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Serving Mount Desert Island & the Greater Ellsworth area, Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Tremont, Ellsworth, Trenton, Lamoine, and beyond.
See L.S.Robinson for all summer vacation rentals, year round & winter rentals.
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Every type of terrain can be found here - mountains, marshes, open fields, dense woods, lakes, streams, and ocean all mingle together. From the green of spring to the incredible foliage of fall, the seasons can be celebrated among cliffs, granite ledges, and rocky beaches, as you choose from a smorgasbord of outdoor activities.
Your vacation can include lake or ocean swimming; hiking on the carriage paths and mountain trails; biking on carriage paths and along highways; golf; tennis; kayaking; sailing; and fishing.
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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.
www.barharborinfo.com/
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.
www.acadiachamber.com/
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.
www.ellsworthchamber.org/
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 and Acadia National Park is often the starting and ending point of an unforgettable Maine vacation.
www.acadiamagic.com/
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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Harbor_(town),_Maine
The picture postcard images of coastal Maine beauty are alive and vibrant here: rocky coastlines, lighthouses on distant promontories, marinas packed with fishing boats.
www.visit-maine.com/acadiadowneast.html
The Down East region of Maine is a major destination for summer travelers, as it is home to Acadia National Park.
maineguide.com/region/downeast/information/index.shtml
Bar Harbor Weather
RainWise
WeatherView32 weather station.
www.rainwise.com/liveweather/weatherview/
Wunderground
www.wunderground.com/US/ME/Bar_Harbor.html/
National
Weather Service
weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KBHB.html
Bar
Harbor Weather Information
lena.jax.org/localinfo/weather/
Bar Harbor News
Maine
Coast Now
www.mainecoastnow.com/
Mount
Desert Islander
mdislander.com/site/
Ellsworth
American
ellsworthmaine.com/site/
Bar Harbor Web Cam
Bar
Harbor Web Cam
www.geddys.com/geddycams/harborcam/
Bar Harbor 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.
www.bhbairport.com/
There are several ways to reach the Acadia region without a car.
www.exploreacadia.com/guide.html
Daily shuttle bus trips are now available between Bar Harbor and Bangor, Maine.
www.barharborshuttle.com/
www.barharborinfo.com/gettinghere_frame.html
Bar Harbor Restaurants
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.
www.barharborinfo.com/dining_frame2.html
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.
www.acadiamagic.com/dining.html
Bar Harbor 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.
www.nps.gov/acad/
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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.
www.acadia.national-park.com/
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.
www.stateparks.com/lamoine.html
Cobscook is a Maliseet-Passamaquoddy word for boiling tides. The average tide is 24 feet with some running as high as 28 feet.
www.state.me.us/cgi-bin/doc/parks/
find_one_name.pl?park_id=15
Cobscook is a Maliseet-Passamaquoddy word for boiling tides. The average tide is 24 feet with some running as high as 28 feet.
www.state.me.us/cgi-bin/doc/
parks/find_one_name.pl?park_id=23
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.
www.nationalgeographic.com/destinations/
Acadia_National_Park/Down_East.htmll
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.
www.acadiamagic.com/Park.html
Bar Harbor Area Lighthouses
Maine
Lighthouses
Maine has 63 Lighthouses spread out along over
5,000 miles of coastline.
www.visitmaine.net/lighthou.htm
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.
lighthouse.cc/baker/
Egg
Rock Light
The lighthouse is not open to the public and is
best viewed by boat.
lighthouse.cc/eggrockmaine/
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.
lighthouse.cc/bear/index.html
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.
www.campobello.com/lighthouse/
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".
lighthouse.cc/bassharbor/
Duck
Island Light
Great Duck Island Light was established to help
mariners heading for Blue Hill Bay and the Mount Desert area.
lighthouse.cc/greatduckisland/
Robyville
BridgeThis bridge, the only completely shingled covered bridge in the State, was built in 1876.
www.maine.gov/mdot-stage/covered-bridges/robyvile.php
The Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic places, is located at 33 Ledgelawn Avenue, Bar Harbor.
www.barharborhistorical.org/
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.
www.abbemuseum.org/
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.
www.coamuseum.org/
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.
www.barharborwhalemuseum.org/
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/
theoceanarium.com/oceanbhsite.html
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.
www.mdibl.org/
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.
fortknox.maineguide.com/
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/
Bar Harbor Outdoor Activities
Bar Harbor Golf
Bar
Harbor Golf Course
www.barharborgolfcourse.com/
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.
www.kebovalleyclub.com
White
Birches Country Club
White Birches Country Club offers golfers a challenging
9 Hole par 33 golf course.
www.whitebirchescountryclub.com/
Grindstone
Neck Golf Course
www.grindstonegolf.com/
Bar Harbor: 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
Bar Harbor Events
portlandme.about.com/od/entertainment/a/MusicFestivals.htm
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.
www.davistownmuseum.org/TDMartExhibit.htm
Bar Harbor
Arts
Bar Harbor Performing Arts
Acadia
Repertory Theatre
www.acadiarep.com/
Acadia
Performing Arts
www.acadiau.ca/artsacadia/apas/index.html
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.
www.criteriontheater.com/
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.
Bar Harbor 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!
www.barharbormusicfestival.com/
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.
www.downeastsingers.org/
Bar Harbor Film
Fundy
Film Society
The Fundy Film Society offers high-quality independent,
Canadian and foreign films.
fundyfilm.ca/
Every year, Acadia University presents and hosts an amazing variety of cultural and arts events.
www.acadiau.ca/artsacadia/
