Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. Bar Harbor is home to the largest parts of is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,820. A port of entry for Bay Ferries from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Bar Harbor is a famous summer colony in the Down East region of Maine. It is home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson LaboratoryAcadia National Park, including Cadillac Mountain the highest point within 25 miles (40 km) of the coastline of the Eastern United States. In 1947, however, Maine experienced a severe drought.

Sparks at a cranberry bog in Hull's Cove ignited a wildfire which would intensify over 10 days. Nearly half the eastern side of Mount Desert Island burned, including 67 palatial summer houses on Millionaires' Row. Five historic grand hotels were destroyed, in addition to 170 permanent homes. Over 10,000 acres (40 km²) of Acadia National Park were destroyed. Fortunately, the town's business district was spared, including Mount Desert Street, where several former summer homes within a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places operate as inns. Now, Bar Harbor is a destination for tourists from all over the world. Cruise ships are in the harbor every day.

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Last update: 23 Apr 2024 @ 14:07

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