Schoodic Peninsula
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The Schoodic Peninsula is a peninsula in Down East Maine. It is located four miles (6 km) east of Bar Harbor, Maine, as the crow flies. The Schoodic Peninsula contains 2,266 acres (9 km2), or approximately 5% of Acadia National Park. It includes the towns of Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor. The peninsula has a rocky granite shoreline containing many volcanic dikes. The peninsula is home to the former United States Navy base, NSGA Winter Harbor, which has been converted into a National Park Service training center. A 3,300-acre (13 km2) resort development was proposed for land abutting Schoodic Peninsula's national park holdings to the north. An anonymous donor eventually bought the entire 3,200-acre tract and built the Schoodic Woods Campground and miles of gravel bike paths before donating all of it to Acadia National Park.[1] Opening in 2015, Schoodic Woods is the newest campground in Acadia National Park, and the first built in the park since the original campgrounds were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression beginning in 1936. In the summer, the Schoodic peninsula is currently served by two separate ferry services from Bar Harbor to Winter Harbor that run daily.
Acadia National Park
Schoodic Peninsula Historic District | ||
MPS Acadia National Park MPS | | |
NRHP reference No. | 07000614,[2] updated to 100001261 | |
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Added to NRHP | June 29, 2007 |
The section of Acadia National Park on the Schoodic Peninsula is more secluded than the main body of the Park, located on Mount Desert Island; approximately 10% of visitors make the trip to the peninsula.[3] The island is easily visible across Frenchman Bay, but the trip by road from Bar Harbor around the bay to the peninsula is 45 miles (72 km) long,[4] about one hour by car. Ferry service is available seven days a week from late June through September, with ferry trips taking one hour.[5]
The park is accessible via a
The lighthouse viewable to the northwest of Schoodic Head, Mark Island's
NSGA Winter Harbor
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Schoodic Woods Campground
The Schoodic Woods Campground is located on the mainland Schoodic Peninsula of Acadia National Park. It is the only campground located on the mainland of the national park and is about 3 miles southeast of Winter Harbor.[9] The Schoodic Woods Campground is typically open from late May until October. The 2021 season is expected to be from May 26, 2021 – October 10, 2021, but the dates are subject to change.
RVs and trailers are allowed in the campground but must be within the maximum length allowed. There are no showers at this campground but there are fire rings and grills available for guests to use. Setting, building, maintaining, attending, or using a campfire (including charcoal) is prohibited. Stoves and grills fueled by petroleum fuels such as Liquid Propane Gas (LPG), butane, or white gas are allowed.
Winter Harbor Holdings development
In March 2008, Winter Harbor Holdings Inc. entered into negotiations with representatives from the towns of Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro regarding development plans for 3,300 acres (13 km2) of land abutting the Schoodic portion of Acadia National Park.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places in:
References
- ^ "Acadia Announces the Grand Opening of Schoodic Woods Campground - Acadia National Park (U.S. National Park Service)".
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Schoodic Point Navy Base Reuse: Site Orientation and Overview" (PDF). National Park Service. January 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ "Schoodic Peninsula". National Geographic. Archived from the original on November 27, 2006. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ "Bar Harbor Ferry Daily Passenger Service". Downeast Windjammer Cruises. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Schoodic Peninsula Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ Urban, Sarah (March 21, 2002). "End of an Era: NSGA Winter Harbor to Close Its Doors". Navy Newsstand. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ "About Schoodic". friendsofschoodic.org. November 22, 2005. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ "Schoodic Woods Campground - Acadia National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ "Winter Harbor Developer expresses interest in land Adjacent to Acadia National Park". Bangor Daily News. March 27, 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Walsh, Tom (April 16, 2008). "Winter Harbor Planners Review Eco-resort". Ellsworth American. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ a b Walsh, Tom (April 3, 2008). "Schoodic Eco-resort Is an Issue". Ellsworth American. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Venkataraman, Bina (November 15, 2008). "Surf, turf - and strife". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Russell, Eric (May 13, 2008). "Schoodic ecoresort plans aired". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Trotter, Bill (December 30, 2008). "Corporate veil hides Schoodic landowners". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Walsh, Tom (May 1, 2008). "In Winter Harbor and New Mexico, Developers' Plans Stir Controversy". Ellsworth American. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Trotter, Bill (December 26, 2008). "Maine firms quit work on ecoresort project". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
Further reading
- Wright, Virginia M. "Schoodic: The Secret Side of Acadia". Down East: The Magazine of Maine (August 2009).
- Workman, Allen K. (April 29, 2014). Schoodic Point: History on the Edge of Acadia National Park. Charleston SC: The History Press. ISBN 978-1626195448.