Essentials

Visitor Information

Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609. 207/288--5103; www.visitbarharbor.com.

Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce. Northeast Harbor, Maine, 04662. 207/276–5040; mtdesertchamber.org.

Mount Desert Island Information Center at Thompson Island. Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609. 207/288–3338; www.nps.gov/acad/planyourvisit/hours.htm. Mid-May–mid-June, daily 8–5; late June–Aug., daily 8–6; Sept.–mid-Oct., daily 8–5:30.