#acadia — Public Fediverse posts
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🐟🧪 Biologists from #Acadia University and the University of #BritishColumbia studied how #psilocybin affects the behavior of the aggressive mangrove rivulus #fish.
#Data indicated that the compound reduces territorial displays while allowing normal social interactions to continue. The findings suggest that the psychoactive ingredient in magic #mushrooms can dampen social conflict in #vertebrates.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/magic-mushrooms-fish/
#science #biology #nature #neuroscience #research #wildlife #ocean #ecology #animals
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Retreating waves spout through a narrow opening in the rocks back into the ocean.
An early morning walk along the rocky shore of Mount Desert Island. Atlantic coast, Acadia National Park, Maine. From April 1979.
#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #nature #Maine #Acadia #ocean #AtlanticOcean #seacoast #spring #springtime
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Oooh, someone stranded on an island when tides came in... Looks like they, tried to swim for it and drowned. 🙏
"...At approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, National Park Service rangers, the U.S. Coast Guard, Maine Warden Service, Maine Marine Patrol, and Maine Association of Search and Rescue (MASAR) responded to a report from the Bar Harbor Police Department of an individual believed to be stranded on Bar Island. Responders were unable to locate the individual upon arrival. ... The individual was located deceased late Thursday morning. "
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Oooh, someone stranded on an island when tides came in... Looks like they, tried to swim for it and drowned. 🙏
"...At approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, National Park Service rangers, the U.S. Coast Guard, Maine Warden Service, Maine Marine Patrol, and Maine Association of Search and Rescue (MASAR) responded to a report from the Bar Harbor Police Department of an individual believed to be stranded on Bar Island. Responders were unable to locate the individual upon arrival. ... The individual was located deceased late Thursday morning. "
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Oooh, someone stranded on an island when tides came in... Looks like they, tried to swim for it and drowned. 🙏
"...At approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, National Park Service rangers, the U.S. Coast Guard, Maine Warden Service, Maine Marine Patrol, and Maine Association of Search and Rescue (MASAR) responded to a report from the Bar Harbor Police Department of an individual believed to be stranded on Bar Island. Responders were unable to locate the individual upon arrival. ... The individual was located deceased late Thursday morning. "
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Oooh, someone stranded on an island when tides came in... Looks like they, tried to swim for it and drowned. 🙏
"...At approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, National Park Service rangers, the U.S. Coast Guard, Maine Warden Service, Maine Marine Patrol, and Maine Association of Search and Rescue (MASAR) responded to a report from the Bar Harbor Police Department of an individual believed to be stranded on Bar Island. Responders were unable to locate the individual upon arrival. ... The individual was located deceased late Thursday morning. "
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#Maine - The #SchoodicToSchoodic Initiative
"Together we can save one of the last places along the #EasternSeaboard where #wildlife can roam to and from rocky #shores and inland #woods seeking food and refuge.
"Seventy-five percent of Maine’s native plants and animals are vulnerable to the impacts of #ClimateChange. As temperatures warm, these threatened species will have to move significant distances to survive, but too often #development makes this impossible.
"Over the past several decades we’ve been working in partnership with #FrenchmanBayConservancy, #TheNatureConservancy, the #StateOfMaine, and other partners to conserve key 'stepping stones' of land between #DonnellPond Unit (state-conserved land surrounding #SchoodicMountain and #TunkLake) and the #SchoodicDistrict of #AcadiaNationalPark (on the #SchoodicPeninsula) to create a protected corridor for #wildlife. Through over 60 conservation projects, #MCHT and partners have conserved more than 55,000 acres from 'Schoodic to Schoodic.' MCHT has played a role in three-quarters of those projects.
"Still, the corridor is not sufficiently protected and critical lands are under threat of development."
Learn more:
https://www.mcht.org/conservation-work/initiative/the-schoodic-to-schoodic-initiative/#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCorridors #MaineCoastHeritageTrust #Nature #MaineCoast #Acadia #ProtectNature
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#Maine - The #SchoodicToSchoodic Initiative
"Together we can save one of the last places along the #EasternSeaboard where #wildlife can roam to and from rocky #shores and inland #woods seeking food and refuge.
"Seventy-five percent of Maine’s native plants and animals are vulnerable to the impacts of #ClimateChange. As temperatures warm, these threatened species will have to move significant distances to survive, but too often #development makes this impossible.
"Over the past several decades we’ve been working in partnership with #FrenchmanBayConservancy, #TheNatureConservancy, the #StateOfMaine, and other partners to conserve key 'stepping stones' of land between #DonnellPond Unit (state-conserved land surrounding #SchoodicMountain and #TunkLake) and the #SchoodicDistrict of #AcadiaNationalPark (on the #SchoodicPeninsula) to create a protected corridor for #wildlife. Through over 60 conservation projects, #MCHT and partners have conserved more than 55,000 acres from 'Schoodic to Schoodic.' MCHT has played a role in three-quarters of those projects.
"Still, the corridor is not sufficiently protected and critical lands are under threat of development."
Learn more:
https://www.mcht.org/conservation-work/initiative/the-schoodic-to-schoodic-initiative/#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCorridors #MaineCoastHeritageTrust #Nature #MaineCoast #Acadia #ProtectNature
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#Maine - The #SchoodicToSchoodic Initiative
"Together we can save one of the last places along the #EasternSeaboard where #wildlife can roam to and from rocky #shores and inland #woods seeking food and refuge.
"Seventy-five percent of Maine’s native plants and animals are vulnerable to the impacts of #ClimateChange. As temperatures warm, these threatened species will have to move significant distances to survive, but too often #development makes this impossible.
"Over the past several decades we’ve been working in partnership with #FrenchmanBayConservancy, #TheNatureConservancy, the #StateOfMaine, and other partners to conserve key 'stepping stones' of land between #DonnellPond Unit (state-conserved land surrounding #SchoodicMountain and #TunkLake) and the #SchoodicDistrict of #AcadiaNationalPark (on the #SchoodicPeninsula) to create a protected corridor for #wildlife. Through over 60 conservation projects, #MCHT and partners have conserved more than 55,000 acres from 'Schoodic to Schoodic.' MCHT has played a role in three-quarters of those projects.
"Still, the corridor is not sufficiently protected and critical lands are under threat of development."
Learn more:
https://www.mcht.org/conservation-work/initiative/the-schoodic-to-schoodic-initiative/#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCorridors #MaineCoastHeritageTrust #Nature #MaineCoast #Acadia #ProtectNature
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#Maine - The #SchoodicToSchoodic Initiative
"Together we can save one of the last places along the #EasternSeaboard where #wildlife can roam to and from rocky #shores and inland #woods seeking food and refuge.
"Seventy-five percent of Maine’s native plants and animals are vulnerable to the impacts of #ClimateChange. As temperatures warm, these threatened species will have to move significant distances to survive, but too often #development makes this impossible.
"Over the past several decades we’ve been working in partnership with #FrenchmanBayConservancy, #TheNatureConservancy, the #StateOfMaine, and other partners to conserve key 'stepping stones' of land between #DonnellPond Unit (state-conserved land surrounding #SchoodicMountain and #TunkLake) and the #SchoodicDistrict of #AcadiaNationalPark (on the #SchoodicPeninsula) to create a protected corridor for #wildlife. Through over 60 conservation projects, #MCHT and partners have conserved more than 55,000 acres from 'Schoodic to Schoodic.' MCHT has played a role in three-quarters of those projects.
"Still, the corridor is not sufficiently protected and critical lands are under threat of development."
Learn more:
https://www.mcht.org/conservation-work/initiative/the-schoodic-to-schoodic-initiative/#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCorridors #MaineCoastHeritageTrust #Nature #MaineCoast #Acadia #ProtectNature
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Hype for the Future 64B: Notable Islands of Maine
Preamble While novaTopFlex has already identified the notable attractions of Vinalhaven, North Haven, and Deer Isle, the following content will refer specifically to Monhegan, Matinicus Isle, Islesboro, Frenchboro, and Swans Island, as well as to the “mainland” termini of the ferry vessels. Each route shall be covered in an arrangement in which the distinct communities are referred to first. Introduction The State of Maine contains six (6) state ferries, with the most notable of ferry […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/hype-for-the-future-64b-notable-islands-of-maine/
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Hype for the Future 63Q: Town of Blue Hill, Maine
Overview The Town of Blue Hill is located in Hancock County, Maine, on the mainland with relatively close proximity to Mount Desert Island to the east. Blue Hill is perhaps most notable within the State of Maine for containing the Blue Hill Fairgrounds, where the fair is always hosted around Labor Day weekend. Apart from the Blue Hill Fair, however, the Town is also notably located along Routes 15, 172, 175, 176, and 177, with the Farmhouse Inn located along Route 15 in the outlying area and […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/hype-for-the-future-63q-town-of-blue-hill-maine/
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Hype for the Future 63Q: Town of Blue Hill, Maine
Overview The Town of Blue Hill is located in Hancock County, Maine, on the mainland with relatively close proximity to Mount Desert Island to the east. Blue Hill is perhaps most notable within the State of Maine for containing the Blue Hill Fairgrounds, where the fair is always hosted around Labor Day weekend. Apart from the Blue Hill Fair, however, the Town is also notably located along Routes 15, 172, 175, 176, and 177, with the Farmhouse Inn located along Route 15 in the outlying area and […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/hype-for-the-future-63q-town-of-blue-hill-maine/
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Hype for the Future 63Q: Town of Blue Hill, Maine
Overview The Town of Blue Hill is located in Hancock County, Maine, on the mainland with relatively close proximity to Mount Desert Island to the east. Blue Hill is perhaps most notable within the State of Maine for containing the Blue Hill Fairgrounds, where the fair is always hosted around Labor Day weekend. Apart from the Blue Hill Fair, however, the Town is also notably located along Routes 15, 172, 175, 176, and 177, with the Farmhouse Inn located along Route 15 in the outlying area and […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/hype-for-the-future-63q-town-of-blue-hill-maine/
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Hype for the Future 63Q: Town of Blue Hill, Maine
Overview The Town of Blue Hill is located in Hancock County, Maine, on the mainland with relatively close proximity to Mount Desert Island to the east. Blue Hill is perhaps most notable within the State of Maine for containing the Blue Hill Fairgrounds, where the fair is always hosted around Labor Day weekend. Apart from the Blue Hill Fair, however, the Town is also notably located along Routes 15, 172, 175, 176, and 177, with the Farmhouse Inn located along Route 15 in the outlying area and […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/hype-for-the-future-63q-town-of-blue-hill-maine/
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Hype for the Future 63Q: Town of Blue Hill, Maine
Overview The Town of Blue Hill is located in Hancock County, Maine, on the mainland with relatively close proximity to Mount Desert Island to the east. Blue Hill is perhaps most notable within the State of Maine for containing the Blue Hill Fairgrounds, where the fair is always hosted around Labor Day weekend. Apart from the Blue Hill Fair, however, the Town is also notably located along Routes 15, 172, 175, 176, and 177, with the Farmhouse Inn located along Route 15 in the outlying area and […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/hype-for-the-future-63q-town-of-blue-hill-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62SUN: Where is America’s First Sunrise?
Disclaimer The following content will specifically refer to the Contiguous United States and will respect the International Date Line. While Guam is often cited as the place where “America’s Day Begins,” the island territory in the Pacific Ocean is actually west of the International Date Line into the new day and very distantly removed from the mainland of the United States of America. Contiguous United States At least three (3) locations have been identified as seeing the first […] -
Hype for the Future 62G: More on the Saint John Valley
Introduction The Saint John Valley is located at the northern edge of the State of Maine and traversed by United States Route 1 in a relatively west-to-east direction, with Fort Kent at the northern terminus of the highway. Infrastructure is rarely maintained in excess of two lines, and the population of the region is quite minimal with respect to the populations elsewhere in the State. Tante Blanche Museum The Tante Blanche Museum is located in the eastern part of the Town of Madawaska in […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62g-more-on-the-saint-john-valley/
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Hype for the Future 62F: Town of Van Buren, Maine
Introduction Located in the Acadian Saint John Valley of Northern Maine and Aroostook County, the Town of Van Buren is most notable in tourism for the Acadian Village, a living history museum and tribute to the early Acadian settlers on both sides of the Saint John Valley. Amenities Like most of the Saint John Valley, the region in Northern Maine is largely residential, though the scenic and recreational elements are also relevant to the Francophone lifestyle and experience within the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62f-town-of-van-buren-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62F: Town of Van Buren, Maine
Introduction Located in the Acadian Saint John Valley of Northern Maine and Aroostook County, the Town of Van Buren is most notable in tourism for the Acadian Village, a living history museum and tribute to the early Acadian settlers on both sides of the Saint John Valley. Amenities Like most of the Saint John Valley, the region in Northern Maine is largely residential, though the scenic and recreational elements are also relevant to the Francophone lifestyle and experience within the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62f-town-of-van-buren-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62F: Town of Van Buren, Maine
Introduction Located in the Acadian Saint John Valley of Northern Maine and Aroostook County, the Town of Van Buren is most notable in tourism for the Acadian Village, a living history museum and tribute to the early Acadian settlers on both sides of the Saint John Valley. Amenities Like most of the Saint John Valley, the region in Northern Maine is largely residential, though the scenic and recreational elements are also relevant to the Francophone lifestyle and experience within the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62f-town-of-van-buren-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62F: Town of Van Buren, Maine
Introduction Located in the Acadian Saint John Valley of Northern Maine and Aroostook County, the Town of Van Buren is most notable in tourism for the Acadian Village, a living history museum and tribute to the early Acadian settlers on both sides of the Saint John Valley. Amenities Like most of the Saint John Valley, the region in Northern Maine is largely residential, though the scenic and recreational elements are also relevant to the Francophone lifestyle and experience within the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62f-town-of-van-buren-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62F: Town of Van Buren, Maine
Introduction Located in the Acadian Saint John Valley of Northern Maine and Aroostook County, the Town of Van Buren is most notable in tourism for the Acadian Village, a living history museum and tribute to the early Acadian settlers on both sides of the Saint John Valley. Amenities Like most of the Saint John Valley, the region in Northern Maine is largely residential, though the scenic and recreational elements are also relevant to the Francophone lifestyle and experience within the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62f-town-of-van-buren-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62E: Town of Madawaska, Maine
Introduction The Town of Madawaska is located in Aroostook County, Maine, and is smaller than the Canadian City of Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, on the opposite side of the Saint John River. Acadian Heritage Like much of Aroostook County, and especially the Saint John Valley, the Madawaska area is largely determined by the Acadians and their cultural influence and heritage throughout the region. Influence also comes from the United Empire Loyalists, many of whom had […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62e-town-of-madawaska-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62E: Town of Madawaska, Maine
Introduction The Town of Madawaska is located in Aroostook County, Maine, and is smaller than the Canadian City of Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, on the opposite side of the Saint John River. Acadian Heritage Like much of Aroostook County, and especially the Saint John Valley, the Madawaska area is largely determined by the Acadians and their cultural influence and heritage throughout the region. Influence also comes from the United Empire Loyalists, many of whom had […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62e-town-of-madawaska-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62E: Town of Madawaska, Maine
Introduction The Town of Madawaska is located in Aroostook County, Maine, and is smaller than the Canadian City of Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, on the opposite side of the Saint John River. Acadian Heritage Like much of Aroostook County, and especially the Saint John Valley, the Madawaska area is largely determined by the Acadians and their cultural influence and heritage throughout the region. Influence also comes from the United Empire Loyalists, many of whom had […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62e-town-of-madawaska-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62E: Town of Madawaska, Maine
Introduction The Town of Madawaska is located in Aroostook County, Maine, and is smaller than the Canadian City of Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, on the opposite side of the Saint John River. Acadian Heritage Like much of Aroostook County, and especially the Saint John Valley, the Madawaska area is largely determined by the Acadians and their cultural influence and heritage throughout the region. Influence also comes from the United Empire Loyalists, many of whom had […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62e-town-of-madawaska-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62E: Town of Madawaska, Maine
Introduction The Town of Madawaska is located in Aroostook County, Maine, and is smaller than the Canadian City of Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, on the opposite side of the Saint John River. Acadian Heritage Like much of Aroostook County, and especially the Saint John Valley, the Madawaska area is largely determined by the Acadians and their cultural influence and heritage throughout the region. Influence also comes from the United Empire Loyalists, many of whom had […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62e-town-of-madawaska-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62D: Town of Fort Kent, Maine
Introduction Fort Kent is a town located at the northern terminus of United States Highway 1 in Aroostook County, Maine, and is located in the Saint John Valley. Infrastructure Three main highways exist in the Fort Kent area. United States Route 1, largely descended from New England Route 1 in the region, exists to service the communities along the eastern border of Maine with New Brunswick before turning to finally parallel the Atlantic Ocean. Route 11 is a north-south state highway […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62d-town-of-fort-kent-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62D: Town of Fort Kent, Maine
Introduction Fort Kent is a town located at the northern terminus of United States Highway 1 in Aroostook County, Maine, and is located in the Saint John Valley. Infrastructure Three main highways exist in the Fort Kent area. United States Route 1, largely descended from New England Route 1 in the region, exists to service the communities along the eastern border of Maine with New Brunswick before turning to finally parallel the Atlantic Ocean. Route 11 is a north-south state highway […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62d-town-of-fort-kent-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62D: Town of Fort Kent, Maine
Introduction Fort Kent is a town located at the northern terminus of United States Highway 1 in Aroostook County, Maine, and is located in the Saint John Valley. Infrastructure Three main highways exist in the Fort Kent area. United States Route 1, largely descended from New England Route 1 in the region, exists to service the communities along the eastern border of Maine with New Brunswick before turning to finally parallel the Atlantic Ocean. Route 11 is a north-south state highway […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62d-town-of-fort-kent-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62D: Town of Fort Kent, Maine
Introduction Fort Kent is a town located at the northern terminus of United States Highway 1 in Aroostook County, Maine, and is located in the Saint John Valley. Infrastructure Three main highways exist in the Fort Kent area. United States Route 1, largely descended from New England Route 1 in the region, exists to service the communities along the eastern border of Maine with New Brunswick before turning to finally parallel the Atlantic Ocean. Route 11 is a north-south state highway […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62d-town-of-fort-kent-maine/
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Hype for the Future 62D: Town of Fort Kent, Maine
Introduction Fort Kent is a town located at the northern terminus of United States Highway 1 in Aroostook County, Maine, and is located in the Saint John Valley. Infrastructure Three main highways exist in the Fort Kent area. United States Route 1, largely descended from New England Route 1 in the region, exists to service the communities along the eastern border of Maine with New Brunswick before turning to finally parallel the Atlantic Ocean. Route 11 is a north-south state highway […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/hype-for-the-future-62d-town-of-fort-kent-maine/
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Acadia National Park today (Jordan Pond and Schoodic Peninsula). Learn more about the park at https://www.nps.gov/acad/index.htm and about CAMNET at https://hazecam.net/ and #acadia #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit (1) National Park Service in partnership with Dawnland LLC. and (2) CAMNET and Air Resource Specialists, Inc. #mewx #clouds #maine #firetower #lookout #trails #hiking #airquality #camnet #island
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Can you tell where the peregrines nest? #MtDesert #Acadia #Peregrine #birds #nestinghabits
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Can you tell where the peregrines nest? #MtDesert #Acadia #Peregrine #birds #nestinghabits
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Can you tell where the peregrines nest? #MtDesert #Acadia #Peregrine #birds #nestinghabits
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Can you tell where the peregrines nest? #MtDesert #Acadia #Peregrine #birds #nestinghabits
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Can you tell where the peregrines nest? #MtDesert #Acadia #Peregrine #birds #nestinghabits
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CW: Remembering the Acadian Genocide
The genocide and ethnic cleansing of French settlers in Acadia (the Acadian Deportation, or “Le Grand Dérangement”) was initiated and executed by the British Empire, with the complicity and participation of British colonial authorities in Nova Scotia and New England, especially from 1755 onward during the Seven Years’ War.
The perpetrators:
- The British Crown, particularly under the rule of King George II.
- Governor Charles Lawrence, the British governor of Nova Scotia, directly ordered the mass deportation.
- British military officers, such as Lieutenant-Colonel John Winslow, who carried out the roundups and forced removals.
- New England colonial militias and naval forces, who were instrumental in seizing Acadian homes, ships, and land.
What happened:
Between 1755 and 1764, more than 11,000 Acadians (likely more) were forcibly removed from their lands in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island (then all part of “Acadia”). Their homes were burned, families were split apart, many were put on overcrowded ships with high death rates, and thousands died from disease, starvation, drowning, or exposure. Others were scattered throughout British colonies from Massachusetts to the Carolinas, the Caribbean, and even to Britain or France.
This was not a peaceful relocation. It was a deliberate ethnic cleansing, motivated by:
- Imperial paranoia that Acadians were sympathetic to the French or the Mi’kmaq resistance.
- Land hunger from New England settlers who wanted to colonize the fertile Acadian lands.
- A desire to Anglicize and Protestantize the region.
And let’s be frank: this was a colonial crime of genocide, long before the term existed.
What it was not:
- It was not a Mi’kmaq act of violence.
- It was not caused by Acadian rebellion—most Acadians swore oaths of neutrality.
- It was not a mere wartime necessity. It was a pre-planned removal and destruction of a people for strategic and economic gain.
Relevant documentation:
Governor Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council explicitly described the goal as making room for more "loyal" British Protestant settlers. This plan was supported by the Lords of Trade in London.
And what followed?
The Anglo settlement of Acadian land, including the arrival of the New England Planters, was a direct result. Acadians who returned decades later found their land stolen and their culture fractured. Others ended up in Louisiana, becoming the Cajuns, a survival remnant of a destroyed people.
If you're looking for a modern, sober conclusion: this episode remains one of the most underrecognized genocides in North American history, and its memory has been deliberately downplayed or distorted in Anglo-Canadian historiography.
🔥 Were Acadians locked in churches and burned alive?
There is no verified large-scale incident during the 1755–1764 Deportation known from primary British military records or Acadian testimonies where entire churches full of Acadians were burned with people locked inside. However, let’s not stop at official denials:
- Many Acadians were lured into churches under false pretenses — such as being summoned to hear official proclamations — and then locked inside or surrounded by armed British troops. This happened in Grand-Pré, Beaubassin, and other villages.
- Once captured, they were torn from their families, held under guard, and then marched to ships for deportation — many of which were overloaded, unsanitary, and death traps.
- Their homes, farms, churches, and barns were systematically burned afterward, to prevent return and to erase Acadian presence.
That’s ethnic cleansing with military precision. It may not always be recorded as massacre in the British records, but it was a terror campaign.
BUT: Oral histories and Acadian memory do speak of more violent incidents.
There are persistent accounts, passed through generations, of:
- Villages set ablaze while people were still inside buildings, including churches.
- Some elderly or infirm people being left behind in burning homes.
- Acts of vengeance or cruelty by local militias.
The lack of British documentation of these war crimes is not proof they didn’t occur — merely that the victors didn’t record them, or actively covered them up.
⚔️ Was rape used against Acadian women and girls?
Official British military records are largely silent on this — as they almost always are in imperial history — but this silence is not innocence.
Rape is a common and well-documented tool of terror and dominance in imperial conquests, even when not written down by officers.
What we can assert, based on patterns from this and similar events:
- The chaos of the deportations, the burning of homes, and the separation of families left Acadian women vulnerable to predation.
- In the context of:
- British and New England militias destroying villages
- Forcibly relocating civilians
- Dehumanizing Catholics and French-speaking people
- Treating Acadians as a “treacherous population”
…it would be historically naïve to assume rape didn’t happen.
There are Acadian oral histories and family accounts that speak of:
- Women being violated before or during the deportations.
- Young girls disappearing or being taken by soldiers and never seen again.
- Mixed-race children born from these violent encounters — some later absorbed into other populations.
Because of the shame, trauma, and cultural loss, many families passed down only hints or fragments of what happened.
Summary:
CrimeStatusMass internment and forced removal✅ DocumentedHomes, farms, and churches burned✅ DocumentedUse of churches to lure and detain Acadians✅ DocumentedPeople burned alive in locked buildings❓ Strong oral tradition, not officially confirmedRape and sexual violence❓ Unrecorded officially, but historically probable and echoed in family memoryLet’s say this plainly:
The Acadian Deportation was not just a “resettlement” — it was a campaign of terror, carried out with the arrogance of empire, and designed to erase a people from their own land, spiritually, culturally, and physically.
#Acadia #Genocide #NorthAmerica #NewFrance #History #FrancoAmericans #FrenchandIndianWar #7YearWar #AcadianGenocide #LeGrandDérangement #AcadianDeportation #AcadianHistory #AcadianRemembrance #JusticeForAcadians #EthnicCleansing #ColonialCrimes #BritishImperialism #CulturalGenocide #FrancophoneHistory #FrenchInNorthAmerica #MiKmaqSolidarity #DiasporaVoices
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Acadia National Park today (Jordan Pond). Learn more about the park at https://www.nps.gov/acad/index.htm and trails in this area at https://www.nps.gov/acad/planyourvisit/hikes-jordan-pond.htm and the Sargent Mountain fire tower at https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/historyculture/fire-towers.htm and #acadia #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service in partnership with Dawnland LLC. #mewx #clouds #maine #firetower #lookout #trails #hiking
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Arcadia National Park in Maine
More about me and prints:
https://linktr.ee/steven.sandner#Acadia #NationalPark #Winter #Snow #BirchTrees #Maine #Landscape #Nature #Travel
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Arcadia National Park in Maine
More about me and prints:
https://linktr.ee/steven.sandner#Acadia #NationalPark #Winter #Snow #BirchTrees #Maine #Landscape #Nature #Travel
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Arcadia National Park in Maine
More about me and prints:
https://linktr.ee/steven.sandner#Acadia #NationalPark #Winter #Snow #BirchTrees #Maine #Landscape #Nature #Travel
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Arcadia National Park in Maine
More about me and prints:
https://linktr.ee/steven.sandner#Acadia #NationalPark #Winter #Snow #BirchTrees #Maine #Landscape #Nature #Travel
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Arcadia National Park in Maine
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Habt ihr schon vom #Acadia #Healthcare Fall gehört? Wieder so ein Fall, an dem man sieht, wie abgedreht das “Gesundheitssystem” in den #USA ist.
#methadon #drogen #patientenversorgung
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/health/acadia-methadone-clinics-fraud.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE4.uHrk.kzbLVFqKzrlL&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare -
It's so bad that the police are blowing the whistle:
Dozens of psychiatric hospitals that look like they're owned by local hospitals
like Columbus, OH's own Mt. Carmel
are actually run by investor-owned chains w/ reputations for understaffing, rape, violence, & pt deaths
@STAT
https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/08/psychiatric-hospital-investor-owned-chains-operate-under-nonprofit-brands/#health #healthcare #behavioralhealth #psychiatry #mentalhealth #medMastodon #hospital #UHS #Acadia
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'Lit From Above' (2021) -- Homeward Bound in the Dim Forest, I realize that the Sky Illuminates the Way, Gorge Path, Acadia National Park, ME
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'Intersection of the Murray-Young & Canon Brook Trails' (2021) -- a Runoff Stream Endures For Several Days After a Rainstorm, Acadia National Park, ME
#mdi #mountdesertisland #acadia #acadanationalpark #maine #landscape #forest #landscapephotography #photography #fotografie #fotographie #fotografia #nature #naturephotography #bw #bwphotography #treesofmastodon
#blackandwhitephotography #forest #monochrome #jayceecrawford #mastoart #fediart #ayearforart #bipocartists #blackmastodon