Gathering sweetgrass, which the Wabanaki have traditionally used in basket weaving and for ceremonies, has been outlawed in the national park since it was formally established in 1916.
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Online booking alerts now offered for busy Acadia National Park
The email alerts from recreation.gov let travelers know when preferred camp sites and vehicle reservations are available.
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Acadia National Park to electrify its bus fleet with $23 million federal grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation granted Downeast Transportation Inc. the funding to buy 23 electric buses.
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Air quality in Maine to improve for Memorial Day weekend
The state issued an ozone warning for the higher elevations in Acadia National Park on Thursday.
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Acadia to receive $1 million for ecosystem restoration, climate change projects
The park says it will use a 2-eyed seeing approach, which is the practice of integrating indigenous knowledge with Western science.
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Portland man sentenced to 48 years for killing girlfriend at Acadia
A jury found Raymond Lester guilty of murder in the June 2022 death of Nicole Mokeme after he ran her over with his car and then fled to Mexico.
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Acadia National Park numbers were down in 2023 for second year in a row
But the Bar Harbor area is still benefiting from a post-pandemic tourism boom and working to address visitor congestion during peak season.
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Maine’s beaches and coastal parks took a beating last week. Will they recover?
State officials say it’s still too early to tell how badly some areas were damaged and how long-lasting the impacts might be.
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Jury finds Portland man guilty in Acadia Park hit-and-run death
Raymond Lester, 37, is found guilty of knowing or intentional murder for the death of Nicole Mokeme, 35, in June 2022.
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Suspect in woman’s death was driving erratically, behaving aggressively at Acadia retreat
Raymond Lester is accused of running over 35-year-old Nicole Mokeme of South Portland with his SUV at the Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor on June 18 of last year.