Carriages of Acadia

12/24/2023

Merry Christmas everyone!

I tried to get much better photos but Pete only wants to follow me and I can never get far enough away to get a full picture. And Gub…well Gub is Gubbing (please read their hats)😆

❤️🎄🎅🏻⛄️❄️

12/11/2023

To our family, friends and customers,

We wanted to share with you if you haven’t already seen that we did not win the bid for the new contract at Wildwood. We’re sorry for the delay in getting this news out there, but we’ve been struggling through a wide range of emotions. We don’t have many answers at this point and we ourselves have a lot of questions. At this point we don’t have any contact information for people to make any type of reservation for the coming year and we of all people understand the urgency for people to have that info in order to make their coveted reservations. We would direct you to contact Acadia National Park directly with your questions and/or concerns as we don’t have anything to share.

We want to and will be making a better more heartfelt statement soon but emotions are still making that a little difficult. We hope that all of you stick with following us so you can see when that comes and we hope you stick with us just to stay somewhat in touch going forward. Hopefully this statement will help for the time being. Thank you for your understanding as we navigate through this process.

❤️ Mike & Emily

10/10/2023

This is a longshot but I'm hoping to find a family that stopped into Wildwood Stables today (Mon. Oct 9) - I don't have many details but they had a daughter named Gwen who had visited the stables a few years ago. She remembered my one-eyed horse Pete and I met her briefly today but was busy in a meeting and was hoping to catch them before they left. As they were leaving they mentioned to a coworker that she was so touched by him the last time they were here that she had written a story about him. I feel AWFUL for not having the time and connecting with them and would LOVE to find them somehow! Maybe they're a part of this group?

03/12/2023

They’re live until 5pm trying to clear the kill pen - even $1 or $5 adds up if you can!

If you can’t watch their live here is how you can donate!

For donations and contributions to our 501c3 rescue, go to:

www.colbyscrewrescue.org/donate
PayPal & Zelle: [email protected]
Venmo: ohkaytacos (business tab)
Cash app: $colbyscrew

01/02/2023

Reservation update:

I’ve had something come up and I haven’t been able to make it into the office yet. Please leave ONE BRIEF message and I will return messages in the order they come in when I get in. All is well - thank you!

12/31/2022

It’s almost that time!

Our office and only off-season staff (myself and Luna) will be ready to take your 2023 stall and campsite reservations starting Monday, January 2nd at 9:00am.

As a reminder - we do NOT take any email or Facebook reservations! Only reservations via phone call at 1-877-276-3622. If the line is busy or it just rings I’m probably on the line with someone else (I don’t know if it’ll ring busy or not).

Everything is the same as 2022:

Stalls $40/stall/night
Campsites $60/site/night
9% sales tax on campsites

We look forward to hearing from you!

12/24/2022

All of us at Carriages of Acadia would like to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday season! Here Pete & Gub were getting ready for Santa but really Pete just wants to raid his candy canes and Gub is trying to convince us he’s not on the Naughty List. Thank you to all who have supported us in any way over the years.

🎄🎄🎄

10/30/2022

ONLY LIVE UNTIL NOON EST TODAY!

This rescue is live streaming on TikTok to save as many horses as they can that are scheduled to ship to Canada or Mexico this week! They saved 17 draft horses last night. They’re saving even if it’s just to evaluate and euthanize so they get a peaceful ending. They seem to be doing things the right way.

If you have any interest or ability to donate any even just $5 it makes a difference!

Thank you 💜🙏🏻

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07/28/2022

Oh Homeslice - where to begin. You were kind of the beginning of all of this - even though you had the least ambition to ever work. You came to Dad a malnourished and barely standing yearling - the man he bought you from stopped feeding you when he had his money. I’ll never forget the day we hooked you and your sister Bea for the first time in the indoor and she freaked, broke the butt strap and you stood like an anchor while she ran around you. Or when our farrier at the time tied you to the huge arena door and you pulled back and broke it - hence our saying of “never tie a horse to something you don’t want dangling from its head”. When Dad bid on the Acadia contract you and Bea were the only team he had and had MAYBE worked 6 hours. You guys shortly became the most dependable/steady team once we got past your stomping on “The Hill”. Nothing phased you…well except for mules…You helped teach so many people how to drive a team. We retired you shortly after your sister passed because you really never had any interest in going up the hill 🤣 and we didn’t want you to hurt yourself. We’re so happy you ended up with such a caring a loving second home with Marissa who taught you many things under saddle, clipped/washed and blow dried your feathers and loved you endlessly. Marissa I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️💔

Oh I almost forgot - you also colicked (maybe the only time - probably afraid of work) the VERY first night in Acadia. Dad had to drive back to the island 2 hours and pick me up on the way (I was still in college in Bangor).

Love you Homer. As frustrating as you were as far as breaking things sometimes I appreciate you teaching me a lot about driving. I really hope your Heaven is segregated from all mules and donkeys for your sake! And I’m really happy you’re back with your sister where you were the happiest 🥹😭💔

07/20/2022

Carriages of Acadia, Inc. (COA) is a family-owned Maine Corporation which holds a concession contract with the National Park Service to provide horse-drawn carriage tours and private horse boarding facilities in Acadia National Park on the Coast of Maine. COA offers tours over the carriage roads built in the early 1900s by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and provides boarding facilities for up to 34 horses per night onsite at Wildwood Stables. Private individuals may ride and drive the 52 miles of carriage roads without having to contend with motorized traffic. Wildwood Stables is a park owned facility out of which COA operates from May to Oct, and includes 5 barns, an office, paddocks for 11 teams of draft horses, a carriage barn, campsites with full hook ups, crew housing and bathroom facilities.

Now Hiring for the remainder of the 2022 Season!

Carriage Drivers / Tour Guides / Barn Staff / Office Staff

Unique opportunity to drive draft horse teams and provide guided tours on carriage roads in Acadia National Park, on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Season runs May – October.
Ideal candidates will be hard-working team players with previous horse experience.
Driving skills a plus, but not required. Will train motivated individuals who are willing to learn.

Daily barn responsibilities include:
• Feed grain AM & PM
• Hay
• Water
• Turn-in and out AM & PM
• Bathe, groom, harness, and bridle draft horse teams
• Clean/muck stalls and paddocks

Occasional responsibilities include:
• Unload shavings, hay, and feed
• Night check

Driver responsibilities include:
• Drive draft teams on carriage roads in Acadia National Park
• Provide 1 and 2 hour narrated tours to Park visitors

Office responsibilities include:
• Take reservations for carriage tours
• Answer phone and check in passengers
• Provide customer service

Job Benefits
• Room and board included in compensation for qualified individuals
• Competitive pay based on level of experience
• Additional payment above salary from tour tips
• Opportunity to learn draft team driving on the job
• Opportunity to work and live in beautiful Acadia National Park

If interested please email us at [email protected]

12/29/2021

We hope that all of our friends had a great holiday! We got a little busy and forgot to post before Christmas 😆

We will start taking stall reservations on MONDAY January 3rd at 9:00am. I am a one woman show in the office and have to plan everything around when I need to leave to do chores. I do not know what the closing time will be yet but I’m guessing it will be around 2.

PLEASE please please do not leave a message on the answering machine for a stall reservation before Jan 3rd at 9:00 as I will not have enough time to return calls while taking the incoming calls. As always we do stall reservations on a first come first served basis. We also do not take email or Facebook reservations.

Please call 1-877-276-3622 to make your reservations starting Monday. Have a safe and happy New Year!

08/01/2021

We are looking for people to work the remainder of our season (around October 16-18). We’re looking for people interested in barn help, learning how to drive and give tours and office help. No driving experience is necessary. Food and lodging is provided and you get to work with some of the most amazing animals as well as in the beautiful Acadia National Park. Please contact Mike at (207)532-8197 for more information!