Acadia's Carriage Roads: A Passage into the Heart of the National Park
The third title in the Acadia National Park guide series, Acadia's Carriage Roads covers the history, geology, and biology of the area. It includes practical advice and maps to help visitors get the most from their tours of the roads, whether on foot, by bicycle, or on cross-country skis. With their work-of-art stone bridges, these crushed-rock carriage roads — the result of decades of effort by philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. — are known throughout the world for their beauty.
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Acadia's Carriage Roads: A Passage into the Heart of the National Park
The third title in the Acadia National Park guide series, Acadia's Carriage Roads covers the history, geology, and biology of the area. It includes practical advice and maps to help visitors get the most from their tours of the roads, whether on foot, by bicycle, or on cross-country skis. With their work-of-art stone bridges, these crushed-rock carriage roads — the result of decades of effort by philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. — are known throughout the world for their beauty.
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Acadia's Carriage Roads: A Passage into the Heart of the National Park

Acadia's Carriage Roads: A Passage into the Heart of the National Park

Acadia's Carriage Roads: A Passage into the Heart of the National Park

Acadia's Carriage Roads: A Passage into the Heart of the National Park

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The third title in the Acadia National Park guide series, Acadia's Carriage Roads covers the history, geology, and biology of the area. It includes practical advice and maps to help visitors get the most from their tours of the roads, whether on foot, by bicycle, or on cross-country skis. With their work-of-art stone bridges, these crushed-rock carriage roads — the result of decades of effort by philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. — are known throughout the world for their beauty.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780892725519
Publisher: Down East Books
Publication date: 01/28/2002
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 11.09(w) x 8.62(h) x 0.25(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction7
John D. Rockefeller Jr.8
Road Construction9
Bridge Construction13
Carriage Road Tours14
Jordan Pond to Little Long Pond17
Jordan Pond to Day Mountain20
Jordan Pond to Bubble Pond24
Jordan Pond to Amphitheater Bridge26
Jordan Pond to Parkman Mountain31
Hadlock Pond Loop34
Aunt Betty's Pond38
Eagle Lake41
Witch Hole Pond43
An Enduring Gift46
Where to find the Stone Bridges of the Carriage Road System48
References48
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