Best Quests of Bar Harbor, US

Visiting Acadia National Park can be a rejuvenating experience for your Soul. It can also be tough on your Body. We all want to look ‘tough’ on trails but what truly makes ‘an experienced hiker’? It is not stamina nor is it speed. It is the deep appreciation of your own individual physical and mental abilities and knowledge of your own limitations. So, be an Experienced Hiker and take breaks!

A day or an afternoon off in Bar Harbor, Maine shouldn’t be boring. Choose to treat your Mind to adventures right in town. Here are my Top 7. Enjoy!

Go to <Treasure Hunt on Shore Path> Quest

Treasure Hunt on
Shore Path

Time: 1 hour

Image: Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive

Go to <Jesup Memorial Library> Quest

Jesup Memorial Library

Time: 1 hour

Image: Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive

Go to <Abbe Museum and the Wabanaki Market> Quest

Abbe Museum and
the Wabanaki Market

Time: 1+ hour

Image: Indigenous Family at Wigwam
Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive

Go to <Campus Tour of College of the Atlantic> Quest

Campus Tour of College of the Atlantic

Time: 2+ hours

Image: Seal Harbor
Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive

Go to <Walk to Bar Island> Quest

Walk to Bar Island

coming soon

Image: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Go to <Tour Historical Buildings> Quest

Tour Historical Buildings

coming soon

Image: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Extra Hard Quest that Requires Planning: If you cannot stay away from Acadia National Park even for a little, how about visiting its quiet Schoodic Peninsula part by boat?

Go to <A Ferry Ride to Winter Harbor> Quest

A Ferry Ride to
Winter Harbor

Time: a full day adventure

Image: View of Bar Harbor from the Water, 1909
Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive

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