The official website for the Southwest Harbor & Tremont Chamber of Commerce

The Visitor Center is open Monday - Friday, from 9AM to 5PM. Acadia Weekly and Annual Park Passes are available.

Southwest Harbor Public Library's June Art Exhibit

Wendell Gilley Museum Presents: Plein Air Painting with Erika Rosso

Wendell Gilley Museum Presents: Classical Music comes to the Gilley

Wendell Gilley Museum Presents: Writing Workshop with Annaliese Jakimides

Wendell Gilley Museum Presents: Flute Making Workshop with Hawk Henries

Island Arts Associations' Fourth of July Fair

Coastal Fine Arts Alliance's Annual Gallery on the Green

Friends of Acadia brings back in-person annual meeting

Local family becomes American citizens

Taqueria opens in Bar Harbor

Acadia Rep begins 49th season

Bar Harbor Farm works toward sustainability

MDI Hospital MRI Wing Memorial Dedication & Ribbon Cutting July 8th

Acadia National Park visitors should come prepared for a busy Independence Day weekend

Former Acadia superintendent Paul Haertel dies

Mount Desert Island Hospital Announces the 29th Annual David R. Harding Memorial Golf Tournament

MDI Hospital Notifies Community of Referral Issue with New Electronic Health Record System

National park tourism in Maine creates $770 million in economic output

Visitors Should Come Prepared for a Busy Independence Day Weekend

Acadia National Park Advisory Commission meets virtually on June 6

Thank you to our 4th of July Fireworks Sponsors

Grand Finale Sponsors
Acadia Fuel
Dysart's Great Harbor Marina
Smuggler's Den Campground
Next Level Sports Lounge
Claremont Hotel and Little Fern Restaurant

Large Rocket Sponsors
Thurston's Lobster Pound
EMR Inc.
Hamilton Marine
Peter Trout's Tavern and Inn
Skip's Automotive Service

Cherry Bomb Sponsors
Liquor Locker
Gallery at Somes Sound
MDI Boathouse
LS Robinson Insurance Co.
Manset Yacht Service
Wowzer Marine
Hutchins Cottages at Acadia
First National Bank
Lindenwood Inn
Acadia Cottages
Moorings Inn Waterfront and Cottages

Sparkler Sponsors
Harbor Ridge Resort
123 Main Street Restaurant
Carroll Drug Store

Cherry Bomb Sponsors
Carl Wrubel and Bill Merrill
Smiley's
Chris and Carolyn Groobey
Richard and Leslie Saltsman
Mazzie and Charlie Gogolak
Eric S. Benson
Darrell Storholt
Kathryn and Thomas Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Orthwein
Susan Hayward
Anna Maynard
Bill and Kay MacIntosh
Larry and Meg Eaton
Anonymous
Richard and Barbara Dickson
Gwen Moody
Mike and Phyllis Magnani
Laura E. Smallidge
Patrick and Andrea Helsel
Betsey Holtzmann and Abe Noyes
Emma Karagan Prochaska
Dawn Sunday
David Scull and Francine Mayhew

Sparkler Sponsors
Carl Rudnik
Carol Knickerbocker
Charlotte Disston
Anne Heisey
Larry and Debra Alley
Anonymous
Celeste and Jim Sawyer
Gretchen Strong
Lorraine Aronson
Serafina Krag
Kiel Hemenway
John Potter
William C. Reiff
Constance Clark
John and Sarah Maxwell
Joseph Snider
Anonymous
Maurice Joseph Marshall
Sarah Fortin
Darryl and Wendy DiBrigida
Dave and Moira Larson
Marcia and Tom Wessells
Christine and Edward O'Leary
Jack and Priscilla Ksionzyk
Susan R. Mayne
Karen Craig
Andy Cline
Dennis Wint and Debra Bjornard
Maggie and Jack Kelley
Neil and Leslie Stone
Paul Bodner
Margot Haertel
Gary Stellpflug
Roger and Mary Marquis
Diane Krueger
Larry Albee and Patty Pinkham
Richard and Temple Fourment
Marilyn and Don Chambers
Carol Grant
Tom Lee
Andrew Solomon

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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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