Spring in
Acadia
Southwest Harbor, ME
May 30 - June 5, 2009
with Nancy, Les, Don and Linda Torbert (assistant)
$1250 – Tuition. Lodging and meals not included.
Deposit: $200 due to secure spot
Limited to 20 participants.
Contact: kris@naturaltapestries.com
“Pemetic, the Sloping Land” was its name to the Wabanaki, whose ancestors can be traced here going back 6,000 years. When the French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, first saw it in 1604 he called it Isles des Monts Desert, Island of Barren Mountains. Today we call its startling loveliness “Acadia”, the jewel of the Maine Coast; for it is truly a gem of a national park, and the first to be established east of the Mississippi. It is 47,000 acres of forests, glacially scoured lakes, rugged coastline, and beautiful granitic domes that include Cadillac Mountain, at 1,530’ the highest point on the east coast of the United States.
The height of spring in Acadia is the first of June, with its profusion of new green and a palette of wildflowers including, wood lily, wild lily-of-the-valley, bunchberry, bluebead lily, and starflower. Along with this go the beauty of the coast and its spectacular sunrises and sunsets, the historic splendor of the Bass Harbor Lighthouse, the sparkling streams, and the meditative reflections of the great ponds.
Acadia National Park in spring is a feast for the soul, a delight for the eye, and a quickening of the heart. It is an experience to savor and remember.
Southwest Harbor, ME
May 30 - June 5, 2009
with Nancy, Les, Don and Linda Torbert (assistant)
$1250 – Tuition. Lodging and meals not included.
Deposit: $200 due to secure spot
Limited to 20 participants.
Contact: kris@naturaltapestries.com
“Pemetic, the Sloping Land” was its name to the Wabanaki, whose ancestors can be traced here going back 6,000 years. When the French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, first saw it in 1604 he called it Isles des Monts Desert, Island of Barren Mountains. Today we call its startling loveliness “Acadia”, the jewel of the Maine Coast; for it is truly a gem of a national park, and the first to be established east of the Mississippi. It is 47,000 acres of forests, glacially scoured lakes, rugged coastline, and beautiful granitic domes that include Cadillac Mountain, at 1,530’ the highest point on the east coast of the United States.
The height of spring in Acadia is the first of June, with its profusion of new green and a palette of wildflowers including, wood lily, wild lily-of-the-valley, bunchberry, bluebead lily, and starflower. Along with this go the beauty of the coast and its spectacular sunrises and sunsets, the historic splendor of the Bass Harbor Lighthouse, the sparkling streams, and the meditative reflections of the great ponds.
Acadia National Park in spring is a feast for the soul, a delight for the eye, and a quickening of the heart. It is an experience to savor and remember.