One of my favorite Acadia adventures was the boat ride to and tour of Baker Island, led by a National Park ranger who was a descendant of the family who pioneered the island and occupied it for over a century.  The Gilley family moved here to be closer to good fishing when it was just William and Hannah and their three small kids.  Eventually they had 12 children (!); many remained on the island after marrying.  Great stories of their island life as well as the history of the island.  We also got a different perspective on the rest of the National Park since we were seeing it from the water instead of looking from the Park to the water.  Great lighthouse trivia too – did you know lighthouse keepers are presidential appointments?  The Gilley family predated the lighthouse but were naturally hired to be keepers when the lighthouse was built.  That changed when the Whigs took the White House and William refused to pledge allegiance to the Whig party.  To retaliate, he and his family charged the new lighthouse keeper a toll to walk up the lane to the lighthouse!  Not that he was bitter….  Now there is only one lighthouse in the United States that is manned.  All the rest are automated.  According to our Park Ranger, President Jefferson decreed that the Boston Lighthouse will always be staffed.