The Visitor Center is closed for the winter.
 | Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Burn! starring Marlon Brando
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: February Tea
Fogtown Brewing Presents: Knit & Sip (Back by Popular Demand!)
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Saturday Morning Games
Seal Cove Auto Museum Presents: Beers and Gears
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|  | Sips Presents: Community Jam
Sips Presents: Wednesday Night Music with Nathan Grant
Fogtown Brewing Presents: Beach Trash
The Barn Arts Collective Presents: That Maine Band
Sips Presents: Wednesday Night Music with Bill Haynes and John Wixon
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|  | Transfer station hours slashed
Rotary Club announces $10K in gifts
Asticou plans gain support
Cameras allowed in schools, buses
Music therapy offered
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|  | Welcome to new Chamber Member Quietside Realty!
Beal's Lobster Pier Hosts "Support Our Local Coast Guard Families"
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust's First Annual Toy Drive Results
Exhibition at the Southwest Harbor Public Library in Celebration of Women's History Month
Island Housing Trusts' Holiday Lights Celebration
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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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