ACADIA NATIONAL PARK • August 4, 2022
National Park Service Director Chuck Sams visited Acadia National Park last week to meet with park staff and partners about shared priorities, including shared Tribal co-management, and to see infrastructure improvements to address deferred maintenance and repair needs. Last year, Acadia saw a record of over 4 million visits which contributed $411 million to the local economy. A variety of funding sources are tackling Acadia’s estimated $134 million in deferred maintenance and repairs. He also travelled to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument to tour the park and the construction site for the new visitor contact station that is being built in partnership with the Elliotsville Foundation.