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Downeast Acadia - Bar Harbor Region
 The term "Down East"
comes from the days when schooners were used to carry cargo along the coast.
The prevailing winds here blow from the southwest, pushing sailing vessels
downwind, to the eastward.
You'll discover three beautiful and very different sections of Down
East/Acadia. The quiet beauty of Washington County, with hundreds of miles
of rugged coastline stretching from the Milbridge area to Passamaquoddy Bay
and up to Calais, reflects an era gone by. The eastern part of Washington
County is "the road less traveled, "a place to get away from the maddening
crowd. Vacationing here is tranquil and relaxing, whether you're sitting on
the porch of a cabin listening to the loons or canoeing the St. Croix River.
Fall foliage abounds in its brilliant colors. Cobscook Bay State Park or the
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge offers trails and vistas where you can
see eagles, woodcock, and a variety of flora.
 A secret to truly discovering Washington County is leaving Route 1. Wander
along roads leading to peninsulas and visit Winter Harbor, the Schoodic
Peninsula, Steuben, Milbridge and Jonesport. From Jonesport sneak over to
Beals Island and Great Waas Island for hiking trails. Historic Machias hosts
the annual Maine Blueberry Festival each August. Lubec, the easternmost town
in the United States, has a beautiful state park, West Quoddy Head, where a
90-foot cliff overlooks the Bay of Fundy. There's a new international trade
port in Eastport, and the Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe has a museum on Route
190. The highest tides in the continental U.S. can be viewed in the Calais
area; an excellent viewing spot is the park and boat landing on Route 1 in
Robbinston. Come to the "Sunrise County" and discover the unspoiled beauty
of Maine. (This region of Maine will be the first place in the United States
to see the sun rise on January 1, 2000.)
 Mount Desert Island, one of New England's largest islands, is linked to the
mainland and its vistas are indescribable. With seventeen mountains and four
lakes, Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor are magnets that draw thousands
every year. The Park and its 120 miles of hiking trails, colossal views from
Cadillac Mountain, and the roar of Thunder Hole provide visitors with
memory-filled vacations. Artists flock to photograph or paint the landscape.
Bar Harbor's neighbors, Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor, attract
visitors by land and by water.
The bustling resort town of Bar Harbor is a treasure of delights for all
ages. There are art galleries and museums including the Abbe Museum, where
you'll find native American artifacts. The July and August music festivals
will keep you humming. Whale-watching cruises depart daily, and Maine
seafood is freshly prepared at many restaurants. The high speed ferry,
The Cat, travels daily to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and back.
The western side of Mount Desert Island, known as the "quiet side," offers a
slower pace. Northeast and Southwest Harbors have ornamental gardens,
estates, hundreds of sailing craft, the Wendell Gilley Museum and the Seal
Cove Auto Museum, and the annual Oktoberfest.
The East Penobscot Bay region, south of Mount Desert Island, is the third
piece of this vacation puzzle called Down East/Acadia. Blue Hill, Brooklin,
Castine, Deer Isle and Stonington make up this exceptional grouping of
peninsulas and islands. Like fingers, these pieces of Maine land jut into
the bay. Each village offers a glimpse of the way life should be. You'll
find quiant B&Bs, scrumptious food, colossal vistas and quiet coves you'll
fall in love with. Castine has the Maine Maritime Academy, Blue Hill
attracts craftspeople and musicians, nearby Brooklin has the Wooden Boat
School, on the island of Deer Isle visit the Haystack Mountain School of
Crafts.
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Featured Downeast
Maine Properties |
 Castine
Inn - Castine Inn
Located in the beautiful and charming seaside
village of Castine Maine. Few inns along the Maine coast offer the unique
setting and style of The Castine Inn. The historic inn stands one block
from the harbor on Main Street. Built in 1898, The Castine Inn is an
elegant building surrounded by a wrap-around porch and magnificent, well
maintained perennial gardens with views of the active harbor. Email:
relax@castineinn.com
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 Alamoosook
Lakeside Inn - Orland Inn
Yankee Magazine Editors Pick.
Lakefront Inn open year-round providing guests an opportunity to
savor the beauty of nature in a retreat-like setting. After your hearty
breakfast, enjoy sightseeing or simply swimming, fishing, canoeing or
ice skating on our lake. The Inn is the perfect central location for
visiting famous communities such as Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park,
Castine and Camden. Additionally, our 150 seat lakeside dining room
makes the Inn the perfect location for meetings, receptions and
weddings. Email:
info@alamoosooklakesideinn.com |
 The Blue Hill Inn
- Blue Hill
The Blue Hill Inn (c.1830), a place to relax, a place to vacation. Visit a
quiet & scenic place on the coast. Sail, cruise or kayak past the
lighthouses of Penobscot Bay or shop for antiques & visit galleries.
Sample food & cooking from local farmer's & fishermen or attend a
chamber music concert. Then return to a bed & breakfast of distinction
where hors d'oeuvres & wine are served by the fireplace & where our
priority is individualized attention to guests. Your hosts: Don & Mary. Email:
Mary@bluehillinn.com
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 The
Kingsleigh Inn
- SOUTHWEST HARBOR (Mt Desert Island)
The Kingsleigh Inn is a turn of the century, turreted Queen Anne Victorian
that sits just one hundred yards from the water with an elegant yet casual
atmosphere. The inn is located in the center of town surrounded by Acadia
National Park. Enjoy rooms with water views, balconies and pampering
amenities. A three-course gourmet breakfast is served as are afternoon
baked goods and all day tea and espresso. Come experience what The
Kingsleigh Inn has to offer! Email:
relax@kingsleighinn.com
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 Acadias Oceanside Meadows Inn
- Prospect Harbor
Enjoy magnificent ocean views and waves crashing on our private sandy
beach from our historic Sea Captains home on 200 acres. We welcome you
to discover the serenity of Acadias Schoodic Peninsula and the
hospitality of our bed and gourmet breakfast inn located in the heart of
beautiful Downeast Maine. Situated five minutes from the spectacular
Acadia National Park at Schoodic we are the perfect place for your Maine
vacation or special romantic getaway. Discover tidal pools, four local
lighthouses, kayaking, canoeing, whale watching, perennial gardens and
wildlife. Experience concerts, science talks and art gallery in our
1820s timber frame hall. Email:
oceaninn@oceaninn.com |
 Bay Meadow Cottages -
Bar Harbor, Maine
Along a meandering country road in Salisbury Cove,
Maine just a stone's throw from Frenchman's Bay, is a hamlet of fourteen
separate cottages with stunning panoramic views. Perfect for couples and
families yearning for the simple joys of a bygone era. These cottages
are just a ten minute drive from the shops, restaurants, and other
various attractions of Bar Harbor. Guests love our private beach, picnic
tables and lounge chairs, and barbecue grills. All Cottages have
kitchenettes, private bathrooms, color cable TV. Free Wireless Internet
(WiFi) available.
Email:
penny@baymeadowcottages.com |
 The Moorings Inn and
Cottages - Southwest Harbor
Exceptional Oceanfront Location with outstanding views of Acadia
National Park. Inn rooms and cottage rentals. Here you will treasure the
panoramic landscape of mountains, ocean, and harbor yachts. Our historic
oceanside inn will give you the feeling that you have been transported
to a simpler time and place with its nautical theme, period antiques,
and mariner appointments. Relax along the shore, have a BBQ, cook some
marshmallows over the open fire. We have bikes, kayaks and canoes.
Email:
mansell@roadrunner.com |
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