DOWNEAST IN DEPTH: The Ellsworth Area
















COMING INTO ELLSWORTH on Rte 1, the Bucksport Road, you'll see the Big Chicken Barn, The Humble Horse, Country Crafts, Patton Patton Pond Camping, and Out of Town Auto, Sunset Motel.

ELLSWORTH  is Hancock County's Shiretown and, curiously, the nation's second largest city, taking a back seat only to Los Angeles. We're talking about square miles here, not population even at the height of tourist season. We're thinking that whoever staked out Ellsworth had serious delusions of grandeur. What evolved is a bit more humble, but a whole lot nicer than any big city. Especially Los Angeles.

There was a time when we regarded Ellsworth as a rather disagreeable place that made people slow down on the way to Bar Harbor. We have come to think differently. Ellsworth is a remarkably nice community with several noteworthy amenities. Included are a state-of-the art YMCA, a nice library, a theatre with frequent live presentations, a prize-winning (and quite haughty) weekly newspaper, modern cinemas, a classical music station, and, just down the road, a great alternative community radio station. Ellsworth has a full slate of fast-food restaurants and a Super Walmart. There are eight public golf courses requiring no tee times within a half hour's drive. Good God I sound like the Chamber of Commerce.

Census data shows that during the 1990s Ellsworth was Maine's fastest growing city. Why Ellsworth grew almost 20 percent while the rest of the state limped along at four or five percent is something of a mystery. Ellsworth has no big industrial employer. There is no college or university, and the local high school was judged to be among Maine's ten worst. There is no nearby interstate highway, major airport, commercial port, or big shopping mall. There are no astounding natural features. Taxes are quite high. Ellsworth can accurately be described as the gateway to Downeast Maine, but how many people dream of living in a gateway?

In recent years, Ellsworth has engaged in a bit of civic beautification, installing some greenery and decorative street lights. The City Manager suggested that these could account for people wanting to live here. Maybe, but we remain skeptical.

At the BIG CHICKEN BARN  there are some hundred thousand old books and 21,000 magazines—the largest assortment in all of New England. Downstairs, 34 dealers provide a vast assortment of antiques and collectibles.

Not far from here is the BREEZY MAPLES FARM, where you can get horseback riding instruction or tack supplies.

 Talk about nice—at COUNTRY CRAFTS  Maudine Cunningham sells unique Maine crafts on consignment without taking a cut for herself. Her idea is to create good word-of-mouth and to help the crafters, many of whom are elderly folks on limited fixed incomes. The result is great Maine-made crafts at heretofore unheard-of attractive prices.

The Surry Road is to your right.

Back on Rte One, look for  Ken's General Repair, Mountain View Auto Sales, D's Motor Sports , AMHC, a place that does chair caning, and Haffas Farm,  Downeast Refinishing, C&C Machine Shop. Ellsworth RV, Helping Hands Garage, Auto Colony, Springer Gymnastics Center, EZ Self Storage, P.L. Jones Welldrilling, Organic Therapy, Silks & Tapestries, Twilite Motel, Homestead Motel, Coastal Eye Care, Unitarian-Universalist Church of Ellsworth, and Court House Gallery.

HAFFAS FARM  began life as Halfass Farm, a name rejected by Ellsworth city fathers as too raunchy to adorn a local roadside sign. To owner Claire Wallace, it was just a play on words; seems that half of her animals are donkeys. That and the fact that the farm is a part-time thing; its operation, she admits, can be a bit halfass. Being an unusually good-natured and accommodating person, however, Claire changed the name. Visitors are welcome to stop by to see her friendly critters.


After a dozen years in the furniture refinishing business, David Conary has opened a gallery at DOWNEAST REFINISHING that can only be described as a unique cross between a new furniture showroom and an antiques shop. Featured are remarkable pieces of furniture he has lovingly restored and refinished.







ORGANIC THERAPY  is the distribution center for medical marijuana.   Sorry, no free samples; to get some, you need a script from a legitimate physician.

Approaching Ellsworth on Rte 1-A, the Bangor Road, you'll see a sign directing you to The Telephone Museum.


If you’re at all interested in the history of popular technology, you’ll want to visit THE TELEPHONE MUSEUM. Situated in a big gray barn on the Winkumpaugh Road, the museum traces the history of the telephone network from Alexander Graham Bell’s patent in 1876 through the era of switchboard operators and early dial telephones to the more complex electro-mechanical switching systems that preceded today’s digital technology. Exhibits are hands-on—everybody (including kids) are encouraged to operate the old equipment. The people operating the museum have had life-long associations with telephone companies, and are crammed with fascinating information (like how Bell may not really be the telephone’s inventor!). The museum, open July, August, and September, charges admission: $4 for adults, $2 for children.
There is a public beach and snack bar at Green Lake.

Look for a turnoff to the Branch Lake Camping Area,

Back on Rte 1-A, you'll see Annie's Pride Farm and General Store, The Rock & Art Shop,  Canoes, Nice Twice Resale Shop, Bud Lee Electrical, Dewitt's Auto Repair, Phillips Farms of Maine, Maine Coast Baptist Church, and North Winds Stove and Fireplaces.


THE ROCK & ART SHOP does a nice job of combining rocks and minerals and highly creative art. Here is perhaps the finest collection of rocks, minerals, fossils, art, jewelry and natural history objects in Maine. Out back is a well-tended Nature Trail at the end of which is a fascinating Zen Garden.


Back on Rte 1A, you'll see Atlantic Landscape and Construction, Branch Lake Public Forest, Bonded Auto, Tracy's Karate Studio, Taylor Electric, P.E. O'Halloran, Inc., Moto-Car, ATA Martial Arts, St. Thomas Traditional Anglican Chuch,  Storage Plus, U-Store It, Maine State Police Barracks, Air & Water Quality,  Ellsworth Industrial Park, and Card Enterprises.


If you're fascinated by unusual automobiles, check out MOTO-CAR. Terrence Pinkham keeps on hand 40 or 50 special interest cars, ranging form antiques to new limited-production models.




The Christian Ridge Road goes to your right. On it look for Gangways.biz, Rose Acres Message Therapy, Beal's Auto Repair, Maine Estates, Kingdom Hall, Downeast Health Services, Ray Builders, Christian Ridge Church.

Back on Rte 1-A, look for Ellsworth Physical Therapy, Off Road, Brown's Communications, Inc.,  New Land Florist, Harris Studio, Deer Run Park, All in the Family Resale Shop, Sunrise Glass, Falls Take-Out, Woodland Studios, Friends & Family Market, Acadia Dental Arts, Wool 'n' Ewe LLC, and Old Whitney House Antiques.


Jessica Harris from HARRIS STUDIO says she is inspired by nature, the human form, her travels, and the wonderful people she encounters. "I find beauty, and am in awe over so much that I see," she adds. "I work to evoke passion and emotion in my art. I feel fortunate to use my grandfather’s brushes, easels and supplies. It feels surreal to me to be painting in the same places he once did. Though our approach to art is quite different, his dedication to art has given me the courage and motivation to pursue what I am most passionate about. I love the entire creative process of beginning something and not knowing what it will develop into. I live for creating art that others can enjoy as much as I do."



The AGASSIZ HISTORICAL OUTCROP is where in 1864 professor Louis Agassiz of Harvard College shook up the fundamentalist religious community by concluding that scratches on the smooth rock surface were caused by glaciation, not the Biblical flood of Noah's time. This outcrop is in the National Register of Historical Sites.

WOOL 'N' EWE LLC at 357 State Street is an interesting combination of several things. It's an antiques shop, with a nice selection of period pieces. It's a rug hooking shop—the largest year round rug hooking shop in Downeast Maine. And it's a crafts and gift shop, with plenty of interesting items for every pocketbook. Check it out. There's bound to be something you like a lot. Visit them on FACEBOOK.


Just before the Mill Mall is Dunkin Donuts / Baskin Robbins. In the Mill Mall is Sylvia's Cafe, Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic, Furniture Warehouse and Discount Sleep Shop, Skowhegan Driving School, Acadia Burial and Cremation Direct, G.M. Pollack and Sons, Hilights Salon & Barber Shop, Craft Barn, Edge Video, Downeast Billiards, University of Maine Educational Center, SCORE, U.S. Cellular, Sleepers, Willey's Gun Shop, and Machias Savings Bank.


Got a good appetite? We mean a really good appetite, an appetite that people sitting around campfires a hundred years from now will expound upon. If you do you might want to try the Hibernator at SYLVIA'S CAFE.  This monster entree begins with a stack of buttermilk pancakes topped with a scrambler and accompanied by corned beef hash, two eggs, sides of bacon, sausage, and ham, and, of yeah, toast. It costs $30, but if you can eat it all in an hour, it's yours free.The indigestion, of course, is yours as well.
Appropriately, just down the hall there is a FREE MEDICAL CLINIC. You do need an appointment. Call 667-7953.



EDGE VIDEO, with outlets in Bangor, Brewer, and Ellsworth, offers thousands of great movies and games attractively priced.





Just beyond the mall is a YMCA and Friend and Friend.


The YMCA is named for the late James Russell Wiggins, publisher of the Ellsworth American and wannabe poet. Wiggins was once managing editor of the Washington Post and ambassador to the U.N. under Lyndon Johnson. He had a seaside home in Brooklin, Maine, at which avid sailor Walter Cronkrite was a frequent visitor.





Back on Rte 1-A, look for Smile Design, Raven Hill Integrated Therapies and Maine Realty.


A right at the fork will take you by April Shears, Ravenswood, Ellsworth Meditation Center, The Upper Cut, Tom's Terrific Tattoos, General Bryant E. Moore Community Center, State Street Market, a small park,The Old Burial Ground, the Hancock County Court House, the Ellsworth Historical Society, Ellsworth Public Library, William Ferm Attorney at Law, Acadia Realty Group, Holmes Agency, Pyramid Studios, Hale and Hamlin, and Democratic Party Headquarters.




Joe and Anne Paradise both do the wonderful bird carvings found at RAVENSWOOD.









A left at the fork keeps you on Rte 1-A and takes you by Hewins Travel, Hairbenders, Downeast Osteopathic, Grunta & Chiasson, LLC, Hendricks & Salsbury, BHA, LLC, the Family Floor Store,Kid's Peace, Bay View Physical Therapy, Dr. Paul Albert, Carol A. Coakley, Key Nail & Tanning, JF Ackerman, DMD, and Ellsworth Therapeutic Massage.

A right onto Church Street will take you by the Acadia Naturopathic Clinic.

If you stay on Rte 1A, at the light look for Seaglass Infusion, Ellsworth Therapeutic Massage, S.K. Whiting Pocket Park. A right here will put you on Main Street.




MAIN STREET ELLSWORTH  is soldering on with locally-owned businesses in the face of all the major franchises and big box stores on High Street south of Main. Several fill specialized niches such as Mexican, or Irish cuisine or Mediterranean cuisine and natural foods.
At the junction of Rte 1-A and Main Street, a right turn will take you past Windsor Chairmaker, J.T. Rosborough, a U.S. Post Office, H& R Block, Mainely Meats, The Mex, Maine Grind, Harlow Gallery, Macrevival, Nisa Smiley Handcafted Jewelry Studio, and Jazzercise,.



Looking for something hot? Just up Main Street, THE MEX has been serving its memorable sauce since 1979. Call 207-667-4494.




The MAINE GRIND, a popular coffee shop with free WIFI, says it offers "a dazzling choice of coffees by the cup." It bills itself as  "Ellsworth’s hippest place to meet..., Ellsworth’s Livingroom...”






A left takes you up Hancock Street. Look for the Old Creamery Antique Mall and Gallagher's Salon.

School Street goes to the right. (Curiously, there is no school on School Street.) Look for Morton's Moos Homemade Ice Cream, Computer Plus and Union River Gallery.




Besides good, homemade ice cream, MORTON MOOS offers hot chocolates from around the world. There is Belgium's Callebaut, Switzerland's Neuchatel, an American blend of five cocoas, Mexico Cacao, which contains chipotle and cayenne, and Mortons' Special Sipping Chocolate made from condensed Belgium cocoa.





UNION RIVER GALLERY  promises to provide Ellsworth serious, year-round exposure to fine art and fine crafts. Limited edition prints from renown artists and poster prints are available. The gallery also offers complete custom framing services. Call 207-667-7700.
Back on Main Street, look for Heartstrings, Hancock Oil Co., John Edwards Market, Wine Cellar Art Gallery, The Grand Auditorium, The Grand Gallery,Riverside Cafe, Finn's Irish Pub, Jonathan Edwards Market, Josh the Artist, The Sand Castle, Main Street Auto Care, J. and B. Atlantic.



HEARTSTRINGS features Yankee Candles, holiday decorations, and other household items.






The GRAND AUDITORIUM  provides the Downeast region with a wide range of theatrical services - everything from live productions and classic films to special programs for children. The local Gilbert and Sullivan Society performs here. Call 207-667-9500.





The RIVERSIDE CAFE may not be beside the river exactly (it used to be, but it moved awhile back to its present Main Street location), but we can heartily recommend the food. Yankee Magazine called the Riverside's crab cakes ”New England's Best.” Owner Leon Harrington does all he can to patronize the arts. On Friday evenings a jazz ensemble adds sparkle and on Saturdays there is a rotating slate of singers/musicians. Work by local artists adorne the walls.


Nearby, MAIN STREET AUTO CARE provides a broad range of automotive services, including Transtech, a service that replaces virtually every last drop of your transmission fluid. There's a mechanic on duty here seven days a week. Visit them on FACEBOOK.


A left just past Main Street Auto Care will put you on Franklin Street. In the Franklin Street Common, you'll find Solo Hair Studio, and a small park. Nearby is Wild Styles Hair Salon, Ellsworth Photo, Simone's, and Nail Nook.


Continuing on Main Street, look for the Katsiaficas Agency, the Grasshopper Shop, the Second to None Thrift Shop, Salon & Day Spa, Sealander Architects, Ellsworth Chiropractic, Beal's Gifts, Beal's Jewelry, Union River Book & Toy Co., Dreamcatcher Antiques, Cleonice, WBACH Radio, Studio 3, Design Group Collabortive,  Bud Connection, Hair by Marie, The Yoga Place, Hamel Dojo, Frank Pearson Optician, Lifting Spirits, Bangor Daily News, Ruth Foster, Camden National Bank.
The GRASSHOPPER SHOP  (Ellsworth, Searsport, Camden) is unique for its wide variety, says co-owner Ken Schweikert. On hand are perhaps 1,500 different greeting cards, 2,500 different ear rings, 100 designs for T-shirts. Schweikert says he deals with at least 1,000 vendors.


Chef Rich Hanson  of CLEONICE  named this charming bistro after his Italian mother, Cleonice Renzetti, who inspired his cooking career. This casually elegant restaurant sources fine local ingredients, blends them with flavors from around the Mediterranean Rim to produce spectacular Tapas and Meze as well as soul satisfying lunches and elegant dinners.


At the light, a left onto Water Street will leads you past Coastal Interiors, Pepper's Pub, Jalysa's Closet, Eyes, Mike's Country Store, R.F. Jordan, Jack's Barber Shop, Union River Redemption Center, Psychic Tarot Card Reader,  Body Shop, Full Circle Printing Solutions, Pioneer Ink, Dead River Company, Union River Harbor Park, Scoops, Community Health Counseling Services.



MIKE'S COUNTRY STORE has been in business since 1897, having survived fires and floods and depressions and God knows what else to become one of Maine's oldest continually run businesses. You can get pretty much all of life's essentials here. Visit us on FACEBOOK.



SCOOPS  serves some of the world's best homemade ice cream along with tasty tidbits such as crabmeat sandwiches and hotdogs.

Watch for the turn to Indian Point Park.

On the Bayside Road, look for Morgan Bayside Real Estate Agency.

From the light, a right will put you on State Street. Look for the Democratic Party Headquarters, 86 This!, Hale & Hamlin, Holmes Agency, Pyramid Studios, Acadia Realty Group, the Ellsworth Library, the Ellsworth Historical Society, and the Hancock County Court House, State Street Market, Dirigo Montessori School, Tom's Terrific Tattoos, Avon Rep Nancy Morse.

If you'd like some chuckles with your vittles, you might try 86 THIS! The menu includes such items as Minor Threat, Blat, Mountain Goat, Beet Knick, and Yam I am.  (Besides cracking jokes, the people here make great sandwiches.)
The CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH  on State St. is a handsome example of early New England church architecture. Check out the Scandinavian motif on the nearby city hall. Across the street, the Tilsdale house, a classic Federal-style home built in 1817, has been converted into a modern public library.






Back on Main Street, you'll see the Emmaus Homeless Center, Judy's Dog Grooming, and Rooster Brother.



A Down East magazine "Best in Maine" issue describes ROOSTER BROTHER as "two stories packed full of well-edited kitchen gear and ingredients (that) lure in serious cooks from miles around."








A left will put you on South Street. Look for the Lobsterpot Restaurant..

If you're leaving town on Rte 172, the Surry Road, look for the Black House, Ben's Store, Four Seasons Small Engine Repair, Harmon's Upholstery, Fortier Electric, Common Market Antiques and Books, the Jordean Natural Christmas Tree Farm, and Mitch's Antiques. (This trek continues in the Blue Hill Peninsula Chapter).


The COL. BLACK MANSION (1824-1828), also called Woodlawn, is a three story, brick Federal country house with a columned portico and balustrades that was built as a combination home and office by John Black, a young land agent from England. It took three years to build, as the bricks came by sea from Philadelphia and the skilled workmen from Boston. Three generations of the Black family lived in this house, and it remained virtually unchanged throughout their ownership. The estate, with all the original rich furnishings, decorative objects, and historical artifacts, was bequeathed to the public by the grandson of John Black in 1928 and has since been administered by the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Located at the rear of the house are a restored country garden and a carriage house filled with interesting old carriages and sleighs.8 It is open June 1 - Oct. 15, Monday-Saturday, 10-5. Admission.

The people at FORTIER ELECTRIC  are wonderful. Over the years they have graciously helped me out of several nasty situations, usually without charging anything. I can't say enough good things about these guys.


Route 172, the Surry Road, continues into the Blue Hill Peninsula.


Back at the Junction of 1-A and Main Street, it you turn left onto Main St., you'll pass Harry Jones Real Estate, Emerson Energy Fuels, Angelo's Pizza, the Ellsworth Farmers' Market.


The turnoff to the left goes to Maine Coast Memorial Hospital.

Stay right on the Washington Junction Road and you'll pass Acadia Engraving, Alternatiave Auto, Sinclair Builders, Katahdin Log Homes, Headlines Beauty Salon,  before you come to The Junction: Gladstone Under the Sun, Bucky's Satellite Components, Downeast Graphics, Sunrise Trail, Crossroads Apostolic Church. P.M. Painting & Auto Body, and Tracy's Auto Body.

The WASHINGTON JUNCTION ROAD is a fine way to bypass downtown Ellsworth if you're in a hurry to head further Downeast.

SINCLAIR BUILDERS has been building quality homes for over 20 years. All Sinclair custom-built and modular homes are constructed to meet or exceed federal, state, and local building codes. Sinclair Builders is also the local dealer and builder for Kathadin cedar log homes.



The DOWNEAST SUNRISE TRAIL runs eastward for 85 miles along what was once a busy railroad bed. The tracks have been removed and the trail offers hikers, bikers and ATV enthusiasts a beautiful, nearly flat corridor  running along the coast, providing spectacular ocean views.



BACK ON HIGH STREET, you’ll pass Windsor Chairmakers, Simon Pierce, Sun360 Tanning, Acadia Hearing Center, Sargent Real Estate, Ellsworth Motel, Habitat for Humanity, Acoustic Energy, Cadillac Mountain Sports, Bicycle Shop and Rental,  and Downeast Scenic Railroad.



Although we've never actually known anybody who thought, "Gee, wouldn't it be great to be able to get on a train and go from Ellsworth to Ellsworth Falls,"  this has, nevertheless, become a possibility, thanks to a non-profit organization called the Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust. The good folks here are making it possible to ride the rails in a restored vintage rail coach pulled by a vintage diesel electric engine. Tickets are $12 for adults ($17 if you want the privledge of riding in the caboose), less for kids. The DOWNEAST SCENIC RAILROAD does trips on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays until Columbus Day.
High Street is Route 3 and the Bar Harbor Road, the road to Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park.

A right on Pine Street across from Cadillac Mountain Sports will take you by Striking Gold Jewelers and down to Atlantic Art Glass.



ATLANTIC ART GLASS at 25 Pine Street in Ellsworth is one of the coolest places we’ve been to for authentic art glass. Their glass blowing operation is open to the public to stop by and view. Ken and Linda  the owners are right out straight producing some of the most beautiful and colorful glassware to be found around the Downeast area. They may not have much time to talk , but  encourage folks to stop by and shop for a one of a kind creation. Call for days and time open, 207-664-0222.
Back on High Street, look for Crystal Clear Family Pet Center, Irvings, Mobil, Subway, Denny's, Circle K, Machias Savings Bank, Sea Shack, Comfort Inn, Hair Boutique by Brigitte, Enterprise Car Rental, Bar Harbor Bank and Trust, Richard Parks Furniture, Mainely Music, Town & Country Real Estate, the UPS Store, and the L.L. Bean complex with an L.L. Bean Factory Outlet, Rac Rent-A-Center, Key Bank.

DENNY'S, which never closes, has free WiFI.

A road to the left goes up to Key Bank and  Ellsworth Feed, and Seed.




THE UPS STORE At 216 High Street is the place to go for all your mailing and shipping needs. Besides shipping, you can receive faxes, and packages. They have both black and white and color copy machines as well as a notary service. Wondering how to get stuff back home? Bring it here. They'll pack it and ship it and save you the hassle.




L.L. BEAN'S ELLSWORTH OUTLET  offers returns and seconds at reduced prices as well as first-quality merchandise. (Nationally, factory outlets move around $6 billion worth of merchandise each year. New England has more outlets than any other region of the country.)





A right turn onto Washington Street takes you by  Libitzki School of Dance, Motifs Hair & Tanning.

Across High Street, look for The Gold Experts, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Reny's, Martha's Diner, Rumor Had It Salon,  Shinbushi, Verizon Wireless,  Hanf Laundromat, High Street Barber Shop, Family Dollar Shop, Shaw's Super Market, Sassy Nails & Tanning, Wendy's, and Chamber of Commerce Information Center.

TripAdvisor rated MARTHA'S DINER  the Number One Restaurant in Ellsworth.



The HIGH STREET BARBER SHOP, across from L.L. Bean, is Downeast Maine's premier alternative money source. Examine North America's newest currency, the beautiful "Amero” or the latest issue of the decade old “Liberty Dollar.” Open at 6 a.m. Monday thru Friday. Call 207/460-3135.







Back on Rte One, High Street, look for Key Bank, Merrill Furniture, Jasper's Restaurant & Motel, The Gold Experts, Hancock Dental,  Complete Tire, Burger King, Town Auto,  MrQuick's Oil Lube, Pizza Hut, a UPS Store,and Harmon Tire.



COMPLETE TIRE at 204 High Street is a lot more than a tire store. It offers complete underbody and brake repair, exhaust systems, and complete lube jobs. These guys get it done right.




Wherever you're heading, let ABOUT ACADIA TAXI & TOURS give you the lift you need. Their immaculate, smoke-free van provides affordable and reliable service anywhere within a hundred miles of Ellsworth. As they like to put it: "About Acadia Taxi & Tours— More Go for Less Dough." They take pride in providing the Best Tours for the Lowest Rates— $65/hour. Call 207/610-9929.


Across from Complete Tire is Foster Street which leads to the Sew & Save Shop, Miele Vacuum Cleaners, Fahringler's Framing, J.C. Milliken Insurance, Bangor Savings Bank, Alternative Auto Electric, Webber Automotive, Jim's Auto Repair, and the Dwight Brown Agency.

Back on High Street, look for Town Auto, McQuick's, a turn to MedNow, Ray's Plumbing & Heating, County Ambulance, and Coastal Pawn Look for  the Maine Coast Mall. Near the Mall, there is a Ramada Inn, Atlantic Cafe & Deck, Governor's Restaurant, and Hannford’s Super Market. In the Mall are Shear Designs Salon, Glory Christian Book Store, Computer Essentials, and Maine Coast Mall Cinemas. Hereabouts also is a Coffee Express, Olympic Shoes, and Fashion Bug. Up front, there's Jack’s Jewelry, Radio Shack, Payless Shoe Source,  and T.J. Maxx.

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COMPUTER ESSENTIALS, with stores in Bangor and Ellsworth,  provides Computer Service Centers for small businesses and home users. Services include networking support and an excellent selection of new and used systems along with custom-built computers with whatever components customers choose.



Nearby look for KFC/Taco Bell, McDonald's, Hampton Inn, and Walgreens Pharmacy.

According to TripAdvisor, the HAMPTON INN is Ellsworth's Number One hotel.
TAKING THE LEFT FORK you stay on Route One and head toward points Downeast. You'll pass Colortyme Rent to Own, Finelli's Pizza, Cigaret Shopper, Goodwill, Acadia Village Resort, Maine Savings Bank, VIP Auto Discount, Carquest Auto Parts, Primary Health Care Walk-in, Ellsworth Tennis Center, Maine Smoke Shop, U.S. Cellular, Lovely Nails and Pedicare, Linnehan's, Sherwin Williams, Gold Star Laundramat and Maine Pet and Aquarium.


At the ACADIA VILLAGE RESORT it is now possible to rent accommodations for short periods of time. There is a lot to like here—bedrooms for the kids, whirlpool baths, VCR’s, a playroom, a fitness room, a pool, tennis indoor or out. Once here you many end up staying put for your entire vacation.

ELLSWORTH TENNIS CENTER  offers a whole lot more than the name implies. Besides tennis, there are racketball and wallyball courts, a complete fitness center, a big children's play area, a juice/espresso bar, and much more.
In the Eastward Plaza, look for Gilman Electric, Lifetime Fitness, Eastward Bowling Lanes, Eastward Lunch, and Comics Plus.

Back on Rte One is Helen's Restaurant, Sherwin Williams, Maine Pet & Asquarium, Aarons, Sears, Bangkok Restaurant, Ellsworth Auto Supply, Advance Auto Parts, and NAPA Auto Parts.

Look for the turnoff to Home Depot, Global Beverage Warehouse, Union Trust Bank, AT&T, and a Super Walmart..

Back on Rte One, look for Lee Auto Mrt,  Ellsworth Jewelers, Morrison Chevrolet, RAC Rental Center, Granville Store, Granville Rental, Broughman Builders, inc., Downeast Kitchen Design, and Glassource.
GLASSOURCE offers an extensive line of glass-related services, including a full line of residential glazing products. Products and Services include Rubber Glazed Boat Windows, Windshields, Custom Mirrors, Burglar Resistant Glass, Textured Glass, Antique Glass, Laminated & Tempered    Safety Glass, Acrylic, Polycarbonate. Storm Windows. Vinyl Windows, Wood Windows, Insulated Glass Units, Energy Star Products. Offered also are a variety of custom products and services including: Custom Table Tops, Custom Show Enclosures, Screens, Deadlite Storms, and Sound Proof Glazing.

The turnoff onto Rte 184 will take you past East Coast Performance. Keep going and you'll come upon Linscott Marine Service, Pro Auto Center, the Lamoine Kennel, Lamoine General Store, and Christina's Gallery. Look for signs directing you to Acadia Water Sports. This road deadends at the Lamoine State Park, and Lamoine Beach.



If cars excite you, check out the possibilities at EAST COAST PERFORMANCE on the Douglas Highway. Here you'll find all the add-on accessories to make your car or truck something really special. Visit them on FACEBOOK.








LAMOINE STATE PARK, a 55-acre preserve on Eastern Bay, offers a generous assortment of pleasant campsites, including several overlooking the water. There's a boat launch, a pier for fishing, grassy fields, and picnic tables providing a view of Mount Desert Island.

Back on Route One, look for NAPA Auto Parts, Colwell Diesel, Jordan's Snack Bar, Coastline Homes, and Simon's Hancock Farms and Greenhouses.

JORDAN'S SNACK BAR is famous for its onion rings. As this is written, Trip AdVisor rates Jordan's as Ellsworth's Number One restaurant.
On your left is the Thorsen Road. Look for Knight's Inn, Merrill Bluebrries, and Autobuff Auto Body.




AUTOBUFF AUTO BODY handles all sorts of car problems, everything from auto body repairing and painting to insurance claims. Among much else they do modern frame straightening, custom paint work, and emergency towing. Bring in your distressed vehicle for a free esimate or call 207/667-3542.




Back on Route One, look for Star Root Specials, Scottie's Bookhouse, Miles Motorsports, Car Market, Ashmore's Automotive Repair, Pine Tree Enterprises, Red Line, Maine-Made Gifts and Crafts, Rigg's Rugs.


SCOTTIE'S BOOKS is a really good used book store. Owner Michael Riggs has had a deep and long-lasting love affair with books, and he displays them intriguingly. The store derives its name from Michael’s pet and store mascot, a Scottish Terrier.


At MAINE MADE GIFTS & CRAFTS, Debby Ciampa takes great pride in the many unique, one-of-a-kind handmade items she handles. Debby consistently underestimates the value of her time; most often her prices are lower than you'll find elsewhere. Right now she is featuring American Girl Size doll clothes.
Look for the Mud Creek Road, where you'll find Kim's Nursery & Boutique and the Iron Slipper Farm.

Back on Route One, you'll come upon Shirley's Gifts, Yarns & Crafts, Yu Takeout, Collector Shop Antiques, Wild Mountain Man Ray Murphy, Irving, Viking Lumber, and Tideway Market.

YU TAKEOUT specializes in Korean dishes.

Just down the road, you'll come to the spot where RAY MURPHY, the world's foremost chainsaw sculptor, holds court. Murphy is an immensely talented artist, creating magnificent beasts from raw blocks of wood with his trusty chainsaw. He bills himself as the WILD MOUNTAIN MAN, but beneath his rough exterior lies the heart of a poet. He got his start back in his lumberjack days when he impulsively carved a bathtub from a fallen log, much to the merriment of his fellow loggers. They aren't laughing any longer. Ray went on to become famous, taking his art all over the country, racking up well over a million miles on his big bus. He has held crowds spellbound by carving people's initials on wooden belt buckles--while they were wearing them. Robert Ripley featured Ray in his syndicated column after a chainsaw-banishing Ray carved the entire alphabet onto a common lead pencil.
Look for Ranch Road to your right. It leads to Kilkenney Cove and Cottage by the Sea.


We like getting breakfast at the TIDEWAY MARKET. Our favorite is their biscuits and sausage gravey, but there are several additional tempting offerings. For lunch, Scott's Steak Bomb is always good. Other favorites include the Texas BBQ Pork Sandwich, the Homemade Chicken Salad Sandwich, and, if you're really hungry, the 12-inch Downeast Belly Buster Italian Sandwich. There's also made-from-scratch pizza and fresh chicken tenders. Between bites you can check your e-mail with their free WIFI. Visit them on FACEBOOK.


Back on Route One at just past the Tideway Market, a left onto Rte 182 will take you to Franklin. Look for R.E. Thomas, Inc., Franklin Road Auto Sales, Holler Automotive,  Coastal Recycling Center, Richard's Garage, Hansen Motors, Hancock Cycle & Sled, H.G. Richard's Garage, Misty Mountain Boat Shop, Carpenter Works Builders, Bellows Woodworks, Grant Masonry, Franklin Memorial Park and Franklin Workshops.

MISTY MOUNTAIN BOAT WORKS provides a wide range of services including fiberglass repairs and wooden boat restorations. Owner Gary Leeman usually has some good used boats for sale. There are no mountains, misty or otherwise, hereabouts. How this flatlands shop got its name is a long story Gary will be all to happy to tell you.



At GRANT MASONRY, Danny Grant specializes in stone fireplaces and chimneys. Danny says he prefers working for "normal folks," not the ultra-rich, even when this means way less money. Danny also has a bustling Christmas tree business.






FRANKLIN MEMORIAL PARK  displays one of the few remaining galamanders, large-wheeled carts once used for transporting huge slabs of granite.
A left onto Rte 200 will take you through Eastbrook to Waltham. Look for Franklin Husqvarna, DJJ's Live Bait, Tandoor Asian Food and Imports, Shalon Orchard, Winery & B&B, Dan's Welding, Eastbrook Variety, Dickens Farm, Hometown Fuel, The Gallery, Eastbrook Baptist Church, Eastbrook Fire Department, M&M Salvage, Summer Camp on Webb Pond, Cave Hill School, Alderbrook Boutique, Jim Lane Carpenter, and Treestump Leather and Guns.




SHALON ORCHARD WINERY, one of two East Coast certified organic wineries, specializes in organic fruit—apples, blueberries, cherries and raspberries. From these they make fine wines they sell  wholesale or retail from the farm. Unlike many sweet fruit wines, Shalon's tend to be dry dinner wines.







HOMETOWN FUEL in Eastbrook sells heating oil, diesel, and kerosene both residentially and commercially. Its pricing is very competitive. Call 207/565-2746. Visit the company's FACEBOOK Page.





At TREESTUMP LEATHER AND GUNS, 443 Cave Hill Road (Rte 200), Waltham, Chris Kravitt has earned a national reputation for making fine leather knife sheaths and gun holsters. He has made sheaths for some of the country's top knifemakers. Shop here for a nice selection of custom- or factory-made knives or a wide variety of interesting firearms.



Back on Rte 182, look for Golden Acres, Havey Oil, Franklin Town Offices & Recreation Center, Green Dooryard Nursery, Franklin United Methodist Church, Franklin Picnic Area, the Library, Down to Earth Pottery, and Franklin Baptist Church.



Keith Herkotz says he loves to make pots. The pots he makes show his love. You can see them at DOWN TO EARTH POTTERY shops in Blue Hill and Franklin. His fine stoneware pottery is all hand-shaped on the wheel or freeform and fired at 2300 degrees. All pieces are oven/microwave and dishwasher safe, as well as lead-free.



Look for the right turn onto Rte 200, which will lead you to Hog Bay Boat Sorage, Hog Bay Berries, BeattieWood Shade Gardens, Hog Bay Pottery, Fiery Mountain Gallery, Seaside Landscaping, Moosetrack Handweaving, and Spring Woods Gallery.

Rte 200 is a good place to see birds--eagles, hawks, and cormorants.



It's on a road that's off a road that's off the beaten track, but the trek to FIERY MOUNTAIN GALLERY is worth the effort. Featured is custom metal sculpture, block prints, and wood and iron furniture fashioned by Jeffrey Gagne. You'll especially enjoy his outdoor sculpture garden.




Keep going on Rte. 200 and you'll come to SPRING WOODS GALLERY, Paul and Ann Breeden's place. There are oils, acrylics, and watercolors by the Breedens and a nice assortment of native American pottery, jewelry and instruments.

Back on Rte 182, look for the Franklin Trading Post, Atlantic Self Storage, a U.S. Post Office, Bayview Cemetery, Weyman Billings Memorial Field, Franklin Veterans' Club, Maine Coast Sea Vegetables, Creative Kids, Inc., Maple Knoll Pizza, Country Hearts Antiques, and Hooper's Used Furniture.


Ounce for ounce, sea vegetables are higher in vitamins and minerals than any other class of foods, according to the folks at MAINE SEA COAST VEGETABLES  in Franklin. They offer four varieties -- alaria, dulse, kelp and laver, all of which are hand-harvested, sun-dried, and packaged without further processing. The idea may seem a bit strange to some of us, but people all over the world have been ingesting seaweeds for centuries. Evidently, they have reaped great nutritional benefits in a highly enjoyable fashion. Maine Coast Sea Vegetable's products can be found in many Downeast stores. Call 207-565-2907.



COUNTRY HEART ANTIQUES, specializing in primitives, country pieces, and kitchen collectibles, is one of Maine's nicest little antique sh, May thru October, it's a tad out of the way, but well worth the trip.




The BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY, Route 182 connecting Franklin and Cherryfield, comprises more than 15,000 acres of Maine Public lands with scenic lakes, wilderness trails, and wild blueberry barrens. Visitors can hike to abandoned mines, kayak on pristine lakes, and hunt and fish in the Maine woods. Route 182 winds through some lovely woods and by several appealing ponds including Tunk Lake before reaching a picturesque picnic area.


If you stay on ROUTE 182, you just might come across Catherine. She is easy to recognize; she has no head. Legend has it that if you don't offer her a ride, you'll soon die. There are several verp[sions of the tale, but most agree that she usually appears on foggy nights in a flowing dress, most often around Catherine's Hill or Fox Pond. Hundreds of people have reported seeing her, including many who had never heard of her. It really seems like strange things are happening here.


Back on Route One, look for Tyke's Performance Edge, Ruth and Wimpy's Kitchen, Debbie's Blueberryware, MAINE SIDE4U, Dennis J. King Masonry, Country Rose Marketplace, Rubber Roofs of Hancock, Sierra Signs & Designs, Bible Baptist Church, Allen's Auto Repair, Precision Auto Body,Timbers Restaurant, No Frills Oil, Victory Motorcycles, Piper's Auto Body, Chipper's Restaurant, Merchant's Auto Repair, Hancock town line, lobster, Union Congregational Church of Hancock, Hancock Grocery, U.S. Post Office, Taunton Bay Education Center, and Hancock Self-Storage.


If you stay on Rte 1, you'll come to RUTH AND WIMPY'S KITCHEN where quite often you can get the area's best deal on a lobster dinner. Here also is Hancock’s foremost celebrity Wilbur the Lobster, the world's biggest lobster sculpture. A few years ago, Roadway Express included Wilbur on its list of the 12 most interesting things to see in the United States. The 20-foot, fiberglass creation has been the subject of countless articles and mentions in tourist-related publications. Kirstie Alley offered Wimpy a blank check for Wilbur, but he turned her down. "That’s our logo," he pointed out. Ruth and Wimpy were featured nationally on The Cooking Channel in a show called "Hook, Line, and Dinner."


With an eye towards blending natural beauty with structural practicality, DENNIS J. KING MASONRY, INC. transforms granite, brick, marble, and fieldstone into dramatic architectural elements.

Your Sign is often completely responsible for the first impression your company makes. You need to make a good one. With complete professionalism, SIERRA SIGNS AND DESIGNS will put your best foot forward. They do both 2-D and 3-D interior and exterior signs, vinyl graphics and installation, custom vehicle graphics and magnetics, banners, lawn signs and real estate signs. With a Sierra Sign, people will want to get to know you.


Sharing space with Sierra Signs and Designs, ARTFUL INFUSIONZ creates artful jewelry—fun, one-of-a-kind and custom pieces for all tastes. Company owner Sarah Zylstra-Sargent specializes in unique designs, drawings, wood burnings, paintings, commercial artwork and more. Call 207/422-3339.


Watch for the right turnoff onto the Point Road to Worms With Fish Appeal Bait Shop, Hancock Point Kayak Tours, Raven Tree Gallery,  and Crocker House Country Inn.
"Maine: An Explorer's Guide" gives the CROCKER HOUSE COUNTRY INN  credit for providing top quality at moderate prices and for having features that are appealing to children. (Near-by is the nation's second smallest post office.)




Back on Route One, look for a small park, Hancock Homes, Pierre Monteux School for Advanced Conductors and Orchestra Players, La Domaine Inn and Restaurant, HILTs Landscaping, and Sullivan Harbor Farm Smokehouse,.

Hancock has a nice LITTLE PARK  with benches, an old gazebo, a pair of cannon, and markers honoring Hancock men who served in all the wars—from the Civil War through the Persian Gulf.



Look for the memorial to Pierre Monteux, who founded the famed PIERRE MONTEUX SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED CONDUCTORS AND ORCHESTRA PLAYERS. During the summer, free concerts are held the last Wednesday of June and each Wednesday of July. Donations are accepted. A free children's concert is held in mid-July. Call 422-3931 for details.




LE DOMAINE FRENCH INN AND RESTAURANT offers fine accommodations, excellent French country cuisine, and an award-winning wine cellar. A cozy Provençal ambience greets discerning patrons who return year after year to partake of a menu of French delights, and to select from a wine cellar stocked with choice vintages. This very well could be Maine's best restaurant.


Further on a right turn onto the Eastside Road leads to the Tidal Falls Preserve, the Hancock Baptist Church, Three Pines B&B and Farm, and Gull Rock Pottery.






The stonework made at GULL ROCK POTTERY is wheel-thrown and hand-decorated. Their view of Mount Desert Island is unsurpassed.




This trek continues in Chapter Onward Eastward.


BACK AT THE MAINE COAST MALL, the right fork puts you on Route 3, the road to Mount Desert Island and most of Acadia National Park. Look for McDonald's, Rite Aide Pharmacy, Goodwill, RAC Rental Center, Ashmore Brothers, Eagle's Lodge Motel, an Agway, Branch Pond Marine, Ellsworth Car Wash, Small Animal Clinic, Downeast Boarding Kennel,  The Palmz Tanning Salon, Pampered Pleasures Day Spa, and New England Denture Center.

Across the way at the Triangle of Rtes 1 and 3, look for Jerry Jordan Opticians, Cigarette shopper, Burdick Associates Landscape Design, Channel 5, Formal Elegance, On Route 3, look for the Birdsacre Sanctuary, Prompto Oil Change, Midas Muffler, China Hill, Acadia Kitchen, Bath, & Flooring, Brown Appliance & Mattress, Siam Orchid, Colonial Inn.


BIRDSACRE SANCTUARY, adjacent to the Stanwood Homestead Museum, is a 130-acre home to many species of birds. Often injured birds are brought here for rehabilitation. Open year-round, there are well-marked walking trails. (The museum, which is open mid-June to mid-October and charges a small fee, is a memorial to Cordelia J. Stanwood, ornithologist and author. Here there is an impressive collection of mounted bird specimens.) During the summer, Birdsacre presents a children's story hour that features meeting Ollie, Birdsacre's famous barred owl, a story about Ollie or Ms. Stanwood, a nature trail walk, and refreshments.


Nearby is the turnoff to Home Depot, Camden National Bank, and Global Beverage Warehouse (Agency Liquor Store).



Nobody stocks more varieties of beer and wine than GLOBAL BEVERAGE WAREHOUSE. Some 2,400 wines, 1,500 beers. This place may seem like a mega-big-box, cold and impersonal franchise from afar, but it's locally owned and operated.





Back on the Bar Harbor Road, look for Lowes, Darlings, Ellsworth Giant Sub and the Blueberry Hill Dairy Bar, Mobil, Puffin Square with Curtis Family Shoe and G&L Furniture, Pat's Pizza, Evergreen Home Solutions, Remax, Associated Builders, the Christmas Shoppe, Maine Motors, Super Shoes, Crazy Dave's Pit BBQ, a Walmart, Family Bible Church, Coastal Car Care, King's Autobody & Auto Repair | Acadia Automotive, Mainely Vinyl, Downeast Fishing Gear, Stanley Subaru, Stanley Scooters, Portland Glass, Maine-ly Maine Gifts, Acadia Snack Shop, Timberland Acres RV Park, Wallace Ineriors, Maine's Own Treats, Coastal Auction & Resale, Ice Cream Outlet, Tate's Strawberries, Great Maine Lumberjack Show, SPCA, Standard Electric, Acadia Christian School, Volks Golf, Island Interiors,  Karate, Seacoast Fun Park, Ellsworth Chainsaw, Country Keepsakes, Acadia Gateway Motel, Coastal Builders, Penobscot Cleaning Service, Acadia Clipper Beauty Salon, Acadia Antiques, Wild Acadia Fun Park, Oceanside Animal Hospital, Shear Design Salon, Trenton Lobster Pound & Real Pit BBQ, Moose Crossing, Grand Rental Station, Dublin Gardens, and Downeast Eye.


ELLSWORTH GIANT SUB offers more than 60 varieties of sandwiches, but for you they'll make whatever you like. There's plenty of parking; buses and campers are welcome. They're open Monday thru Saturday year round. After lunch, drop by the Blueberry Hill Dairy Bar next door for dessert.



David Matz, chef/owner of CRAZY DAVE'S PIT BBQ, uses a secret blend of hand-selected native Maine hardwoods to create a flavorful smoke ring true to the venerable craft of old-school smoking. You can't find better BBQ ribs anywhere. His fancy rig enables him to do mobile catering.



Shane King of KING'S AUTOBODY AND AUTO REPAIR does the full spectrum of auto repair including steel and aluminum fabrication.


 




At the MAINELY-MAINE GIFT SHOP, there is a sale room where items are marked down 50 to 70 percent. While you're there, check out The Old Salty.

The people at MAINE'S OWN TREATS offer free samples of the most popular of the 26 varieties of jams and jellies they make. This shop is billed as having the state's largest inventory of Maine-made food products. While you're there, you can pick up a free mail order brochure. Call 207-667-8888.


FACTORY OUTLET CANNON carries both first-run and irregular towels, sheets, bedspreads, comforters, etc. at 20 to 60 percent off regular retail. (New England is the factory outlet capital of the world; there are more than 1,200 such establishments.) Beyond here is the Ice Cream Outlet.


The GREAT MAINE LUMBERJACK SHOW has nightly performances mid-June to Columbus Day Sunday. Timber Tina invites you to come and enjoy The Olympics of the Forest, a fun show the whole family will enjoy. Opening day is June 13th at 7 PM Call 207-667-0067 for more information.




VOKES GOLF offers mini-golf and nice driving range, where you can hit ball off real turf and get professional instruction.

At the ACADIA CLIPPER BEAUTY SALON, Denise Daugherty welcomes walk-ins. She has been making people lovely for twenty-some years and definitely knows her stuff. Versatile, she cuts men's and children's hair as well as women's. Here at the Half Tide Shops, there is plenty of room to park your RV.



SHEAR DESIGN SALON provides a full slate of services. Walk-ins are welcome.



At ACADIA ANTIQUES John Tardiff handles all sorts of good old stuff. He specializes in gold, silver and old coins, and is always looking to buy or sell these things. On hand also is an interesting assortment of antiques, including Civil War, paintings, and silver flatware.



POSEIDON FIREARMS provides  Down East Maine with quality firearms and sporting goods at reasonable prices. Owner/sportsman Brian Stan extends friendly, honest, and professional service.  Shop here for guns and accessories, ammunition, fishing rods, reels, and tackle, ice fishing supplies, hunting gear, licenses, and bait.


The left turn onto Rte 204, the Lamoine Road, leads down to the Bar Harbor Golf Course and on to Lamoine State Park.



BAR HARBOR GOLF COURSE, an 18-hole, public, championship layout that's tough enough to challenge the finest players. The 600-plus yard 18th hole is an"untouchable"-- from the back tees, nobody has ever reached it in two.





Back on the Bar Harbor Road, look for Coastal Builders, Country Store Antiques, Old Dutch Treat, Calvary Chapel Downeast, Fortune, Inc., Pine Tree Timberframes, Peaceful Pack Dog Training, Eastern Painting, Ltd., Acadia World Traders, Kisma Preserve, Romer Farms, J&P Farm Market, Weathervane Factory Outlet, Bar Harbor Biotechnology, Sewing by the Sea, Blacksheep Trading Co., Eagle Arboriculture, Woodshop Cupolas, Hapana Disc Golf, Unique Antiques, Pine State Motors, Bar Harbor Weathervanes, Sunrise Motel, a place offering bi-plane and glider flights, Metal Magic, Heart Works In Home Care, Harrington's Landscaping, Metal Magic, Larsen's Small Engine Repair, Chair Caning & Weaving, Accounting, Acadia Air Inc., Polar Bear Den at Bear's Lodge, Trenton Lighthouse Restaurant, Tomiki, Trenton Marketplace, Blues Wagon.


Nearby are the The ACADIA WORLD TRADERS  carries Downeast Maine’s largest selection of imports from Bali and other Indonesian islands. The stock is cool although the guy who runs the place has shown himself to be something of a whack job.


Driving past the KISMA PRESERVE, you may see buffalo grazing in the pasture. The park, which charges an entrance fee, has more than 100 creatures, both local and exotic. It houses what probably is Maine's largest petting zoo. Pony rides are very inexpensive here.



J&P’s FARM MARKET is much more than fresh veggies. It opens in April with seasonal plants, provides lobster and other goodies throughout the summer, and stays open through the Christmas wreath season. Co-owner Peter Mayo insists he "strives for perfection" in everything he does.

SEWING BY THE SEA   stocks an outstanding assortment of Maine-related fabrics. Lots of blueberries, cranberries, lighthouses, puffins, and lobster.


"We're not a biker shop," Betsy is quick to point out, although her BLACKSHEEP TRADING CO. stocks lots of stuff, including sheepskins and the custom sheepskin motorcycle seat covers that bikers like. Many people, she notes, are intimidated by biker shops while there is nothing at all scary about her place. There is interesting stuff here for the whole family. You never ever know what you'll find. Look for all kinds of vintage posters, old tin advertising signs, genuine wooden lobster traps and buoys, and wonderful old photos. This is where I bought my cool, outback leather hats. Definitely worth the stop.



Phil Alley’s ACADIA WEATHERVANES AND WOODSHOP CUPOLAS on the Bar Harbor Road in Trenton is the area's original  Cupola and Weathervane factory store. These family-crafted cupolas are built with only the finest materials using methods usually reserved for high-quality cabinetry. The cupolas are hand-made by the family crew and are built to last. All cupolas come with written guarantees.




A great way to see Acadia National Park is from up above. ACADIA AIR, INC.  at the Hancock County Airport provides sight-seeing flights at reasonable prices.

Back on the Bar Harbor Road, look for the Narrows Too Campground, Open Hearth Inn, Isleview Motel and Cottages, R&R Automotive, Downeast Lobster Pound, Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Information Center, Trenton Flooring and Furniture, Atlantic Sea Tank, Hancock County Airport, Morris Yachts, Trenton Grange Hall, Lunt's Gateway Lobster Pound, Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound, and Thompson Island.



THOMPSON ISLAND, which separates Mount Desert Island and the mainland, has still another well-stocked information center and a nice picnic area on saltwater.
 
This trek continues in Chapter MDI.




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