The modified electric tricycles will be available next year and help elderly visitors and people with physical challenges experience the park.
BAR HARBOR, Maine — A nonprofit on Mount Desert Island wants Acadia National Park to be more accessible to elderly visitors and people with disabilities.
Starting next summer, MDI Wheelers will launch an electric-assist tricycle program at the park. It will help visitors with mobility challenges explore Acadia’s scenic carriage roads.
“We’ve been doing proof-of-concept rides all summer,” Art Worster, vice president of MDI Wheelers, said. “We’ve been using one of our board members who is handicapped, and he’s been our test rider.”
The electric tricycle program will launch next June and run through September every weekday, Worster told NEWS CENTER Maine.
“We’re primarily looking to serve the residents of Mount Desert Island or the surrounding area for whatever reason are unable to get out to the park who would benefit emotionally by seeing …