The magic of Bar Harbor...romance, adventure, the rock-bound coast and soaring granite cliffs. From the stonewall-lined and tree covered road leading you into our village, to the sweeping vistas from atop Cadillac Mountain, there is a special mystique to Bar Harbor.
Nestled on the east side of Mt. Desert island, surrounded by Acadia National Park, we have welcomed visitors for over a hundred years. And now we welcome you, too!
1996 marks our 200th anniversary. We invite you to come and help us celebrate. Our calendar of events has many Bicentennial activities for you to enjoy. The timeline, located in the history section of this Compact Disc includes postcards, reproductions of drawings, and photographs from our Gilded Age. Jean Harris' depiction (shown here)is one of the many steamships that carried visitors across Frenchman's Bay to Bar Harbor before the turn of the century.
Once the summer playground of wealthy and famous Americans, Bar harbor was celebrated throughout the world as a quiet, beautiful resort village, worlds away from the hustle and bustle of New York, Boston, and Paris. Today, the "summer people" still more and more, people are coming to our island paradise, but many visitors also arrive for the brilliant fall foliage. And more and more, people are coming to experience our winter wonderland and the surprises of spring.
If this is your first visit to Bar harbor and Acadia National park, we are sure that you will have experiences that will become fond, lifetime memories. If you are returning to the island, as so many do, welcome back.
We hope you enjoy your visit to Bar Harbor. If we can be of assistance, stop by the Chamber office at 93 Cottage Street or call us at (207) 288-5103.
