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The Visitor Center is open Monday - Friday, 9AM to 5PM. We have Acadia National Park Individual, Vehicle and Annual passes available.

Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Susan Beallor Art Exhibit
ArtWaves Presents: Mosaic Birches
ArtWaves Presents: Lap Loom Weaving
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Rivers of Ink Reading
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Medicare 101
Cygnet Gellery Presents: Group Photography Exhibition
Island Arts Association's June Southwest Harbor Fair
Island Arts Association's June Southwest Harbor Fair
The Cygnet Gallery Presents: Patty Corcoran Solo Exhibition Opening
Island Arts Association's Annual 4th of July Fair
Town and Sidman file response to injunction request
MDI graduates 116 in the Class of 2024
Bar Harbor voters make quick work of Town Meeting
Vehicle crashes into Melt on Bar Harbor's Main Street
Pemetic students assess clam population in local mudflats
Welcome to new Chamber member Bub's Burritos!
Free Museum Passes With Your Library Card
Welcome to new Chamber member, Southwest Harbor - Tremont Ambulance Service!
Welcome to New Chamber Member, MDI Mortgage Group, LLC!
Allen Insurance and Financial is pleased to announce the addition of three new co-owners!
Acadia National Park Advisory Commission meets on June 3
Park rangers and local responders suppress fire at Acadia National Park
National Park Service releases Environmental Assessment of plant gathering at Acadia National Park for public comment

July 4th Fireworks

Thank you to our 4th of July Fireworks Sponsors

Grand Finale Sponsors
Dysart's Great Harbor Marina

Large Rocket Sponsors
Next Level Sports Lounge
Thurston's Lobster Pound
G. F. Johnston & Associates

Cherry Bomb Sponsors
Acadia Cottages
Hutchins Cottages
Harbor Oasis
Main Street Variety

Sparkler Sponsors
The Lodge-ings
Harbor Ridge Resort

   Cherry Bomb Sponsors
David Smiley
Barbara McCrum
Rio Bisbee Band
Carl Wrubel & William Merrill
Sandy Spaulding
Mary Reidy
Eric S. Benson
Bill & Kay MacIntosh
David Scull & Francine Mayhew

Sparkler Sponsors
Clara Baker
Megan Madsen
J B Gibb
Andy Cline
Kiel Hemenway
Serafina Krag
Pam & Doug Diehl

Ads from our members

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.


PO Box 1143, Southwest Harbor ME 04679
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