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BAR HARBOUR, MAINE – Located on Mount Desert Island the third largest island on the Eastern seaboard, Bar Harbor has enchanted visitors throughout the ages with its incredible natural beauty, cultural traditions and endless opportunities for recreation.
On the shores of Frenchman Bay Bar Harbor offers the charm of a small Maine fishing village with a wide range of services, accommodations, restaurants, activities, shopping and cultural heritage. Surrounded on three sides by the mountains of Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor serves as the perfect base for exploring. Whether you choose walking, hiking, biking or kayaking, Acadia National Park is just minutes away.

Bar Harbour and Acadia National Park are home to a variety of wildlife. Whales, porpoises, seals, bald eagles, pergrine falcons, osprey, puffins, and loons are commonly sighted along the rocky-cliffed coastline of our region. You may also catch a glimpse of a deer or fox, as well as the more elusive moose or black bear.

Bar Harbor along with Acadia National Park, is known worldwide as a premier destination for bird and wildlife watching. Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park have something for everyone. Whether you are looking for an outdoor adventure or some of Maine’s best dining and accommodations, a unique experience awaits you – all set against the backdrop of the most picturesque scenery you will find anywhere.
28 miles across from west to east with a coastline roughly as long, Bar Harbor villages cover 45 stunning square miles.

Bar Harbor has it all rich history, with vibrant village communities, unsurpassed  beauty and plenty to do – for everyone. Settled in 1763 and originally incorporated as the town of Eden in 1796, Bar Harbor has been home to lobsterman, shipbuilders, artists, outdoor enthusiasts, and wealthy ‘summer people’. It survived the Great Fire of 1947 and continues to draw millions of tourists every year. Six villages make up the town of Bar Harbor: Town Hill, Eden, Salisbury Cove, Hulls Cove, Otter Creek and downton Bar Harbor, each with its own distinct personality and flare.
On approaching Bar Harbor, one visitor from Florida asked: ‘When is going to flatten out? Well, it doesn’t. The rugged, mountainous terrain hugs the coastline and offers gorgeous, elevated views of the sparkling Atlantic.

From kayaking and rock climbing to museum visits and lighthouse tours, there is something for everyone in Bar Harbor. Great places to stay, eat and shop, bring visitors back time and time again. Sitting on the northeast coast of Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor simply invites you in. Accept the invitation you’ll be glad you did.

Bar Harbor is a fascinating place. A good part of that fascination comes from its rich and storied history. Especially dating from the mid 1800‘s to World War II when the eyes of the world watched with interest. The credit for the sudden migration to this little Maine seaside village (than called Eden) generally goes to two young artists, Thomas Cole and Frederic Church of the Hudson River Valley School of Painting. Their works impelled art lovers from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and beyond to travel and see for themselves the stunning landscapes that had inspired the two. Once you find yourself in downtown Bar Harbor, you will find to learn more about this exceptional little village. You can learn a lot on your own with walking tour or from a comfortable seat in the park. Here are just a few of options to explore it on your own. For an intimate and entertaining way to explore downtown Bar Harbor, try a historic walk past 25 magnificent structures, some of the National Historic register dating from 1860.

As simple as three right and three left. You will start from the Village Green for an in-town tour past elegant mansions, majestic churches and refurbished municipal buildings. And in just a few short miles, you will return to the Village Green. Along the short of Frenchman Bay, starting at the town pier near park Agamont, runs a narrow path bordered by beach roses – the Shore Path. Less than a mile long, the path follows the seawall and offers striking views of the Atlantic and the Porcupine Islands to the left and gorgeous, sprawling homes and inns to the right.

You will want to check the tide charts before heading out on this jaunt. At low tide, there is plenty of time to walk across the shell covered sand bar  from Bridge street to Bar Island. You’ll get  oceanside views of West Street Millionaire’ s Row, and then from the island’s highest point, a wonderful look back at lively Bar Harbor.  On a grassy hill overlooking the town pier and harbor, Agamont Park  is the perfect place to enjoy an ice cream cone or share a picnic lunch. Kick back, relax and watch all the harbour bustle and traffic.Smack in the centre of town along Main Street, the Village Green offers a great place to sit and people watch. In the summer, it’s home to a biweekly concert series, art shows and other cultural events. And throughout the year, seasonal celebrations bring the Village Green to life.

A single lighthouse stands on Mount Desert Island, Bass Harbor Head Light. Located at southwestern reach of Acadia National Park in Bass Harbor, the light guards the southern entrance of Blue Hill Bay and warns against Bass Harbor Bar. The light is still fully operational,signaling an occulting red four seconds, three red flashes, one second of darkness. Built in 1858, the lighthouse sits high atop a rugged granite shoreline,
making it one of the most Scenic in New England. Today, the US Coast Guard mans the station, listed on the National Historic Register.

Visitor may tour the grounds at Bass Harbor, but not the lighthouse itself. Five other nearby houses with island settings from Blue Hill Bay to Frenchman Bay signal mariners with flashing lights and fog blast to keep them safe in foul weather.

Two of them, The Mount Desert Light  and The Great Duck Island Light are owned by the College of the Atlantic, where students study whales and nesting seabirds. The other three are Bear Island Light, Egg Rock Light and Isle au Haut Light.
The oldest light in the area, Baker Island Light (1828), along with Winter Harbour Light, have been replaced with lighted offshore buoys. Some of these great old lighthouses can be viewed and photographed on boat tours that reveal their incredible and storied histories.

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