At Northeast Harbor, you can stop at the waterfront where the marina is home base for many visiting yachtsmen cruising the area in spectacular style tour Thuya Gardens and the nearby Asticou Azalea Gardens 20 follow Sargent Drive along Somes Sound for views across this country's only true fjord and a glimpse of some of the summer “cottages” for which the island is famous. Desert Island - Beyond Acadia and Bar Harbor, the rest of Mt.

Whatever your interests, you'll find something appealing in Bar Harbor - but be forewarned, in peak season the town is very busy so driving and parking may be a challenge.

At the harbor you can find excursion boats, sail or power, that tour the harbor and Frenchman Bay or whale-watching boats that venture further out for the thrill of seeing migrating whales. Among its many shops, there are some quality galleries and craft shops and plenty of restaurants if you find yourself there at lunchtime. Bar Harbor is much larger and more commercial than Castine. 4:30 P.M.)īar Harbor Tourism Info 20 - As with Acadia, the town of Bar Harbor is covered extensively in printed literature so we won't go into great detail, but we hope that you'll enjoy a visit there. (Hulls Cove Visitor Center open April 15 - June 8 A.M. We have some guides at our front desk that we would be happy to share with you, or stop at the park's visitors center to see an introductory film and pick up a map. Whether you simply drive the Loop Road and up to the top of Cadillac Mountain or spend the day hiking and enjoying the glorious scenery, you'll have a wonderful time. Desert Island, home to Acadia National Park and the well-known summer resort of Bar Harbor.Īcadia National Park - We suggest buying a guide book and map of Acadia since it would be impossible to list here all that there is to know, but we encourage you to tour it while you're in this part of Maine. Just a little more than an hour's drive from the Inn lies Mt.

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