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27/12/2024

Seeking stress-free New Year’s Eve plans? 🎇 Head to serene Bar Harbor and be sure to check out these highlights:

🌟 Brasserie Le Brun's New Year’s Eve Party: lebrunmaine.com/
🌟 Havana's New Year’s Eve Dinner: havanamaine.com/new-years-eve
🌟 Side Street Cafe’s New Year’s Eve Party: sidestreetbarharbor.com/nye

Join us for a meal to remember! French cuisine with a modern twist!

25/12/2024

Warm holiday wishes from Bar Harbor! 🌟 May your day bring moments of peace and joy.

📸: Sue Anne Hodges Photography
📍: Bar Harbor, Maine

24/12/2024

All is calm, colorful and bright. ❤️🧡💛💚💙

📸 via Instagram: innonmountdesert
📍: Bar Harbor, Maine

23/12/2024

The beauty of Jordan Pond remains a year-round affair. 🩵

📸 via Instagram: beekayphoto
📍: Acadia National Park

20/12/2024

Sunrise beauty showing off.

📸 via Instagram: the_real_maine_shorts_guy
📍: Acadia National Park

18/12/2024

Planning travel for 2025? U.S. News and World Report just voted Bar Harbor as a top place to visit in the U.S. in the coming year. ❤️ https://travel.usnews.com/rankings/best-usa-vacations/

16/12/2024

Twinkle lights make everything good, even better. ✨

📸 via Instagram: pathmakerhotel

13/12/2024

Discover winter fun in Bar Harbor and Acadia, or get planning for a future trip. 🎄 Our monthly e-newsletter contains tips and insider info. Sign up today! 💌visitbarharbor.com/newsletter-signup

📸: Sue Anne Hodges; featuring Panes

10/12/2024

Holiday shopping often brings to mind late-night runs to big-box stores or scrolling pages online for the latest deals. But the happy truth is that this does not need to be your holiday shopping experience – elevate your gift-giving with a trip to Bar Harbor, where you’ll shop in our coastal village by the sea. 🎁 visitbarharbor.com/shop

09/12/2024

Shopping in a winter wonderland (photo from a previous year). ❄️❄️❄️

📸 via Instagram: coolasamoose

06/12/2024

Winter is around the corner, and it’s the perfect opportunity to see a whole new side of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. 🌬️🌨️

Yes, Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park are open in the winter! For an experience like no other, visit this winter.

05/12/2024

Thank you for the feature, WABI TV5! 🎄🍪🎁

The town is kicking off the holiday season on Friday with the Village Holidays Celebrations and Sale.

04/12/2024

So much merrymaking is coming our way! ⛄🎄🎁🎉⛄ Join us for Village Holidays, this Friday, December 6! Enjoy limited time sales across our local shops and join in the festivities of the day. Check out the participating shops! https://www.visitbarharbor.com/villageholidays

03/12/2024

Give the gift of adventure for the holidays! The Northeast Whitewater holiday sale is LIVE!

The sale includes discounted rates on trips and lodging where you can purchase spots on a trip without dates attached to them. You’ll then apply dates to your purchase when planning your trip later! These also never expire!

Everything will be available through their online store (northeastwhitewater.com), or by giving them a call (207-695-0151).

All discounts on the sale are as follows:
40% off of Kennebec and Penobscot Rafting!
$99+fees for Canada Falls and Dead River Rafting!
10% off of Private Moose Safari's!
$49 for groups Moose Safari's, Land or Canoe!
10% off of a Yurt Glamping Experience!

Keep your eyes out on their social media for other limited time discounts coming up!

02/12/2024

Lovely early morning lookout. 🌄

📸 via Instagram: martyg861
📍: Acadia National Park

29/11/2024

Hiking views we could return to again and again. 💛

📸 via Instagram: chantel_overbey_photography
📍: Acadia National Park

28/11/2024

from our coastal town to you and yours! 🦃🍽🥧🏈 Thankful for our community and visitors that make this place shine, year-round.

27/11/2024

Soaking in that golden autumn light. ✨

📸 via Instagram: lmrivera_photography
📍: Acadia National Park

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Sent with love and plenty of trip-spiration. 🫶🏻

Sent with love and plenty of trip-spiration. 🫶🏻 #VisitBarHarbor 📸 via Instagram : lifethroughalens23.4

Woohoo! Our annual Pajama Sale & Bed Races were a blast. Missed it? Not to worry — our Village Holidays Celebration & Sale returns on Friday, December 6

Woohoo! Our annual Pajama Sale & Bed Races were a blast. Missed it? Not to worry — our Village Holidays Celebration & Sale returns on Friday, December 6 and is another way to score festive deals! 🎄visitbarharbor.com/villageholidays 🎄#VisitBarHarbor 📸 via Instagram: innonmountdesert 📍: Bar Harbor, Maine

In Bar Harbor, we like to treat our four-legged friends, year-round. #VisitBarHarbor 💙 📸 via Instagram: willowonelm

Ready to plop down by this pumpkin-perfect scene. 🔥 #VisitBarHarbor

Ready to plop down by this pumpkin-perfect scene. 🔥 #VisitBarHarbor 📸 via Instagram: hearthside_inn 📍: Bar Harbor, Maine

Oh, fall. 🍂 You surprise and delight us every single time.

Oh, fall. 🍂 You surprise and delight us every single time. A look back at a spectacular scene. #VisitBarHarbor 📸 via Instagram: _loganexplores 📍: Acadia National Park

Autumnal downtown scenes. 🍁🍂

Autumnal downtown scenes. 🍁🍂 #VisitBarHarbor 📸 via Instagram: wildgina 📍: Bar Harbor, Maine

Cozy season: let’s go. 🍂🧸☕#VisitBarHarbor

Cozy season: let’s go. 🍂🧸☕#VisitBarHarbor 📸 via Instagram: sandbarcottagebh 📍: Sand Bar Cottage

Soaking in sunset views – season changes are bittersweet! 🌅

Soaking in sunset views – season changes are bittersweet! 🌅 #VisitBarHarbor 📸 via Instagram: hraymond18 📍: Frenchman Bay

September, we love you! And so much more beauty to come.

September, we love you! And so much more beauty to come. 🩵 #VisitBarHarbor 📸 via Instagram: hearthside_inn 📍: Acadia National Park

Sound on for some soothing nature tunes. 🍃⛅️🏞️

Sound on for some soothing nature tunes. 🍃⛅️🏞️#VisitBarHarbor 📸 via Instagram: chasing_nature7 📍: Acadia National Park

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About Bar Harbor

There’s something magical about Bar Harbor. A celebrated vacation destination on Mount Desert Island that is the gateway to Acadia National Park, it possesses a rich history and culture unlike any other.

The natural beauty that surrounds Bar Harbor is punctuated with ocean cliffs and rocky beaches, glacier‐formed lakes and valleys, unobstructed mountain vistas, and boreal forest. This beauty has been captured in the works of Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, Fitz Henry Lane, and many other great artists.

Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island’s largest community, is a five‐hour drive from Boston and 50 miles from Bangor International Airport. It is the shopping, dining and nightlife headquarters of the island, the second largest on the eastern seaboard behind Long Island. Though it is spelled Mount “Desert” Island, Desert is actually pronounced “dessert,” the French pronunciation, in homage to Samuel de Champlain, the celebrated French voyager who explored and named the island in 1604.

Mount Desert Island’s picturesque coastal communities and colorful people are as varied as the island’s scenery. Because of this variety, there is something for everyone to connect to. Bar Harbor is the largest community and offers a great variety of amenities and tourism experiences to visitors. On the quieter side of the island, coastal villages with enchanting names like Bass Harbor, Otter Creek, and Seal Harbor are home to working waterfronts, family‐run lobster pounds, cafes, galleries, and artisan shops.

Acadia National Park can be accessed right from downtown Bar Harbor. The park, an area preserved in perpetuity thanks to the generosity of American business magnate John D. Rockefeller Jr. and other wealthy landowners, is one of the most visited national parks in the U.S. It features 45 miles of motor vehicle‐free carriage roads and 16 stone‐faced bridges, each unique in design, built by Rockefeller so visitors could easily explore the park. Another one of the park’s numerous distinctive features is Cadillac Mountain, the highest point on the North Atlantic seaboard and the first place in the U.S. to see the sunrise during fall and winter.

The Bar Harbor region offers four seasons of adventure, from hiking and biking to snowshoeing and cross‐country skiing in winter. In the fall, leaf peepers come from all over to experience the explosion of color. Because of its diverse habitats, the region is home to many species of bird and is a popular birding destination. Off the coast, a variety of sea life including whales, dolphin, seals, and the elusive Atlantic puffin, can be spotted.

While the Bar Harbor region is best known for its outdoor activities, its small museums, cultural landmarks, and historically significant structures highlight a varied past and present. When it comes to accommodations, visitors will find lodging to suit every travel style and budget, from neatly kept motor lodges to historic inns to luxurious hotels.