Schmitt to release book on park history, Mount Desert Islander reports

Mount Desert Islander reported Catherine Schmitt, communications director for Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, will release her newly published book, “Historic Acadia National Park,” at a launch party May 18. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Northeast Harbor Library in collaboration with the library and the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, according to the article. Schmitt’s book is a collection of true stories about the natural and human history of Acadia National Park, including some new and unfamiliar tales of one of America’s most popular parks, the article states.