Acadia eCruise Virtual Tour Launched

The first virtual tour of Acadia National Park was launched on Friday, November 30. The Acadia eCruise takes participants on a virtual exploration of the park’s coastal islands and the surrounding waters of the Gulf of Maine. Participants can tailor their experience by choosing from a variety of media—audio, video, text, panoramic images, maps, and photographs. The eCruise includes the sounds of calling seabirds and crashing waves; the sights of lighthouse beacons and coastal scenery; close-up views of museum content and tidepool animals; and more.

 

Acadia National Park staff developed the eCruise through a partnership with David Restivo of Glacier National Park (who used his Flash-based eHike as a template) and Tom Davies and SCA Drew Campbell of the Northeast Regional Office. The support of the Northeast Region’s Interpretation and Education Office helped make this project possible.

 

Accessible from the park website, the eCruise helps visitors to keep their park visit alive and provides a glimpse of the park for others who may never visit.