Location: Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island < Maine < USA
Nearest Airport:
Bangor International Airport at 45
Miles
Nearest Ferry:
Bay Ferries - The Cat to Nova Scotia at 2
Miles
Nearest Train:
Portland, ME at 190
Miles
Nearest Motorway:
State Highway 3 at 1
Kilometres
Nearest Beach:
beach at 1.0
Kilometres
Car: recommended
Ocean Boating Many forms, including: fast ferry to Nova Scotia, slow sunset sails, whale watches, guided sea kayaking, novel trips on lobster boat or video-dive boat, private charters.
Dining/Shopping Approx 70 restaurants, mostly casual. Most have lobster and serve liquor. Good value by city standards. Friendly shops and outstanding craft and art galleries. Local YMCA provides many excellent services.
Recreation/Nature Hike, bike, kayak, swim, climb. Photograph on guided nature tours in natl park. Oceanarium, zoo, mini golf, water slide, day trips to quaint villages in Maine or Nova Scotia. Century-old reputation as 'America's Most Beautiful Island' and 'Queen of Resorts.'
Other Activities whale watching, band concerts, water slide, mini golf, oceanarium, art cinema, day trips to old villages and to Nova Scotia, nature photography.