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Local Information
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Things to Do, Dining, Shopping, Events, History, Acadia National Park, and More
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Activities and Local Info
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Directions, Operating Hours, Fees, Reservations, and Maps
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Includes auto roads, carriage roads, and hiking trails
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Free Shuttle Bus Routes around Mount Desert Island
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The Newspaper of Acadia National Park
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Use this website to interactively review trails in Acadia National Park
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Here is the current weather in Otter Creek from NOAA's web site
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Each year some of the world's most beautiful & famous cruise ships drop anchor in Bar Harbor.
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Visit Bar Island at low tide, and visit Sand Beach or Seal Harbor at high tide.
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Time Travel to “Old” Bar Harbor
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Calendar of Events
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About Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island
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The New York Times, July 2011
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From the National Geographic Society
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Travel and Leisure Magazine named MDI to be #25 on its list of best islands in the world. It ranked higher than The Maldives, Bora-Bora, Anguilla, Mykonos, and Harbour Island (Bahamas).
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In 2012, Douglas Deur completed a special ethnographic report commissioned by Acadia National Park
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Good Morning America crowned Acadia National Park as "America's Favorite Place" in July 2014
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Recommended Restaurants
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The best blueberry pancakes and Monte Cristo sandwich in Bar Harbor -- and the least expensive, too!
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Have a great start to your day in this cozy inn that has one of the best breakfast menus in Bar Harbor. If you're lucky, you might get a tableside visit from one of their feline inhabitants.
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Serves breakfast and dinner with an outstanding view overlooking Bar Harbor
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Enjoy all of Maine's best seafood in this harborside lobster pound.
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Without a doubt, this pizza parlor serves up the best pies in Bar Harbor. The best part is to watch their pizzaiolos spin the pizza dough from your seat!
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Wood fired steak, BBQ, burgers, and pizza. If you go, try their duck fat french fries!
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Great burgers and other bar fare plus a variety of lobster dishes
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Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sundaes, blueberry pie a la mode, and homemade gelato
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The Acadia Corporation operated the Jordan Pond House for many years. Now they operate a restaurant at the Asticou Inn in nearby Northeast Harbor.
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