Signature gardens include The Turrets Sea Side Garden, which features a blue-grey color scheme The Sunken Garden, which was created for the original owners of the Turrets, John and Lela Emory and The Straus Gardens in the ‘Kathryn W. The seaside campus of the college aims to inspire and educate the public about horticulture through the beauty of landscaped gardens. The College of the Atlantic Gardens consist of several historic gardens, community gathering and recreation areas, an arboretum and walking pathways for the community to enjoy. While the quaint historic town of Bar Harbor and three other small cities provide more sophisticated entertainment with galleries, museums, theater, excellent restaurants, and shopping, most visitors come to enjoy shady trails of Acadia National Park, whale watching or fishing trips.
Fishing, shipbuilding, and tourism were the island industry then as they are today. Acadia National Park, which today protects most of the island, was established in 1919 in order to curb rapid development and cutting of island trees for lumber. The rich and famous started building magnificent mansions all over the island, started clearing roads and trails and creating spectacular gardens. In mid-19th century painters of the famous Hudson River School started a regular pilgrimage to the island attracted by its rugged beauty and it is their art that made the island known to the world. The island was originally settled by Abenaki Indians some 5000-10,000 years ago, and the French discovered it by accident in 1604. The largest island off the coast of Maine, Mount Desert Island’s spectacular natural beauty attracts millions of tourist every year.
0 kommentar(er)
