BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 30, 2023
In another sign of spring, Acadia National Park is closing its carriage roads. That temporary closure begins Friday, and coincides with the beginning of Maine’s mud season, popularly known as the “fifth season.” The closure is intended to protect the 45-mile network gravel roads as warmer weather arrives and with it wet conditions. That leaves the carriage roads vulnerable to damage — particularly potholes, ruts and erosion — from bicyclists, walkers and horseback riders.