Activities On Mount Desert Island: Fun For The Whole Family!
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Acadia National Park's 47,000-acres are defined by glorious ocean, beautiful woodlands, rocky beaches, and glacier-scoured peaks like Cadillac Mountain, the highest point on the East Coast.
Adventurous activities abound. If you'd like, we can help you plan your family's vacation around everybody's favorite activities. No matter how diverse their interests, Acadia offers such a range of activities that each individual in your family will love each day! Five minutes from the Village of Bar Harbor and ten minutes to Acadia National Park, Zephyr Shore offers a unique experience for your whole family! |
Each day, there are so many possible sights to see and activities to enjoy on Mount Desert Island! Over the years, we've developed our proprietary Best Possible Day℠ planning for the benefit of our guests. By combining our extensive knowledge of MDI with the interests of each member of your party, we can quite effectively double the amount of fun each and every guest has on their vacation!
This day-planning is not something we do for you, but rather, we do it interactively with you and your family, and it’s all done beginning when you first book your vacation at Rising Sun or Sound of the Sea. Our guests love the way this gets their entire family enjoying their vacation months ahead of time! Because we create a personal website for your family, each member gets involved right from the start!
This day-planning is not something we do for you, but rather, we do it interactively with you and your family, and it’s all done beginning when you first book your vacation at Rising Sun or Sound of the Sea. Our guests love the way this gets their entire family enjoying their vacation months ahead of time! Because we create a personal website for your family, each member gets involved right from the start!
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ENJOYING THE VILLAGE OF BAR HARBOR:
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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES:
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ENJOYING NATURE:
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OUTDOOR AS AN OBSERVER:
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INDOOR ACTIVITIES:
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DINING AND TASTING:
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WINTER VACATIONS:
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When you stay at Sound of the Sea or Rising Sun for your vacation, we do much more than just make our home available to you. We make it easy for you to plan your time in Bar Harbor (including the drive up) so your entire time is brilliant!
We start with your drive up.
If you’re coming from Boston or nearby, you can easily make it in one day. If the timing is right, we hope you’ll stop in Portland for lunch and a break.
If you’re coming from New York, we urge you to break up your trip by staying in Portland (which is only three hours from Bar Harbor). Once you're in Portland, we’ll guide you to the restaurants most likely to please everyone in your group. Also, there are a few convenient, superb sources for food (seafood, caviar, cheese, bread, and dessert pastries) that you might want to bring up to Bar Harbor.
Once You Arrive in Bar Harbor, You Can Enjoy Your Visit In Two Very Different Ways:
That's where we come in, if you'd like.
We start The Best Possible Day℠ activities planning by sending you a questionnaire, then talk to you on the phone, narrowing down the possibilities to what’s just right and best for you, either as a group or as individuals. After that, we guide you so that all you have to do is show up and enjoy a special vacation of a lifetime!
We start with your drive up.
If you’re coming from Boston or nearby, you can easily make it in one day. If the timing is right, we hope you’ll stop in Portland for lunch and a break.
If you’re coming from New York, we urge you to break up your trip by staying in Portland (which is only three hours from Bar Harbor). Once you're in Portland, we’ll guide you to the restaurants most likely to please everyone in your group. Also, there are a few convenient, superb sources for food (seafood, caviar, cheese, bread, and dessert pastries) that you might want to bring up to Bar Harbor.
Once You Arrive in Bar Harbor, You Can Enjoy Your Visit In Two Very Different Ways:
- Spend most of your time at Rising Sun or Sound of the Sea. Why? Because it’s Heaven on Earth!
- Or get out early each day and enjoy two, three, or four of the numerous activities you’ll find in and around Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Then come home for cocktails on the deck or screened porch, and make dinner in the spacious kitchen (modeled after well-designed restaurant kitchens); or dine out in one of the restaurants we recommend once we know your taste in restaurants.
That's where we come in, if you'd like.
We start The Best Possible Day℠ activities planning by sending you a questionnaire, then talk to you on the phone, narrowing down the possibilities to what’s just right and best for you, either as a group or as individuals. After that, we guide you so that all you have to do is show up and enjoy a special vacation of a lifetime!