C.A.N.P. :- Foreword Maureen Fournier 9/22/2018 Blog - The Coast Walk Project Tweet Save By Jenn I April 19, 2018 I Uncategorized I No Comments I Interview: Maureen Fournier - the Champlain Society Maureen Fournier is an Acadia National Park seasonal ranger (you may have met her on duty at the Village Green in Bar the MDI Historical Society. We met at the Northeast Harbor Library on October 20, 2017 to talk about her work on the Champlain Society. It was a perfect fall day, although it felt more like September than late October: 59°F (15°C), bright sunshine, light breeze, and a cloudless blue sky. You may need a Little background info for this one: The Champlain Society was a group of Harvard students who camped out on MDI each summer beginning in 1880 and conducted research on local natural history. It was started by Charles Eliot, W. Jr., whose father, Charles Eliot, Sr., had camped out on Calf Island with friends, and brought his family in 1871. The family returned most summers for several years. In 1880, Eliot, Jr. brought his college friends. In a nutshell, here's why the Champlain Society is important to the Coast Walk: the students were some of the first recreational campers on the island (they helped start an industry); the Eliots were the first Rusticator family to build a summer home in Northeast Harbor (they helped start a summer colony); one of the society members, Edward Rand, eventually wrote The Flora of Mt. Desert Island (1894), which was the first comprehensive catalog of the island's plants, and also produced a detailed map of the island to accompany the book (and the Coast Walk frequently refers to that map); Eliot, N. helped found the world's first land trust in Massachusetts, which inspired Eliot, Sr. to become one of the driving forces behind the formation of Acadia National Park after the death of Eliot, Jr.; and the work that the society did still stands as a benchmark for comparative studies in how plant and animal populations here have changed over time. Not bad for a bunch of college kids on summer break. (For more details, see the articles I've listed in the bibliography at the end of this post) https://jenniferbooher.com/wp-walking/blog/ 36/170 the MDI Historical Society. We met at the Northeast Harbor Library on October 20, 2017 to talk about her work on the Champlain Society. It was a perfect fall day, although it felt more like September than late October: 59°F (15°C), bright sunshine, light breeze, and a cloudless blue sky. You may need a little background info for this one: The Champlain Society was a group of Harvard students who camped out on MDI each summer beginning in 1880 and conducted research on local natural history. It was started by Charles Eliot, W. Jr., whose father, Charles Eliot, Sr., had camped out on Calf Island with friends, and brought his family in 1871. The family returned most summers for several years. In 1880, Eliot, Jr. brought his college friends. In a nutshell, here's why the Champlain Society is important to the Coast Walk: the students were some of the first recreational campers on the island (they helped start an industry); the Eliots were the first Rusticator family to build a summer home in Northeast Harbor (they helped start a summer colony); one of the society members, Edward Rand, eventually wrote The Flora of Mt. Desert Island (1894), which was the first comprehensive catalog of the island's plants, and also produced a detailed map of the island to accompany the book (and the Coast Walk frequently refers to that map); Eliot, Jr. helped found the world's first land trust in Massachusetts, which inspired Eliot, Sr. to become one of the driving forces behind the formation of Acadia National Park after the death of Eliot, Jr.; and the work that the society did still stands as a benchmark for comparative studies in how plant and animal populations here have changed over time. Not bad for a bunch of college kids on summer break. (For more details, see the articles I've listed in the bibliography at the end of this post) Page 1 of 2 Re: upcoming interp visit From To "Maureen Fournier" wrote: Maureen, Just finished reading Jenn's interview with you--and posting a comment. You again enlightened me on historic aspects of the logbooks and their contributors. I am now more vividly recalling our recent Asticou Inn get together for I can see in my mind's eye the campsite harbor location. What a surprise to read your comments about me and my evolution into becoming Mr. Dorr. How sweet of you! If you have Jenn's address, I would like to send her a copy of CANP. Now I have Jenn's coastal walks and interviews to take me through the weeks ahead. Can't wait. Hugs, Ron Sent from XFINITY Connect Application Original Message From: mgfournier76@gmail.com To: eppster2@comcast.net Sent: 2018-09-23 6:54:03 AM