Sand Beach is tucked into Newport Cove between the cliffs of Great Head and the towering rock face of The Beehive on the east side of Mount Desert Island, not far from Bar Harbor along the Park Loop Road. The beach is one of the most popular destinations in Acadia National Park, drawing throngs of beachgoers on hot summer days.—downeastacadia.com Acadia National Park is an national park located in the state of Maine, southwest of Bar Harbor. The park preserves about half of Mount Desert Island, many adjacent smaller islands, and part of the Schoodic Peninsula on the coast of Maine. Acadia was initially designated Sieur de Monts National Monument by proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. Sieur de Monts was renamed and redesignated Lafayette National Park by Congress in 1919—the first national park in the United States east of the Mississippi River and the only one in the Northeastern United States. The park was renamed Acadia National Park in 1929. Native Americans of the Algonquian nations have inhabited the area called Acadia for at least 12,000 years. Samuel de Champlain named the island Isle des Monts Deserts (Island of Barren Mountains) in 1604. The park includes mountains, an ocean coastline, coniferous and deciduous woodlands, lakes, ponds, and wetlands encompassing a total of 49,075 acres.—Wikipedia
Cadillac Mountain is located on Mount Desert Island, within Acadia National Park, in the state of Maine. With an elevation of 1,530 feet, its summit is the highest point within 25 miles of the shoreline of the North American continent between the Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia and peaks in Mexico. It is known as the first place in the U.S. to see the sunrise. Acadia National Park is an national park located in the state of Maine, southwest of Bar Harbor. The park preserves about half of Mount Desert Island, many adjacent smaller islands, and part of the Schoodic Peninsula on the coast of Maine. Acadia was initially designated Sieur de Monts National Monument by proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. Sieur de Monts was renamed and redesignated Lafayette National Park by Congress in 1919—the first national park in the United States east of the Mississippi River and the only one in the Northeastern United States. The park was renamed Acadia National Park in 1929. Native Americans of the Algonquian nations have inhabited the area called Acadia for at least 12,000 years. Samuel de Champlain named the island Isle des Monts Deserts (Island of Barren Mountains) in 1604. The park includes mountains, an ocean coastline, coniferous and deciduous woodlands, lakes, ponds, and wetlands encompassing a total of 49,075 acres.—Wikipedia
