Maine Arctic Trail Map

Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum

Orono Region

Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec

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Encompassing 541 acres, at the easternmost United States and Canada border, this park offers visitors opportunities to visit an 1858 lighthouse, hike miles of scenic trails, and do some of the best wildlife-watching in the state. A number of Arctic-related species may be spotted in and around the Park, including humpback, minke, and finback whales, as well as rafts of eider ducks. A coastal plateau bog supports sub-arctic and arctic plants including black crowberry, bake apples (also known as cloudberries), and Labrador tea.

Address: 973 S Lubec Rd, Lubec, ME 04652

Website: http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/details.pl?park_id=10

Photo courtesy of Michael DeRamo.

Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor

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The Jesup is the library of Bar Harbor, built in 1910-1911. Maria De Witt Jesup funded the construction of the distinguished Colonial Revival building in memory of her husband, philanthropist Morris K. Jesup. Mr. Jesup was one of Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary’s biggest supporters. Also, he sponsored a major anthropological expedition known as the Jesup North Pacific Expedition that involved the study of the people of Siberia, Alaska, and the Northwest coast of Canada. The library hosts many events year-round. With 40,000 books, the Jesup is also a good place to stop and read a book about Arctic exploration.

Address: 34 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Website: http://jesuplibrary.org

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Photo courtesy of Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor.

The Climate Change Institute, Orono

A major hub of climate change research in the University of Maine, the Climate Change Institute sends faculty and students throughout the world to study the variability of the Earth’s climate, and the complex links between climate, humans, and the natural world. Orono researchers study glaciers found in the Arctic and scrutinize the behavior of the Greenland ice sheet, while also collaborating with other institutions studying the Earth’s environmental history locked in ice. Not open to the public.

Address: Edward Bryand Global Sciences Building, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469

Website: http://climatechange.umaine.edu/

 

Photo courtesy of the Climate Change Institute, Orono.

The Hudson Museum, Orono

On the campus of the University of Maine, the Hudson Museum features a World Cultures exhibit that includes contemporary Inuit art as well as objects collected by the museum’s founder, Richard Emerick. Emerick was an anthropologist who did fieldwork on Baffin Island in 1953-54, and also collected in the Pacific Islands and the American Southwest. Historic film Iglulingmiut: Inuit Hunters In Transition from the Baffin expedition is featured on Hudson Museum’s YouTube channel. Find the Museum within the Collins Center for the Arts.

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Address: 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04473

Website: http://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/

Image courtesy of the Hudson Museum, Orono.