Category: Community

Working Waterfront

‘Glamping’ is growing, but not always welcomed

In 2020, KOA—one of the largest camping corporations in the country—converted its traditional Bar Harbor campground into Terramor, a luxury glamping resort. The Montana-based glamping company Under Canvas opened Under Canvas Acadia in Surry in 2021. In 2022, the glamping site Acadia Wilderness Lodge opened in Tremont, just a few minutes away from Acadia National Park. SEE MORE
Allison Foust, left, and Arzu Pahl stand by the gatehouse on the east side of Camden Hills State Park, where they work. The gatehouse was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. PHOTO: TOM GROENING

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The making of a coastal state park

In the April 1936 issue of The Sagamore, the Camden camp newsletter, the CCC was described as having “two fundamental objectives: the completion of worthwhile projects and the building of manhood … In the Civilian Conservation Corps camps many opportunities are given you that are not to be had on the outside: honest work, the chance to learn different jobs, religious, social, athletic and educational advantages—these are all here.” SEE MORE
Stephen Pace’s “Loading Bait No. 6,” (1996), oil on canvas, 46 x 68 inches. PHOTO: COURTESY DOWLING WALSH GALLERY

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Stephen Pace visits the Stonington Co-op

Faced with a vibrant island world, this celebrated abstract expressionist shifted his sights from inner visions to coastal subjects without losing the drive of his previous work. Wielding a wide and swift brush, Pace captured Stonington scenes with gestural bravado, the paint seemingly swept across the surface. SEE MORE