Bar Harbor

A visit to the village of Bar Harbor is more enjoyable in the summer when you will find it alive with activity and summer residents. After Labor Day, the pace in this part of Maine slows down and the night begins to turn frosty with everything covered with dew. The smells of fall are very special and the clear crispness can almost be tasted. In the winter, many of its shops are closed. However, then the pace is slower, and there is a special, quiet charm without the crowds. In the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries, Bar Harbor became a fashionable alternative to Newport, Rhode Island. Summer homes are grand beyond your wildest imagination and driving around Bar Harbor and down to either Northeast Harbor or Southwest Harbor will take you back to another era.

. Because of its location, Bar Harbor would also serve as a good beginning to other journeys onward to Nova Scotia by boat. Another suggestion, by heading west from Bar Harbor, you can take an alternative route across Maine into New Hampshire and Vermont, visiting the more northern areas of the White and Green Mountains. Herein lie small New England towns where farming and milk production are the principal industries, and where being off the beaten track is not an inconvenience, but rather a wonderful bonus. These small New England towns truly paint a picture and provide a poetic sense of New England, and there is much joy in finding an inn with a cozy fireplace, a nice dining room, and congenial hosts.