Bar Harbor for a day

Hi! Me and my mom are coming into town on a cruise and we have never been here before. We are really looking forward to our day there and wish it was going to be more. I do not take ship tours so we were trying to decide what to do with our day. I plan on reserving ';at your service'; taxi for a half day around Acadia and then I would like to just go back into town and wander. Can someone tell me if wandering around the town is pretty do-able? Is there any waterfront walks? We are going to be looking for a nice waterside restaurant if possible for lunch... and then just a little strolling around shops and stuff. Can someone give me some suggestions?

Thank you so much in advance!

Bar Harbor for a day

Wandering about town is definitely doable. There is a very nice shore path that winds along the harbor/bay. Once you get away from the village business center (which isn%26#39;t all that difficult) there are lots of streets to explore.

As a waterside restaurant, probably the one at Bar Harbor Inn (which is along the shore path) has the best ambience (and pretty decent food, from all reports).

Bar Harbor for a day

Thank you so much...

Can you tell me how far of a walk it is from where the tenders drop us off to the Harbor Inn for lunch?

Thanks again!

The walk from where the tenders leave you off to the outdoor cafe which the Bar Harbor Inn runs is only about half of a city block. You%26#39;ll see the bright yellow umbrellas of the cafe from the boat and from the tender.

The Shore Path mentioned above starts right in front of those yellow umbrellas and goes for about half of a mile. There are old mansions along one side and the bay with the Porcupine Islands along the other side. Quite nice.

If you are in the village at the time of low tide, there is also a little tougher walk along an exposed sand bar to Bar Island, which is part of Acadia National Park. It%26#39;s a nice walk and there is a path on the island that goes to a high spot with great views of the village and the mountains of Acadia.

There are some nice maps of the village at this web site:

www.barharborinfo.com/gettinghere_frame.html

Thank you so much. That is very helpful and just the information I was looking for. I can%26#39;t wait to be there. We have been waiting forever.