Bar Harbor, Maine

About Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor, ME is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Maine.

Officially, Bar Harbor is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.17 square miles.

📰 Bar Harbor News Today

• Maine’s top court denies appeal of controversial Bar Harbor aquaculture lease Bangor Daily News · Aug 18
• Maine PUC Investigates Bar Harbor Water District Over Rate Hike Complaint wabi.tv · Aug 18
• Connecticut Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty in Bar Harbor barharborstory.com · Aug 18
• Keep your cool in Bar Harbor, Maine. galvnews.com · Aug 15
• August Fishing Report Bar Harbor Story | Carrie Jones | Substack · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bar Harbor Unique

• The only place in America named Bar Harbor — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Bar Harbor

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bar Harbor

• 2 Cats Resturant (café)
• A Slice Of Eden
• Atlantic Brewing Company — american
• Bar Harbor Lobster Pound — seafood
• C-Ray Lobster
• Cafe this way (café)
• Choco-Latte Cafe (café)
• Everyday Joe's — breakfast
• Finback Alehouse — american
• Fish House Grill — fish

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Abbe Museum · Museum
• D'Alessio Gallery · Art gallery
• George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History · Museum
• Hancock Historical Society · Museum
• Bar Harbor Whale Watch · Attraction
• Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co. · Attraction
• Ethel H. Blum Gallery · Art gallery
• Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing · Attraction
• Sagegrass Gallery · Art gallery
• The Bubble · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bar Harbor

• Tidal Falls Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Agamont Park reviews ★
• Babson Creek Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ball Field Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Barker Park reviews ★
• Bean Island Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Beatrix Farrand Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Bird Thicket · Garden reviews ★
• Bloomfield Park reviews ★
• Blue Horizons Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brookside · Garden reviews ★
• COA Community Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bar Harbor

• Conners-Emerson School
• Hancock Grammar School
• Lamoine Consolidated School
• Mountain View Sch
• Mt Desert Island High School
• Trenton Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mount Desert Island Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bar Harbor

🏘️ Nearby Communities