Land Activities & Sightseeing

The Naturalist's Notebook is a unique shop and exploratorium that combines nature, art, science and a fun sense of curiosity about the world. It's great for kids age 2 to 102. There are children's programs, mind-stretching exhibits and all sorts of intelligent, beautiful, playful items for sale, including more than 1,000 book titles. Last June The Naturalist's Notebook was named of the 50 Things to Do in Maine This Summer by the Bangor Daily News.
The Notebook is just a short drive from Bar Harbor or Northeast Harbor. It's a great rainy-day (or sunny day) place for families or anyone who's even slightly curious about the world and the universe.

Our studio is a haven for peaceful relaxation-right in the center of downtown Bar Harbor. Yoga at Cattitude offers an incredible array of yoga styles. Whether you are looking for vigorous vinyasa or restful restorative, we have the class for you. Please check the website for the latest schedule, class descriptions and teacher bios. Air-conditioned studio. Open year-round.

Acadia Bike features the largest bicycle rental fleet in New England, so you're sure to get the bike you want. Enjoy Acadia's natural wonders as you pedal the car-free carriage roads or Park Loop Road. Our bikes - new each year, most with front suspension - are meticulously maintained and custom-fitted to ensure you'll have a great ride. All sizes, plus tandems, trailers & kids' bikes. Low rates, with discount for advance reservations. Located in downtown Bar Harbor, across from the post office. Open daily at 8am.

Maine's most respected climbing school! Enjoy personalized rock or ice climbing instruction on the scenic seacliffs of Acadia or join us on a regional or international destination trip. All instruction is customized to the needs of individuals, families & groups of any ability. Our guides have world-wide climbing experience spanning three decades and are individually certified by the Professional Climbing Instructors' Association and/or the American Mountain Guides' Association. We guarantee more engaging, comprehensive, and safer climbing instruction. Maine's only climbing school to be accredited by both the PCIA and the AMGA. Exciting 2011 summer climbing & adventure summer camps. (http://www.climbacadia.org) Offering Ice Climbing and Mountaineering trips in the Winter Season.

Standard and Custom tours of Acadia and Mount Desert Island; taxi service within a 200-mile radius of Mount Desert Island, especially Bar Harbor & Bangor airports. Six passenger, clean, air-conditioned, SMOKE-FREE Windstar Van. (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover)

Located 10 minutes from downtown Bar Harbor, off Route 3. Come see how Bar Harbor's #1 local beers, wines and sodas are produced. Free tastings from 10am to 5pm every day. Free Tours @ 2, 3 & 4pm daily. On site gift shop and tasting room, plus the Knox Road Grille Restaurant (open 11:30-8pm) and the famous Dougie Douglas Mainely Meat barbeque. Special Events & group functions are welcome.

All made by hand in a tiny white clapboard Jelly Kitchen. We’re open year-round: cooking, capping and labeling hundreds of jars by hand most every weekday. We make 15 flavors of jam, chutney and marmalade. Please come visit! Daily from May to October our Mountainville Café serves coffee, tea and homemade scones with plenty of delicious jam. Colorful painted tables, set with fresh flowers, overlook the old apple orchard and whimsical sculptures (everywhere!) charm visitors of all ages.

Northeast Guide Service is the closest rafting and moose tour company to Acadia and the Bar Harbor region. We provide personalized whitewater rafting, moose safari and wildlife tours in Maine. We offer half and full day trips in rafting, kayaking, moose tours, canoeing and waterfall hikes. Give us a call to reserve your spot today! 888-484-3317

Northwoods Outfitters- Maine’s premiere Outfitter and Guide Service location for over 100 years! Located in the mountains on beautiful Moosehead Lake, Northwoods Outfitters offers professionally guided wilderness trips for Moose Watching, Whitewater Rafting, Waterfall Hikes, Canoe and Kayak Trips and ATV Rentals. Half day and full day Trips available and Lodging and transportation packages can be arranged. Call today and Experience the Tradition!
Rates Starting at $39.95pp

Enjoy an up-close experience with marine life. At the oceanarium at 1351 Route 3 take a guided tour of a salt marsh and the Maine Lobster Museum. At the working lobster hatchery we take you on a fascinating tour to see mother lobsters & baby lobsters & the hatchery process. We also feature a hands on Discovery Pool with lots of local sea life to learn about, have fun and get wet! Group discounts and tours.

Open May 1 through October 31, 7 days, 10-5. At the Seal Cove Auto Museum you will find a wide variety of antique autos and motorcycles, from an 1899 DeDion Bouton to a 1924 Mercer, with special emphasis on cars from the "Brass Era" (1895-1917). Antique car enthusiasts as well as those who simply enjoy history and cars from the past will delight in the beauty, mystery and romance of this unique collection.

Summer Feet Cycling is Maine's premier bicycle tour company. We offer fully guided 3 day Acadia National Park Bicycle Tours as well as week long tours that feature Acadia and the best of the Maine Coast. See Acadia with the locals. Tours also available in Nova Scotia, Quebec, Utah and New Zealand