Bar Harbor
Events on Mount Desert Island
Bar Harbor Music Festival , Various Locations , June
Flamingo Festival , Southwest Harbor , July
Bar Harbor Fine Arts Festival , Bar Harbor Inn , August
Acadia ’ s Oktoberfest , Bass Harbor , October
Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor , on the northeastern shore of Mount Desert Island offers a wide variety of amenities and experiences to visitors .
Artists from the Hudson River School , attracted by Acadia ’ s natural beauty , helped popularize the area in the 1850s through their paintings . As the number of visitors grew , so did the need for more elaborate lodging — the grand hotels . By 1880 , there were 17 hotels in Bar Harbor along with piers built to welcome guests arriving by steamboat .
The Shore Path
Today , walking is an ideal way to take in Bar Harbor . Stroll the famous Shore Path along the waterfront from the Town Pier to Wayman Lane , with lovely views of the Porcupine Islands en route .
Explore a wide variety of specialty stores , antique shops , boutiques , outfitters , t-shirt shops , and other retail shops . Take your time and browse the stores to your heart ’ s content . Enjoy the area ’ s many galleries filled with paintings and prints of island landscapes , Native American art , Maine-made crafts , and much more .
When it comes to dining variety , Bar Harbor offers visitors a wide range of choices , from lobster rolls to steak to ethnic cuisine and lots of local favorites . Enjoy fine dining , casual eating , pubs , cafes , and craft breweries .
On the town green , stop into the Abbe Museum which tells the fascinating 12,000 + year story of the four tribes of the Wabanaki that still live here in Maine .
With the Kids
Young kids will enjoy playing in a lobster boat and touch tank full of creatures at the Oceanarium and Education Center .
Timber Tina ’ s Great Maine Lumberjack Show in Trenton will thrill the whole family .
Join a scenic cruise departing from the harbor to spot whales , seals , puffins , bald eagles , and lighthouses .
Learn more at VisitBarHarbor . com
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