Guides
First Time Visitors Guide to Mount Desert Island and Acadia
A list of the “crème de la crème” of the Mount Desert Island area. If this is your first time visiting the area, this guide is designed to help you spend less time figuring it out and more time having fun.
The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce "Official Guide" to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park includes information such as dinning, shopping, nightlife, calendar of events, hiking, and wildlife, and is available electronically or in hardcopy at www.barharborinfo.com. This is a great website from which to begin to gather information about the area.
Adam's Restaurant Guide
Mount Desert Island is home to a number of excellent restaurants to please your palate. In your rental home, you will find various dining guides and a file folder full of menus, but what's the local scoop on where we like to eat? Adam's Guide is a collection of some of our favorite places to let someone else do the cooking.
Grocery Stores, Speciality Stores, Farmers Markets
A list of all the places you can get anything from lobster to whoopie pies.
Jen's Local Guide for Kids
Jen has worked with youth on Mount Desert Island for many years and knows the ins and outs of guaranteed fun and adventure. Want to know the most exciting hikes, deepest tide pools, and funniest boat ride? Jen’s list has it all!