Surf, Turf - and Strife

More than an hour's drive from the bustle of Bar Harbor and the well-trodden trails of Mount Desert Island lies a secluded part of Acadia National Park. Here, the loudest sound is the surf as it crashes against the craggy granite rocks of the Schoodic Peninsula. To the north, a 3,200-acre expanse of private land can be seen from the panoramic overlook at Schoodic Head. Blanketed in jack pines and spruce, it is the center of an escalating conflict between real estate developers and the national park.