What activities are there outside the Lab?
Mount Desert Island offers a plethora of summer activites. Using the Island Explorer public transportation system, students can travel around Acadia National Park and into Bar Harbor. There are many activities in the park, from hiking mountains and the carriage trails to rock climbing, kayaking, sailing, and swimming in the ocean. Bar Harbor offers even more attractions, including whale watching excursions and great shopping. Students often organize group camping and hiking trips to Baxter State Park and Mt. Katahdin. There are several annual athletic competitions with summer student researchers at The Jackson Laboratory. These include ultimate frisbee, soccer, and sandpit volleyball.
