Bar Harbor- Maine Travel Vacation Directory

Favorite Places:
Acadia National Park- 34,370 acres. 1919, The oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River.
               Portions of Mt. Desert, Scoodic peninsula, Isle au Haut. 40 miles of carriage roads, roadside
               lookouts, scenic drives, hiking, campgrounds, picnic areas. Second most visited National Park.
Pemetic Mountain- Mt. Desert-. 1 mile, 1000' evel gain. Loop road 3 1/4 miles.
Penobscot & Sargent Mountains- Mt. Desert- 1200' elev gain, 2 1/2 miles.
Somes Sound- Mt. Desert- Only fjord on the US east coast. 7 miles nearly divides Mt. Desert Island.
South Bubble Erratic- Mt. Desert- Large glacia bolder perched a few yards East of South Bubble Peak.
Sand Beach- Mt. Desert- Cove beach, 290 yards between rocky cliffs.
Lamoine Beach- Lamoine- Lamoine State Pask. Swimming beach, 2,740 yards.
Blagden Preserve- Bar Harbor- 110 acres. Red spruce, white cedar and balsam fir. 300 yards shore.
Cadillac Mountain- Bar Harbor- 1200' elev gain, Highest peak on Maine Coast. Road to summit. 3 1/2 miles.
Dorr Mountain- Bar Harbor- 1200' elev gain, Veiws of Frenchman's Bay and Cadillac Mt., 1 1/2 miles.
Gorham Mountain- Bar Harbor- Cliffs, overhangs, arches and caves. 1 mile & 500' elev gain.
Great Head- Bar Harbor- High coastland headlands.Ruined lookout tower, views from trail.
The Beehive- Bar Harbor- E cliff shapes. trails, first parcel of Acadia National Park.
The Ovens- Bar Harbor- Marine arches.
Thunder Hole- Bar Harbor- Tidal cavern carved by wave action. 3 hours before high tide waves
               create the famous booming "thunder". Water spurts out as high as 40'.
Wild Gardens of Acadia- Bar Harbor- 200 species of plants, trees and shrubs native to Acadia National Park.
Ship Harbor Nature Trail- Southwest Harbor- Self guiding loop trail along shore.
Beech Mountain- Southwest Harbor- 400' elev gain, Trails, fire tower, exquisite views, 1 1/4 mile.
Flying Mountain- Southwest Harbor- 200' elev gain, Veiws of Somes Sound, Cadillac Mt., 1/2 mile.
Baker Island "Dance Floor"- Cranberry Isles- Piles of slabs of granite, powerful waves.
Baker Island Light- Cranberry Isles- 1828 rebuilt 1855. Located at the entrance to Frenchman's Bay.
Bear Island Light- Cranberry Isles- 1839 rebuilt 1889. South East entrance of Southwest Harbor.
Bass Harbor Head Light- Tremont- 1858. Marks the entrance to Bass Harbor.
Great Duck Island Light- Frenchboro- 1890, Well know landmark. NW side of Mt. Desert Island.
Mount Champlain- Isle au Haut- 400' elev gain, Trails along ridge from summit. 1 mile.
Isle au Haut Light- Isle au Haut- 1907, Tower is gray granite on bottom and white brick on top.
                                                                      There is a bridge that connects the light to the shore.
Mount Desert Rock Light- Called "God's Rock Garden". 26 miles from the mainland.

Attractions:
Abbe Museum- Bar Harbor- Stone age antiquities. Native Maine American Heritage.
Natural History Museum- Bar Harbor- College of the Atlantic. Exhibits depicting animal and plant life on
                                                                      Mt. Desert Island. By appointment only.
The Oceanarium- Bar Harbor- Super seal program. Maine Lobster Museum with live specimens. Information on life of
                                                        a lobster fisherman and how traps are built. Thomas Bay Marsh Walk.
The Lobster Museum and Hatchery Package- Bar Harbor- Lobster hatchery. View stages of development.
                                                                                                         See young lobster through the TV microscope.
Bar Harbor Whale Museum- Bar Harbor- Featuring a full-sized skeleton of minke whale, dolphin and seal skeketons.
Arcady Music Festival- Bar Harbor- Classical Concerts.
Bar Harbor Music Festival- Bar Harbor- Classical Concerts.
Jackson Laboratory- Bar Harbor- World's largest center for mammalian genetics research.
Bass Harbor Lighthouse- Bass Harbor- 56' above sea level.
The Islesford Museum- Little Cranberry Island- Access by boat only. Exhibits of industrious people w/a coastal culture.
Sound School House Museum- Somesville- 1892, Recently restored.
Acadia Repertory Theatre- Somesville
Wendell Gilley Museum- Southwest Harbor- Carvings by Gilley and other American birds. Special workshops.
The Oceanarium- Southwest Harbor- Numerous exhibits, live specimens and displays of live specimens.
Deck House and Cabaret Theater- Southwest Harbor- Evening performances.
Seal Cove Auto Museum- Southwest Harbor- Vintage vehicles.
Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving- Southwest Harbor- Collection of Works. Internationally know native sculptor.

Ferry Schedules:
The "CAT"- Bar Harbor/Yarmouth- Large passenger/automobile ferry. Daily departures from
                        Bar Harbor at 7:30 AM (EST) and Yarmouth at 3:30 PM (AT). Day cruises from Bar Harbor.
Coastal Ferry & Excursion Service- Bar Harbor-Isleford (Little Cranberry Island)-Southwest Harbor
                        (Great Harbor Marina)- New service to Schoodic Peninsula.
Sea Queen- Northest Harbor-Islesford Cranberry & Sutton Island- Daily trips from the pier in
                       Northeast Harbor to Great Cranberry Island, Little Cranberry Island (Islesford), and Sutton Island.
                                                                                              7:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:30 AM, 4:30 AM (except Sunday).
Swans Island Ferry- Swans Island & Bass Harbor- Depart Daily from Swans Isalnd and Bass Harbor.