Hilary Nangle A big reason visitors come to Bar Harbor in the first place is that the town is the gateway to Acadia National Park. The park wraps around Bar Harbor, and even some of its smaller ...

Taking the No. 1 spot for best small town in the Northeast is Castine, a historic coastal town on Penobscot Bay.

To reach the park, you can hop on the Island Explorer, a free summer shuttle service that transports passengers from Bar Harbor Village ... trails, campgrounds and village centers on Mount Desert ...

the park's campground season — which corresponds to the town's busy season — is from Memorial Day in May to Columbus Day in October. Like the rest of the Maine coast, Winter Harbor experiences ...