Looking for an escape from sweltering summers? These 14 charming towns offer refreshingly cool temperatures, perfect for a ...

On a trip to Maine’s Mount Desert Island, Dinaw Mengestu and his family had an ambitious, high-energy itinerary that included ...

The United States has a proud history of preserving its natural beauty through national parks. Each year, millions of ...

Homeowners Dr. Lynn Cornell and Michael Melford have a passion for caring for nature. Cornell founded and served as president of Save the Rookery and Melford was a National Geographic photographer.

Precipice Trail, Acadia National Park. Image by John Manard ... Footing is precarious on its rocky, uneven surfaces, and fog can suddenly reduce visibility. Caution and attention to the terrain are ...

Located on the rugged coast of Maine, Acadia National Park offers plenty of dog-friendly trails and incredible scenic views. Most of the park’s 100 miles of hiking trails and 45 miles of carriage ...

Millions of people come to Yosemite National Park each year to see ... conduct their research. Acadia spans 47,000 acres of rugged Atlantic coast, where fog rolls across granite boulders and ...

Acadia National Park expanded piecemeal to 35,000 acres ... I am the sole passenger aboard the ferry as it heads into a pea-soup fog. The only visible objects during the crossing are lobster ...

If you head north to Maine's Acadia National Park this year, make sure to bring a debit of credit card because the seventh most visited national park is going cash-free. According to a release ...

Starting May 22, you must make a vehicle reservation to drive Cadillac Summit Road, which is a three-mile drive to the top of the highest peak in Acadia National Park. You can make a reservation ...

Porpoise are among the numerous wildlife that can be seen while sea kayaking in and around Acadia National Park, which spans much of MDI, the Schoodic Peninsula, Ilse au Haut, and other outlying ...

The Heceta Head Light, shown here, had been on my photography bucket list for years and years, and getting to finally see it in person was so dreamy, especially with the coastal fog clinging ... will ...