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CAMPING

Mount Desert Island
Two campgrounds are available on Mount Desert Island.

Blackwoods
On the eastern half of the island. Open year-round. 300 sites. Reservations required from June 15 to September 15.
Call DESTINET reservation service at 800 365 2267 or write:
9450 Carroll Park Drive
San Diego, California 92121 U.S.A.

Seawall
On the western half of the island. Operates on a first-come, first-served basis. 200 sites. Open May to September.

Isle au Haut

Duck Harbor
Accessible from the sea. Five lean-to shelters. Reservations are required. Contact park headquarters: +1 207 288 3338.

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LODGINGS

Bar Harbor

Balance Rock Inn Bed and Breakfast
21 Albert Meadow
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: 800 753 0494; +1 207 288 2610; Fax: +1 207 288 5534 Facilities: In the center of town, three stories, 21 rooms in a turn-of-the-century seafront mansion; fireplaces, heated pool; TV, room phones, air conditioning, no elevator, afternoon tea; open May to the end of October.

Castlemaine Inn Bed and Breakfast
39 Holland Avenue
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: 800 338 4563; +1 207 288 4563; Fax: +1 207 288 4525
Facilities: 15 rooms in three-story circa 1886 house; some fireplaces, no elevator, designated smoking area, outside cable TV, no room phones; open May 15 to October 25.

Fairfield Inn by Marriott
125 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: +1 207 288 8983
Facilities: 59 rooms, four stories, adjacent to ferry terminal; cable TV, free movies; open mid-May to mid-October.

Bar Harbor Inn
Newport Drive, Box 7,
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: 800 248 3351; +1 207 288 3351
Facilities: 153 rooms, center of town on the waterfront; pool, boat dock, free movies, cable TV; open March to December.

Inn at Bay Ledge
1385 Sand Point Road
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: +1 207 288 4204
Facilities: perched on cliff overlooking ocean with ten guest rooms all with bay views; own private pebble beach accessible via 79 steps; pool, sauna, steam room; open April to October.

Manor House Inn
106 West Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: +1 207 288 3759
Facilities: 14 rooms with private bath, 9 with working fireplaces, in 1887 cottage; open April through mid-November.

Ledgelawn
66 Mount Desert Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: +1 207 288 4596
Facilities: 21 rooms in main building, 12 in carriage house; bar; shuttle to local airport, ferry, or your yacht; open May through October.

Thornhedge
47 Mount Desert Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: +1 207 288 5398
Facilities: 13 guest rooms, all with bath, 4 with fireplaces; open mid-May to mid-October.

Holbrook House
74 Mount Desert Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: +1 207 288 4970
Facilities: 12 rooms with private bath, furnished with antiques; open May through October.

Holiday Inn Sunspree
123 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: +1 207 288 9723; Fax: +1 207 288 3089
Facilities: 221 rooms, four stories; heated swimming pool, lighted tennis,
putting green; open May to mid-October.

Atlantic Oakes
119 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Telephone: 800 336 2463; +1 207 288 5801; Fax: +1 207 288 8402
Facilities: 153 units, many with balconies, 14 with kitchens, located next to Bluenose ferry terminal; heated outdoor pool, indoor pool, five tennis courts in season; open all year.

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Ellsworth

The Eagle’s Lodge
Bar Harbor Road Triangle
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
Telephone: +1 207 667 3311
Facilities: 38 rooms; heated outdoor pool.

Holiday Inn
215 High Street
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
Telephone: 800 401 9341; +1 207 667 9341; Fax: 01 207 667 7294
Facilities: 221 rooms, four stories; heated swimming pool, lighted tennis, putting green; open May to mid-October.

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Hulls Cove

Inn at Canoe Point
Route 3, Box 216A
Hulls Cove, Maine 04644
Telephone: +1 207 288 9511; Fax: +1 207 288 2870
Facilities: six rooms, in circa 1889 oceanfront inn; fireplaces; open all year.

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Northeast Harbor

Kimball Terrace Inn
Huntington Road
Northeast Harbor, Maine 04662
Telephone: 800 454 6225; +1 207 276 3383; Fax: +1 207 276 4102
Facilities: Nine rooms overlooking municipal pier; restaurant; open April 1 through October 31.

Asticou Inn
Route 3
Northeast Harbor, Maine 04662
Telephone: 800 258 3373;+1 207 276 3344; Fax: +1 207 276 3373
Facilities: 45 rooms and suites divided between main house and smaller lodges including the former Cranberry Inn; tennis courts, swimming pool; open May to mid-October.

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Southwest Harbor

The Kingsleigh Inn
373 Main Street
Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679
Telephone: +1 207 244 5302
Facilities: seven rooms, one suite, in circa 1904 turreted three-story Victorian house; no elevator; some air conditioning, no room phones, no TV; entirely non-smoking; open all year.

The Lamb’s Ear Inn
60 Clark Point Road
P.O. Box 30
Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679
Telephone: +1 207 244 9828; Fax: +1 207 244 9924
Facilities: eight rooms in 1857 two-story house; no air-conditioning, no room phones, some TV; entirely non-smoking; open May 1 through October 30.

Lindenwood Inn
PO Box 1328
Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679
Telephone: +1 207 244 5335
Facilities: seven rooms, three with private bath; open all year.

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Corea (Schoodic Peninsula)

Black Duck Inn
P.O. Box 39
Corea, Maine 04624
Telephone: +1 207 963 2689; Fax: +1 207 963 7495
Facilities: Four rooms, two waterfront cottages; near Schoodic section of Acadia National Park, in one of Maine’s prettiest fishing villages; entirely non-smoking.

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Isle au Haut

The Keeper’s House
Robinson Point Lighthouse
Isle au Haut, Maine 04645
Telephone: +1 207 367 2261
Facilities: Six rooms (two are in separate buildings); a working lighthouse on a rugged, remote island in Acadia National Park; guests arrive by mail boat from Stonington, Maine; no telephones, no electricity, entirely non-smoking; open May 15 to October 31.

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