The Beauty of Acadia National Park in Maine

My imagination sees New England as a bustling region of modernization and a harsh reality that I would intentionally avoid; however, Maine opposes this judgement. It is its own entity where the serenity of a nearly untouched landscape, and atmosphere of a surreal region of people combine. Even upon arrival I was drawn to the peculiarity of the airport and how the people behave themselves. After venturing further into the unknown I saw how the land flowed and rolled out into jagged rocks, balanced

Celebrating a Century: America’s National Parks Today was incredible. I cannot believe what an amazing place Acadia National Park is. My day began this morning, when I woke up with the warm sun shining down on me. I realized that I was going to Acadia with excitement. I jumped out of bed, got dressed, and drove to the park, beyond excited for the day ahead of me. Once I arrived at the park, I breathed in the fresh air around me and took it all in. The air was cool and salty from the

Michael Forme once said, “A national park is not a playground. It's a sanctuary for nature and for humans who will accept nature on nature's own terms.” In a technology focused world, national parks allow us to escape everyday life and focus on nature and all it has to teach us. In July of 2017 my family went on our fifth trip to Acadia National Park. Acadia is located on Mount Desert Island in Maine, which is actually a peninsula that has only two ways to enter: by car on a singular, two lane

Shuttle Services in the National Park System In 2016, 330,971,689 visited the fifty-eight national parks, containing over eighty million acres of public land, within the United States for outdoor recreation. (“Frequently Asked Questions (U.S. National Park Service). With this large influx of visitors, there are some major negative impacts to the delicate ecosystems in each park. After visiting seven of our National Parks and seeing the mass amounts of people and traffic on public lands, I wondered

Interpersonal Communication Assignment The Relationship With and Between Katherine Portas and Anne Godlewski Katherine V. Portas Mississippi College, COM 202A   Abstract Participants include Marie Portas, Skip Portas, and Anne Godlewski.   The Relationship With and Between Katherine Portas and Anne Godlewski Katherine Portas was born on August 13, 1993 about 10:40 AM. The very first person to hold her was her father, Skip Portas, but the next person to hold her was the mother-in-law of Skip,