The Visitor Center is closed for the winter. We will be answering phone messages and emails during this time. We will re-open May 1st.
 | Quilt N Fabric Presents: Shop Hop!
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Library Tea
Southwest Harbor & Tremont Chamber Presents: Business After Hours at The Swan Agency
ArtWaves Presents: Yoga Dance for Families
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Swiftea Party
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|  | Island Arts Association's Memorial Day Weekend Fair
Island Arts Association's Memorial Day Weekend Fair
Island Arts Association's June Southwest Harbor Fair
Island Arts Association's June Southwest Harbor Fair
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|  | Funds still needed for Shore Path repairs
Bar Harbor Town Council sets aside moratorium discussion
Cultural festival brings together seasonal workers, year-round residents
Tremont offers browntail moth mitigation grants to eligible residents
Bar Harbor takes first steps for workforce housing
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|  | Welcome to New Chamber Member, MDI Mortgage Group, LLC!
Allen Insurance and Financial is pleased to announce the addition of three new co-owners!
Welcome to new Chamber Member, Edward Jones Investments!
Acadia National Park Announces: Carriage Roads in Acadia National Park close for spring thaw
The 2024 Camp CaPella Polar Dip & Frost Festival Is Ready for you!
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|  | Spring prescribed burns planned for Acadia National Park
Park Loop Road opens to motor vehicles on April 15
Acadia National Park announces $950,000 for ecosystem restoration and climate restoration projects
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Ads from our members
The Quietside of Acadia
Mountains rising from the ocean,
forests stretching to granite cliffs,
lakes nestled in glacial valleys,
crashing surf on a rocky shoreline.
It is little wonder that nearly three million people come each year to Mt Desert Island
(often just called "MDI")
to enjoy Acadia National Park.
So, how can an island that hosts millions of people have a quiet side?
MDI is roughly circular with a fjord, Somes Sound,
through its center that nearly cuts it in two.
Acadia covers just over half of MDI,
about a third of the park is west of the sound.
Most tourists to the island head to Bar Harbor on the northeast coast,
which is home to several large hotels and is a popular stop for cruise ships.
Tremont and Southwest Harbor are the principal towns on the west side of MDI.
First settled by fishermen,
the towns retain their maritime heritage boasting healthy fishing fleets and myriad boat yards.
Although less traveled than the east side,
the Quietside of Acadia offers plenty of services for visitors,
as this website shows.
We invite you to browse the site to learn about Acadia National Park and our community.
Or better still,
come for a visit and enjoy Acadia away from the crowds.
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