Schoodic Peninsula

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Ancient lava flows formed this black dike at Schoodic Head.
Ancient lava flows formed this black dike at Schoodic Head.

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 Franklin, Gouldsboro Sorrento, Sullivan and Winter Harbor. The peninsula has a rocky granite shoreline containing many volcanic dikes.

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[edit] Acadia National Park

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.[1] 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,[2] about one hour by car. Ferry service is available seven days a week from late June through September, with ferry trips taking one half hour.[3]

The Park is accessible via a one-way 7-mile (11 km) long loop road. The main feature is Schoodic Head, the highest point on the peninsula at 440 feet above sea level. A number of hiking trails ascend the Head. Other features include the picnic area at Frazer Point, views of the Winter Harbor Light, Schoodic Point, Blueberry Hill, and the Anvil.

[edit] NGSA Winter Harbor

A United States Navy base, NSGA Winter Harbor, operated on Schoodic Point from 1935 to 2002.[4] A replacement for Otter Cliffs Radio Station, the base operated as a radio station and training facility until it was decommissioned and transferred to the National Park Service on July 1, 2002. The former naval base has now been transformed into the Schoodic Education and Research Center, a research and training center for the National Park Service.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Schoodic Point Navy Base Reuse: Site Orientation and Overview. National Park Service (January 2001). Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
  2. ^ Schoodic Peninsula. National Geographic. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
  3. ^ Bar Harbor Ferry Daily Passenger Service. Downeast Windjammer Cruises. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
  4. ^ End of an Era: NSGA Winter Harbor to Close Its Doors. Navy Newsstand (March 21, 2002). Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
  5. ^ About Schoodic. friendsofschoodic.org (November 22, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-04-11.

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