Bar Harbor, ME Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The town of BAR HARBOR began life as an exclusive resort, summer home to the Vanderbilts and the Astors; the great fire of October 1947 that destroyed their opulent "cottages" ended all that. It's now firmly geared towards tourists, though it's by no means downmarket. There's not all that much to do in town, even in high summer. However, the ambience is sufficient enough that it takes a while to realize that once you've strolled around the village green, and walked past the headland of the Bar Harbor Inn for views of the ocean and Frenchman Bay, you've seen most of what the town has to … more »