Anemone Cave, Acadia National Park, Hancock County, ME

Visiting Anemone Cave (Mermaid's Cave) was one of the early activities on Mount Desert Island that was considered an essential experience by early rusticators. It is now included in Acadia National Park and visitation has been eliminated.

Alternate Item Title

Mermaids Cave

Latitude (decimal)

44.339526

Longitude (decimal)

-68.177277

Other Source

U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS). “Archive database of 2021” at U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) (https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data : accessed 31 May 2024).

Image Credit Line

“1887 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, (https://swhpl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/7597 ; accessed February 3, 2025). Item 2673. Annotatioin by Southwest Harbor Public Library.