Discovering Old Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park: An Unconventional History and Guide

Bar Harbor has undergone dramatic changes in the past two centuries, growing from a small frontier settlement to one of the world's most prestigious summer resorts, and, now, to the popular home of Acadia National Park.If you have ever wondered what it was like to attend a fancy dress ball at the Vanderbilts', spend the night on Cadillac Mountain in the midst of a tumultuous thunderstorm or paddle over thousands of fish in the old Bar Island Weir, the writers of the stories in this new collection are here to tell you.This historical guide is organized geographically, and contains more than eighty period accounts and historic photos and drawings, with background commentary and maps by the author. Whether you pan to head out to investigate Bar Harbor's history firsthand, or peruse the past from a comfortable armchair. Discovering Old Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park is a worthy and engaging companion.