Many consider Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island as one place. In a sense they would be right, because the history, geography and destiny of each have been interconnected with the other two.

Founded in 1796, settlers called it Eden to honor the English statesman Sir Richard Eden. They built up the prosperity of the town as fishermen, shipbuilders and lumberjacks. Today its lively downtown features many restaurants, shops, galleries, boutiques and taverns. Take whale watching and sight seeing cruises, fishing excursions and enjoy many water sports.