Author Biography

Virginia M. Wright is the senior writer at Down East magazine and the author of Red's Eats: World's Best Lobster Shack, and The Wild Blueberry Book, both published by Down East Books. Prior to joining the Down East staff in 2010, she contributed to the magazine for many years. Besides writing for many other publications, she was the features editor of The Times Record in Brunswick and the editor of the Landmarks Observer, the quarterly newspaper of Greater Portland Landmarks, the leading advocate for preservation and quality new design in Maine's largest city. She lives in Camden, Maine.

Long Description

Ultimate Acadia is the essential book about Maine's Mount Desert Island, providing everything you need to know to make the most of your time there. Thoroughly revised and updated, the book is compiled as a kind of bucket list, suggesting 50 things to do and see to make the absolute most of your time in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, and the surrounding villages and environs. It includes history, natural history, geology, profiles of prominent and popular institutions, and loads of useful insider information. This fun, accessible guide is the book to buy before you go to Acadia, and the book to take with you when you leave.

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