Near Bar Harbor in Hancock County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Wigwam/wikuwam
Acadia
The exhibit before you is a handmade, traditional birchbark wigwam originally built by Penobscot artist Barry Dana and his family in August 2011.
Like all homes, it requires yearly maintenance. The harsh winters damaged some of the birchbark panels. In July 2015 it was rebuilt by Passamaquoddy artist David Moses Bridges.
Please treat the exhibit with care.
Do not peel the bark, lean on it, climb on it, or add sticks or debris to the interior.
For more information, please ask the ranger in the Nature Center for the “wigwam scrapbook.”
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans.
Location. 44° 21.717′ N, 68° 12.444′ W. Marker is near Bar Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. Marker can be reached from Suier de Monts Road. Marker is near the Sieur de Monts Nature Center in Acadia National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bar Harbor ME 04609, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wabanaki Traditions (a few steps from this marker); Acadia’s Founding Father (within shouting distance of this marker); George Bucknam Dorr (within shouting distance of this marker); Sieur de Monts Spring: The Heart of Acadia National Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Acadian Lights (approx. one mile away); Volcanic Landscape Exposed (approx. one mile away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cadillac Mountain (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bar Harbor.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 17, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.