Title

The Ice Age Trail in Maine: An Experience for Geo/Eco-travelers

Investigators

Harold W. Borns Jr., Principal Investigator; University of Maine, Orono

Additional Participants

Senior Personnel

Michael Hermann
Woodrow Thompson
David Smith
Ann Sielinski

Organizational Partners

Down East Area Regional Tourism
University of Maine Public Relations
Maine Department of Transportation
The U-Haul Company

Project Period

June 30, 2004-June 30, 2007

Level of Access

Open-Access Report

Grant Number

0334101

Submission Date

7-10-2007

Abstract

This project will design and produce 200,000 copies of an Ice Age Trail map that interprets for informal learners (tourist travelers, local residents, school students) the late Quaternary history of eastern coastal Maine, glaciated North America and the north Atlantic region. The map will lead geo/eco-travelers along public roads to critical stops where they can observe glacial, glaciomarine and vegetation features, as well as historical and human events described and interpreted on the map in photos, diagrams and text. The travelers will be drawn from the approximately 4 million visitors to Maine's coastal state and national parks. Additional dissemination will be via web cast through at least five separate websites.

Maine Ice Age Map and Guide: Down East

Rights and Access Note

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Recommended Citation

Borns, Harold W. Jr., "The Ice Age Trail in Maine: An Experience for Geo/Eco-travelers" (2007). University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports. 165.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/orsp_reports/165