Guidebook for Brooksville
Drinks & Nightlife
While there is a horseshoe shaped bar and TV screens, it is a comfortable, family type place. There are other dining rooms than the bar with tables and large booths. The food is a comfy mix of local and homey type food. Friendly and upbeat decor.
66 locals recommend
Marlintini's Grill
83 Mines Rd While there is a horseshoe shaped bar and TV screens, it is a comfortable, family type place. There are other dining rooms than the bar with tables and large booths. The food is a comfy mix of local and homey type food. Friendly and upbeat decor.
Great, relaxed atmosphere, wide selection of beers on tap. And, great food. It's not over the top expensive and is always busy.
88 locals recommend
Finn's Irish Pub
156 Main StGreat, relaxed atmosphere, wide selection of beers on tap. And, great food. It's not over the top expensive and is always busy.
Parks & Nature
Holbrook Island Sanctuary
172 Indian Bar Rd
Acadia National Park
You want to go around low tide because you can't get there if it is high tide. The sandy bar between the mainland and the island it so magnificent. There is a trail that will take about 30 min. to 45 min. for you to get from the parking area to the bar so allow for that. It is worth the hike in and out.
30 locals recommend
Barred Island Preserve
Goose Cove RoadYou want to go around low tide because you can't get there if it is high tide. The sandy bar between the mainland and the island it so magnificent. There is a trail that will take about 30 min. to 45 min. for you to get from the parking area to the bar so allow for that. It is worth the hike in and out.
Arts & Culture
Opera House Arts
1 School StKneisel Hall School of Music brings musicians from all across the US. There are a series of concerts through the summer months.
26 locals recommend
Kneisel Hall Office
36 Main StKneisel Hall School of Music brings musicians from all across the US. There are a series of concerts through the summer months.
There are stage performances, live readings and acting classes for adults and children. This is a very active organization that has been vastly supported by local resident volunteers and also visiting actors from all over the country.
13 locals recommend
The New Surry Theatre and Performing Arts School
18 Union StThere are stage performances, live readings and acting classes for adults and children. This is a very active organization that has been vastly supported by local resident volunteers and also visiting actors from all over the country.
Everything Else
Bar Harbor is a quaint tourist town, offering many unique shops, boutiques, tours, entertainment, and restaurants.
281 locals recommend
Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor is a quaint tourist town, offering many unique shops, boutiques, tours, entertainment, and restaurants.
If you are a hiker, check out the web site of the Blue Hill Heritage Trust for the trust properties. Each one has a user friendly trail map. These are beautiful properties well worth spending time exploring.
36 locals recommend
Blue Hill Heritage Trust
157 Hinckley Ridge RdIf you are a hiker, check out the web site of the Blue Hill Heritage Trust for the trust properties. Each one has a user friendly trail map. These are beautiful properties well worth spending time exploring.
This is a college town too. While Castine is ripe with colonial history from the Federal period with gorgeous homes and a waterfront there are plenty of things to see around town. If Maine Maritime's training ship is in dock you can see that and if you plan in advance might be able to go aboard for a tour.
10 locals recommend
Maine Maritime Academy
1 Pleasant StThis is a college town too. While Castine is ripe with colonial history from the Federal period with gorgeous homes and a waterfront there are plenty of things to see around town. If Maine Maritime's training ship is in dock you can see that and if you plan in advance might be able to go aboard for a tour.
There are lots of things going on, places to visit, activities and events. This is a great info resource. Take a look at their web site for all you could want to know and then some.
10 locals recommend
Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
16 South StThere are lots of things going on, places to visit, activities and events. This is a great info resource. Take a look at their web site for all you could want to know and then some.
Essentials
Blue Hill, being 11 miles from Oakland House, has a post office, laundromat, pharmacy, grocery store, and several restaurants within close proximity.
87 locals recommend
Blue Hill
Blue Hill, being 11 miles from Oakland House, has a post office, laundromat, pharmacy, grocery store, and several restaurants within close proximity.
Good selection of most food items. National brands, fish, lobster, meats, produce and lots of organic and specialty items.
80 locals recommend
Tradewinds Marketplace
15 South StGood selection of most food items. National brands, fish, lobster, meats, produce and lots of organic and specialty items.
Organic foods, wonderful place for healthy selections, fresh brewed coffee, baked goods, sandwiches and food to go. There, you can find fresh breads baked locally, organic and farm raised beef, eggs and mild. Local farms provide produce for this market.
79 locals recommend
Blue Hill Co-op Community Market
70 South StOrganic foods, wonderful place for healthy selections, fresh brewed coffee, baked goods, sandwiches and food to go. There, you can find fresh breads baked locally, organic and farm raised beef, eggs and mild. Local farms provide produce for this market.
Getting Around
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
436 High St
Bangor International Airport
287 Godfrey BlvdThe Island Explorer buses are free to tourists in and around Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor. It's a great way to sight see and avoid the traffic. There are pick up spots in Ellsworth.
43 locals recommend
Island Explorer
19 Firefly LnThe Island Explorer buses are free to tourists in and around Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor. It's a great way to sight see and avoid the traffic. There are pick up spots in Ellsworth.
It's an hour-10 min. from here. Go to Portland, Boston and beyond. There are Express routes that go to Logan International Airport in Boston.
13 locals recommend
Concord Coach Lines: Bus Terminal
1039 Union StIt's an hour-10 min. from here. Go to Portland, Boston and beyond. There are Express routes that go to Logan International Airport in Boston.
Sightseeing
Maine's biggest lobster port can be found here, in the town of Stonington. Here you can take a ferry to beautiful Isle Au Haut, for either a boat ride to/from the island, or get off the boat and walk about a bit. Stonington also has restaurants, one specifically Fisherman's Friend, which is located immediately on the port, providing a most wonderful view of the ocean and the islands.
35 locals recommend
Deer Isle
Maine's biggest lobster port can be found here, in the town of Stonington. Here you can take a ferry to beautiful Isle Au Haut, for either a boat ride to/from the island, or get off the boat and walk about a bit. Stonington also has restaurants, one specifically Fisherman's Friend, which is located immediately on the port, providing a most wonderful view of the ocean and the islands.