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Bar Harbor, Maine - Wikipedia

Bar Harbor, Maine

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Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089.1 The town is home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory, and MDI Biological Laboratory. During summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination.

Bar Harbor is also home to the largest parts of Acadia National Park, including Cadillac Mountain, the highest point within 25 miles (40 km) of the coastline of the Eastern United States.2

From the mainland, Bar Harbor is accessible by road via Maine State Route 3. The island is directly accessible by air at Hancock County–Bar Harbor Airport, and by ferry from Winter Harbor, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

Printed 2026-09-17.

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  1. “Census - Geography Profile: Bar Harbor town, Hancock County, Maine”. Retrieved July 28, 2023. ↩

  2. “Cadillac Mountain”. U.S. National Park Service. October 28, 2004. Archived from the original on February 7, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2008. ↩

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