Harp-Hawkins Vacation Homes - Mount Desert Island - Bar Harbor Vacation Rentals

Mount Desert Island Maine

While on Mount Desert Island Maine there are many activities to do and things to see. There are a number of whale watching boats that leave Bar Harbor several times daily. The island contains over 50 miles of carriage roads built and donated to Acadia National Park by John D. Rockefeller. These roads, also called carriage trails, are for the exclusive use of horseback riding, hiking and bicycling. No motor vehicles are allowed on these roads. Additionally, there are miles of hiking trails that go all over the mountains and around all of the lakes and ponds of the island. A hiking guide that is a personal favorite is A Walk in the Park, by Tom St. Germain (Parkman Publishing). It and many books related to Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park can be ordered online from A Port In A Storm Bookstore.

Bar Harbor From Cadillac Mountain

View From Jordon Pondhouse A great place to eat popovers and enjoy the view		.Kayaks In Harbor
View From Gorham Mountain		View From Gorham Mountain Gorham Mountain is one of our favorite family hikes. Michael began hiking it when he was four years old and begs to hike it every year.

Downtown Bar Harbor, as well as all of the small towns on Mount Desert Island, has many shops that are perfect for browsing on those days when you feel like shopping.

Bicycles, kayaks, canoes and many sizes of boats, power and sail, can be rented in Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor.

One of our favorite family activities is whale watching. Every time we go out it is an adventure. It's always much cooler on the water than you would expect, so bring some warm jackets - even in the middle of the summer.

Photograph taken of a humpback named Witches Fin. She entertained the boat for at least one half an hour.

Every time that we have gone out whale watching, except once, we saw whales. The time that we didn't see whales, we received a refund.

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Restaurants

We are often asked about dining in Bar Harbor. Although there are many fine restaurants on the island, the following lists some of our favorites (in no particular order).

Jack Russell's Brew Pub 
102 Eden St.
Bar Harbor, Maine
207-288-5214

2 Cats
130 Cottage Street
Bar Harbor, Maine

Little Anthony's
131 Cottage Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207)288-4700

Poor Boy's Gourmet
300 Main Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

McKays Public House
231 Main Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207)288-2002

Downeast Links

Acadia National Park

Acadia Baby Rigging

Bar Harbor Whale Watch

Skyline Kayak Tours and Rentals

Heathwood Inn Bed and Breakfast

Island Explorer

Stay at one of our Maine oceanfront vacation rental homes and experience one of the most beautiful islands in the world.

 

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