If you’re coming to Bar Harbor, you likely already have a packed itinerary involving hiking, biking, or paddling throughout Acadia National Park. But you should also take some time in town to buy some ...

Shayna Seymour heads north to Maine’s Mount Desert Island and the picturesque towns of Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor. There she joins the global crowd trekking to Acadia National Park, makes ...

Southwest Harbor is one of the most beautiful towns in Maine, situated on the quieter side of Mount Desert Island. This town is the perfect alternative to Bar Harbor due to fewer crowds, unspoiled ...

The best things to do in Bar Harbor, Maine, include whale-watching tours, exploring downtown and of course, experiencing the grandeur of Acadia National Park.

Voters in Bar Harbor, Maine, a tourism hot spot in the state known as Vacationland, are set to soon decide whether to turn back incoming waves of cruise passengers. If the ballot question passes ...

Considering Bar Harbor's small size, chances are you'll be hanging out in downtown Bar Harbor pretty often. And that certainly isn't a bad thing. Main Street and the thoroughfares surrounding it ...

Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company in Bar Harbor, Maine, offers a Puffin and Lighthouse Cruise that allows you to see all the area lighthouses along with rare puffins. Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company ...

The blue banners stand at the intersection of Main Street and Route 1, beckoning Bar Harbor-bound tourists left into Bucksport instead.

Bar Harbor & Coastal Maine Tourists sit on the rocks off the Ocean Path Trail in Acadia National Park on June 3. (Esta Pratt-Kielley/Maine Public) The Maine coast stretches some 3,500 miles ...