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The Visitor Center is closed for the season. We will be answering questions via email: office@acadiachamber.com. Thanks for a great summer!
 | Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Leslie Jones Jewelry
ArtWaves Presents: Block Printing with Lelania
ArtWaves Presents: Relax, Reflect, Recharge
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Maine Author David Florig
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Tween Trivia Night
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|  | Island Arts Association's Annual Holiday Fair in Bar Harbor
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|  | Significant voter turnout felt across Mount Desert Island
School committee concerned by potential hotel near Conners Emerson School
Island police
History of Union River focus of Food for Thought talk Nov. 22
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust announces Honor a Veteran contest
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|  | Welcome our new Chamber Member, Common Good Soup Kitchen!
Welcome to new Chamber Member, Chad's Hot Sauce!
Welcome to new Chamber member, Peekytoe Provisions!
Welcome to new Chamber member Bub's Burritos!
Free Museum Passes With Your Library Card
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The Quietside of Acadia
Mountains rising from the ocean,
forests stretching to granite cliffs,
lakes nestled in glacial valleys,
crashing surf on a rocky shoreline.
It is little wonder that nearly three million people come each year to Mt Desert Island
(often just called "MDI")
to enjoy Acadia National Park.
So, how can an island that hosts millions of people have a quiet side?
MDI is roughly circular with a fjord, Somes Sound,
through its center that nearly cuts it in two.
Acadia covers just over half of MDI,
about a third of the park is west of the sound.
Most tourists to the island head to Bar Harbor on the northeast coast,
which is home to several large hotels and is a popular stop for cruise ships.
Tremont and Southwest Harbor are the principal towns on the west side of MDI.
First settled by fishermen,
the towns retain their maritime heritage boasting healthy fishing fleets and myriad boat yards.
Although less traveled than the east side,
the Quietside of Acadia offers plenty of services for visitors,
as this website shows.
We invite you to browse the site to learn about Acadia National Park and our community.
Or better still,
come for a visit and enjoy Acadia away from the crowds.
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