Staff Ride to the Bar Harbor Fire

Facilitator Support

Maps

Information Sources

Stand Descriptions

Research and pre-study resources for the Bar Harbor Fire Staff Ride:

Local Contact Information

Acadia National Park
P.O. Box 177
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Phone (207) 288-3338

Audio/Visual references:

• Collection of historical photos
• Special edition photo documentary from Gannett Publishing in 1947 (PDF, 17MB)
• "October Fury" video ordering information (HTML)

• Report on the Mount Desert Island Fire (National Park Service 1948) (PDF, 6.5MB)
• Report Appendices with Statistics (National Park Service 1948) (PDF, 3.6MB)
• Preliminary Statements (National Park Service 1948) (PDF, 24MB)
• Detailed Chronology (National Park Service 1948) (PDF, 24.3MB)
• October 1947 Weather Bureau summary for Bar Harbor (JPG, 900K)
• The Year Maine Burned (PDF, 1.3MB)
• "Wildfire Loose - The Week Maine Burned" book ordering information (HTML)