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2912iexinP trees--trail markers

Native Americans would bend young trees to create permanent trail markers. These could mark various safe trails, areas where food or water could be found, or other important sites.

 

These were seen near Jordan's Pond, in Acadia National Park.

 

The indigenous people who had inhabited this area were known as the Wabanaki people, a collective term for the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes. This translates to "People of the Dawnland".

 

More photos to come! Check out my album 2024 Northeast Roadtrip www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72177720320440072/

 

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Uploaded on December 19, 2024
Taken on September 11, 2024