BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 16, 2025
Firefighters extinguished a fire in Acadia National Park Friday night that likely was caused by two lightning strikes, according to officials. The fire was initially reported by a man riding his bike in the park. Peter Beckett said that he spotted the white smoke in the area of Gilmore Meadow. Beckett called park headquarters to report it. Multiple island and park agencies responded to the area west of Eagle Lake. The entire coast of Maine is in a moderate drought, which accounts for almost one-third of the state. This is the second fire in the park this year. A small fire on Acadia National Park property on July 1 in the Cleftstone Road area of Bar Harbor was believed to be “human-caused.” Five other fires in the park’s woodlands that occurred in a span of about 18 months were arson.