ISLAND
EXPLORER COMPLETES 13th SEASON
October 25, 2011 - Island Explorer buses carried a total of 403,754
riders in 2011. Totals for 2011
were 2% below 2010, 10% higher than 2009, and the same as 2008. The
summer average in 2011 was 4,716 riders per day. The one-day peak
was August 17, with 7,486 riders.
FOUR
MILLION PASSENGERS
August 19, 2011 - Supporters of the Island Explorer greeted the bus system's
4 millionth passenger at the Bar Harbor Village Green on August 19. The Sherlock
family of Cherry Hill New Jersey disembarked from the Sand Beach bus at 10:20
a.m. to the news that a member of their group was rider number four million. Representatives
from Acadia National Park, L.L.Bean, Friends of Acadia, and Downeast Transportation
applauded the family for using the environmentally friendly bus service and awarded
them with a tote bag and fift card from L.L.Bean and a gift membership to Friends
of Acadia.
NEW
FOR 2011: ELLSWORTH EXPRESS
June 16, 2011 - The Ellsworth Express provides direct access to the Park Loop
Road from Ellsworth lodging establishments. Click
here for more information and an Ellsworth Express
timetable. SCHEDULES
UPDATED FOR 2011
May 3, 2011 - Schedules for the Island Explorer 2011 season were posted to
the web site on May 3. Aside from minor adjustments, most times remain
unchanged from 2011.
ISLAND
EXPLORER COMPLETES 12th SEASON
November 3, 2010 - Island Explorer buses carried a total of 412,132
riders in 2010. The daily summer average was 4,832 riders per day.
The one-day peak was August 71, 2009, with 8,010 riders.
Since its beginning
in 1999, free Acadia shuttles have provided 3.7 million rides to
Mount Desert Island visitors and residents.
THREE
MILLION ISLAND EXPLORER RIDERS
July 27, 2009 - On Monday, July 27, 2009, supporters of the Island Explorer greeted
the bus system's 3 millionth passenger at the Bar Harbor Village Green.
On hand to participate in the ceremony were representatives
of Acadia National Park, Friends of Acadia, L.L. Bean, and Downeast Transportation.
Since its inception in 1999, the Island Explorer has prevented emissions of more
than 10,250 tons of greenhouse gases and 16 tons of smog-causing pollutants.
According to Friends of Acadia, if all the cars and RV's removed from the roads
by the Island Explorer since 1999 were placed bumper to bumper, the traffic jam
would extend from Bar Harbor south to the Florida Keys and back up the west coast
of Florida past St. Petersburg to Yankeetown.
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