Dave Lloyd said. “You have stars […]
STORIES OF ACADIA: The friend David McDonald Favorite spot: Eagle Lake. “It’s terrific in all seasons.” He drives by the lake on his daily commute and often stops for a quick walk. “The weight of the day…just evaporates.” David MacDonald’s family moved to Mount Desert Island when he was about 10 years old. His first memory […]
STORIES OF ACADIA: The entrepreneur Charlotte Gill Favorite spot: “I can’t think of a favorite. That would be like trying to choose the one food you’re going to eat for the rest of your life. They’re all good and unique experiences. I think I’m a little bit partial to Seawall because I’m right next to it.” […]
STORIES OF ACADIA: The heir to the rusticator legacy David Rockefeller Jr. Favorite spot: The Jordan Pond House lawn, though “I don’t necessarily love it when there are 1,000 people,” and the top of Pemetic Mountain. David Rockefeller Jr.’s grandfather helped to establish Acadia National Park 100 years ago. The beautiful stone bridges he commissioned […]
Hear Acadia National Park. The waves crash against the cliffs, birds twitter, brooks babble as they make their inexorable tumble over pink slabs of granite on their way to the sea. See it. The morning turns orange as the sun rises above the Atlantic; snow-white ocean spray reaches for the sky; peregrine falcons soar against […]
