Northeast Harbor near Bar Harbor in Hancock County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Roads to Discoveries

Acadia National Park

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Roads to Discoveries Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 10, 2024

1. Roads to Discoveries Marker

Inscription.
Acadia's carriage roads invite you to explore nature without the distraction of motor vehicles. John D. Rockefeller Jr. purposefully, designed these broken-stone roads to reveal a sequence of scenic views and allow visitors of all physical abilities to discover Acadia's remote splendor. The roads today provide access to sweeping mountain landscapes, pockets of lush forest, and gurgling brooks--whether you travel on foot, bicycle, or horse-drawn carriage.

Behind you is one of two gate lodges John D. Rockefeller built to keep automobiles off the carriage roads and out of Acadia’s interior. Please respect the privacy of current residents.

I think perhaps I have always had an eye for nature. Every time I ride through the woods today, the smell of the trees takes me back to my early impressions in the woods.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in “Mr. Rockefeller’s Roads” by Ann Rockefeller Roberts.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 44° 18.73′ N,

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68° 17.079′ W. Marker is near Bar Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. It is in the Northeast Harbor. It is on Brown Mountain Carriage Trail 0.1 miles east of Maine Route 3, on the left when traveling east. The marker stands near the start of the Brown Mountain Carriage Trail just beyond the gatehouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Gate House Rd, Northeast Harbor ME 04662, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Mount Desert Island

and in Downeast Maine. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seawater Bay (approx. 1.2 miles away); Somes Sound (approx. 1.2 miles away); Joseph T. Musetti Jr. Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Carriage Roads - The Gate Lodges (approx.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 10, 2024

2. Roads to Discoveries Marker

1.6 miles away); Gateway to Acadia (approx. 1.7 miles away); Drink in the View (approx. 1.9 miles away); Granite Foundations (approx. 1.9 miles away); Carroll Homestead (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bar Harbor.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Carriage Roads - Building the Roads (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Carriage Roads in Acadia (National Park Service). (Submitted on October 13, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 10, 2024

3. Gatehouse

Roads to Discoveries Marker Grom Parking Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 10, 2024

4. Roads to Discoveries Marker Grom Parking Area

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2024. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on October 14, 2024. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3, 4. submitted on October 13, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.