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Bar
Harbor Chamber of Commerce
The magic of Bar Harbor...romance, adventure, the rock-bound coast
and soaring granite cliffs. From the stonewall-lined and tree-covered road
leading you into our village, to the sweeping vistas from atop Cadillac Mountain,
there is a special mystique to Bar Harbor.
Southwest
Harbor / Tremont Chamber of Commerce
The Southwest Harbor / Tremont Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to
beautiful Mount Desert Island. We invite you to explore our site and discover
all that our wonderful part of the island has to offer.
Ellsworth
Area Chamber of Commerce
While you’re here why not explore our area’s scenic variety?
Picturesque villages, bustling towns with historic buildings, and pretty farms
combine with deep forests, tranquil lakes, quiet harbors, and rocky coastlines
to form distinctively Downeast scenes.
Acadia
National Park & Bar Harbor, Maine
Bar Harbor, Maine, a small coastal town on Mount Desert Island, has
a symbiotic relationship with Acadia National Park. Bar Harbor, with its shops,
restaurants, hotels, cottages, bed and breakfasts, inns, galleries, vacation
rentals and more, has a special ambiance blended with Downeast character.
Bar
Harbor Maine, by Wikipedia
A port of entry for Bay Ferries from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Bar Harbor
is a famous upper-class summer colony in the Down East region of Maine.
Visit
Maine Down East Region
The picture postcard images of coastal Maine beauty are alive and
vibrant here: rocky coastlines, lighthouses on distant promontories, marinas
packed with fishing boats.
General
Overview of the Region
The Down East region of Maine is a major destination for summer travelers,
as it is home to Acadia National Park.
Weather
RainWise
WeatherView32 weather station.
City Transportation
Hancock
County-Bar Harbor Airport
The Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) is conveniently located
half way between the City of Ellsworth and the Town of Bar Harbor.
Getting
to Acadia
There are several ways to reach the Acadia region without a car.
Bar
Harbor - Bangor Shuttle
Daily shuttle bus trips are now available between Bar Harbor and
Bangor, Maine.
City Restaurants
Dine
Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor has a wide array of wonderful restaurants for your dining
pleasure. Whether you're in the mood for lobster, seafood, pasta, homemade
desserts, breakfast, or any other favorites, there's sure to be a home cooked
meal here that you'll savor and enjoy.
Acadia
& Bar Harbor Restaurants & Dining
From Maine Lobster to French cuisine, from festive brews to vegetarian,
Bar Harbor, Maine, and other surrounding communities near Acadia National
Park, offer a diverse selection of restaurants and other dining options.
City Sightseeing, Touring and Attractions
Acadia
National Park
People have been drawn to the rugged coast of Maine throughout history.
Awed by its beauty and diversity, early 20th-century visionaries donated the
land that became Acadia National Park.
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Acadia
National Park
People have been drawn to the rugged coast of Maine throughout history.
Awed by its beauty and diversity, early 20th-century visionaries donated the
land that became Acadia National Park.
Lamoine
State Park
Nestled in the heart of Down east Maine, this oceanfront park is
located in one of the most sought-after vacation regions in the state. Lamoine
State Park's central location is a quiet alternative that provides easy access
to Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, rockbound islands, and area lighthouses.
Cobscook
Bay State Park
Cobscook is a Maliseet-Passamaquoddy word for boiling tides. The
average tide is 24 feet with some running as high as 28 feet.
Roque
Bluff State Park
Cobscook is a Maliseet-Passamaquoddy word for boiling tides. The
average tide is 24 feet with some running as high as 28 feet.
Down
East by National Geographic
Meandering north along Maine’s fantastically intricate coastline,
US 1 explores a ragged landscape of narrow peninsulas and rocky bays, sea-sprayed
islands and lonely promontories.
Mount
Desert Island
The Southwest Harbor / Tremont Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to
beautiful Mount Desert Island. We invite you to explore our site and discover
all that our wonderful part of the island has to offer.
Bar Harbor Area Lighthouses
Maine
Lighthouses
Maine has 63 Lighthouses spread out along over 5,000 miles of coastline.
Baker
Island Light
Because of dangerous ledges and a sandbar nearby, and to help mark
the western approach to Frenchman Bay, President John Quincy Adams authorized
the building of a lighthouse on Baker Island in 1828.
Egg
Rock Light
The lighthouse is not open to the public and is best viewed by boat.
Bear
Island Light
President Martin Van Buren authorized the building of a lighthouse
on the southeast point of the island in 1838 to help mariners entering Northeast
Harbor and Somes Sound.
East
Quoddy Lighthouse
Towering majestically on the eastern tip of Campobello Island stands
the "East Quoddy Lighthouse". Proudly looking out over the Bay of
Fundy, the most photographed lighthouse in the world.
Bass
Harbor Head Light
The 1855 annual report of the Lighthouse Board stated, "There
is a very good harbor about four miles west of Mount Desert Harbor, called
Bass Harbor. A light is necessary to assist vessels entering it".
Duck
Island Light
Great Duck Island Light was established to help mariners heading
for Blue Hill Bay and the Mount Desert area
Robyville
Bridge
This bridge, the only completely shingled covered bridge in the State,
was built in 1876.
Bar
Harbor Historical Society Museum
The Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic places, is
located at 33 Ledgelawn Avenue, Bar Harbor.
Abbe
Museum
The Abbe offers innovative exhibitions and programs on Maine’s
Native American heritage. In recent years, the Abbe has grown from a small
but lovely trailside museum, privately operated within Acadia National Park,
to an exciting contemporary museum in the heart of downtown Bar Harbor.
George
B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
The George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History investigates, interprets
and displays the natural world of Maine. All exhibits are designed and produced
by students at College of the Atlantic.
Bar
Harbor Whale Museum
The Bar Harbor Whale Museum is Maine’s only museum dedicated
to the study and understanding of whales and seals familiar to the Gulf of
Maine.
Bar
Harbor Whale Watch Company
Join us for an adventurous whale watching trip in the gulf of Maine.
We feature several distinct whale watching, sightseeing, light house and nature
trips which sail daily throughout the summer season.
www.barharborwhales.com/
Mount
Desert Island Biological Laboratory
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory is an independent,
not-for-profit marine and biomedical research facility and an international
center for comparative physiology, toxicology and marine functional genomic
studies.
Fort
Knox
Located on the west bank of the Penobscot River in Prospect, Maine,
in an area known as the Penobscot Narrows, Fort Knox is one of the best preserved
fortifications on the New England seacoast.
Acadia
and Island Tours
Enjoy a 21⁄2 hour fully narrated tour of Bar Harbor and Acadia
National Park. You will pass the mansions of a bygone era and learn the history
of Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park including the
great forest fire of 1947.
www.acadiaislandtours.com/
City Outdoor Activities
Ski
Golf
Kebo
Valley Golf Club
Kebo Valley Golf Club was founded in 1888. It is the 8th oldest golf
club in the United States and has challenged the skills of many of the country’s
finest players, most influential politicians and leaders of industry.
White
Birches Country Club
White Birches Country Club offers golfers a challenging 9 Hole par
33 golf course.
On The Water
Downeast
Windjammer Cruises
Come and fish Frenchman's Bay for cod, cusk, pollock,
mackerel, cunner, sculpin, black sea bass, red fish, and the occasional wolf
fish.
www.downeastwindjammer.com/
BarHarborFishingTrips/index.html
Masako
Queen Deep Sea Fishing
www.masakoqueen.com/
Acadia
1 Water Sport
Since 1985 we have been offering guided sea kayaking
tours and kayak equipment rentals in Acadia.
www.southwestharbormaine.com/
Acadia
Adventures Kayak Tours
Join us for a sea kayaking adventure on the western
side of Mount Desert Island, Maine -- the "quiet side" or "back
side" of the island, as we locals call it. Here, where the scenery is
breathtaking and the wildlife abundant, you'll experience the perfect Maine
kayaking outing.
www.maineacadiaadventures.com/
National
Park Sea Kayak
National Park Sea Kayak is dedicated to providing
its guests with quality Ecological Sea Kayak Tours primarily on the "western
side" of Mount Desert Island.
www.acadiakayak.com/
Crystal
Seas Kayaking
Visit Bar Harbor and take a sea kayak tour of the
surrounding waters of Acadia National Park, a premier destination for sea
kayakers. Paddle on one of our guided three kayak hour, sunset or full day
kayak tours along the rocky tree-lined coast of Mount Desert Island.
www.crystalseas.com/maine-barharbor-acadia-tours.html
City Events
The
Davistown Museum Art Exhibition
The primary mission of the Davistown Museum Annual Art Exhibition
is to provide a forum to display the work of Maine's contemporary artists
-- painters, printmakers, photographers, sculptors, assemblage artists and
artisans utilizing other media including glass, fabric and ceramics.
The Arts in the City Area
Performing Arts
Criterion
Theatre
The Criterion Theatre is a glorious, well-preserved Art Deco theater
located in the heart of downtown Bar Harbor. The theater still has most of
its original interior: seats, curtains, and even the original lighting board
to accommodate a great line-up of live music and theater productions that
are held throughout the summer.
Deck
House Restaurant and Cabaret Theatre
The Deck House Restaurant and Cabaret Theatre is one of New England's
premier dining and entertainment establishments. Our original mission remains
the same: good food, good service.
Music
Bar
Harbor Music Festival
Concertgoers can take in everything from string orchestra concerts
and nights of jazz or brass to New Composers concerts and even Opera!
Down
East Singers
Down East Singers, midcoast Maine's acclaimed community chorus for
more than 25 years, performs choral works in a variety of styles, from Baroque
to the 21st century.
Film
Fundy
Film Society
The Fundy Film Society offers high-quality independent,
Canadian and foreign films.