{"id":50689,"date":"2015-04-16T12:18:41","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T16:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=50689"},"modified":"2019-06-25T12:18:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T16:18:52","slug":"acadia-national-park-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/50689\/acadia-national-park-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine’s Acadia National Park to Hold Car-Free Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 16, 2015—<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the contradictions of America\u2019s national parks is the need for a personal vehicle to explore their pristine pleasures. Maine\u2019s Acadia National Park<\/a> has been a pioneering force in helping car-free visitors to fully experience its 49,000 ruggedly beautiful acres. The fare-free, propane-powered Island Explorer<\/a> bus network gives park visitors efficient access to all the glorious nooks and crannies of Mount Desert Island from June-October, no car necessary. The Island Explorer has served as a model for other parks contemplating how the public may continue to utilize the National Park System while curtailing environmental damage.<\/p>\n

This year, Acadia National Park is taking its forward-thinking green initiatives a step further by prohibiting private vehicles for two days. May 16 and September 26, 2015 are the scheduled dates for car-free mornings<\/a>. Outdoor enthusiasts may walk, run, bike, inline skate or skateboard the Park Loop Road without having to share the thoroughfares with cars.<\/p>\n

The park\u2019s entrance fee will be waived on both days, so you\u2019ll save money in addition to helping protect the park\u2019s natural resources.<\/p>\n

Taste of Bar Harbor
\n<\/strong>If you\u2019re able to visit on the May 16 car-free morning, you can combine the glories of Mother Nature with delights of an edible sort with the Taste of Bar Harbor food festival. Bar Harbor is the gateway to Acadia and its dynamic dining scene has long been a magnet for hungry travelers. Showcasing the culinary traditions and fresh flavors of Downeast Maine, Taste of Bar Harbor runs from May 14-17, 2015. Select happenings include Dessert Night on May 14 and the Chef\u2019s Table five-course dinner on May 16.<\/p>\n

Local restaurants will feature special prix fixe menus for $20.15 throughout the four days, so it\u2019s an opportunity to experience what local farm-to-table and sea-to-table eateries are doing with the windfall of fresh, local ingredients.<\/p>\n

For more information on Bar Harbor, read Outdoor Adventures On Mount Desert Island<\/a> or visit barharborinfo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Acadia Bike<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April 16, 2015— One of the contradictions of America\u2019s national parks is the need for a personal vehicle to explore their pristine pleasures. Maine\u2019s Acadia National Park has been a pioneering force in helping car-free visitors to fully experience its 49,000 ruggedly beautiful acres. The fare-free, propane-powered Island Explorer bus network gives park visitors efficient […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":50707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[784,759,761,750,817,787,314,776,777,770,790,788,364,1614,781,789,794,780,782],"tags":[238,381,293,226,483,120,306,142,125,130,212,299,133,65,473,169,58],"class_list":{"0":"post-50689","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-adventure-activity-2","8":"category-bar-activity-2","9":"category-beer-activity-2","10":"category-bike-2","11":"category-biking-adventure-activity-2","12":"category-camping-adventure-activity-2","13":"category-dining-nightlife","14":"category-farms-food-drink","15":"category-fine-dining","16":"category-food-drink","17":"category-hiking-adventure-activity-2","18":"category-kayaking-adventure-activity-2","19":"category-maine","20":"category-off-the-press","21":"category-outdoor-dining","22":"category-rock-climbing-adventure-activity-2","23":"category-sailing-adventure-activity-2","24":"category-seafood-food-drink","25":"category-wine-food-drink","26":"tag-adventure","27":"tag-biking","28":"tag-budget-friendly","29":"tag-drink","30":"tag-family-friendly","31":"tag-family-fun","32":"tag-farm","33":"tag-festival","34":"tag-food","35":"tag-green","36":"tag-hiking","37":"tag-locally-sourced","38":"tag-outdoors","39":"tag-park","40":"tag-views","41":"tag-weekend-getaway","42":"tag-wine"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":50707,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/17168321141_0898983ee0_o-300x199.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}