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Otter Cliffs in Acadia National Park, Maine (Adam Jones/Digital Vision/Getty)
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It's not hard to fathom why Acadia is one of the biggest draws in the national park system. Its landscape offers a rich tapestry of rugged cliffs, restless ocean, and quiet woods. Acadia's terrain, like so much of the rest of northern New England, was carved by glaciers 18,000 years ago. A mile-high ice sheet shaped the land, scouring valleys into U shapes, rounding many of the once-jagged peaks, and depositing boulders around the landscape, including the famous 10-foot-high Bubble Rock, which appears to be perched precariously on the side of South Bubble Mountain.
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Asticou Inn
P.O. Box 337
Northeast Harbor, ME 04662 Map Distance: 6.9 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class:
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Bar Harbor Inn
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The Harborside Hotel and Marina
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AttractionsEagle Lake and West Branch Railroad
Eagle Lake
c/o Bureau of Parks and Lands, 106 Hogan Rd. Bangor, Maine 04401 Distance: 2.6 mi. (from destination center) Description: King Ed Lacroix operated the 13-mile railroad in 1926 for lumber transport from Eagle Lake to Umbazooksus Lake.... Read More
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Dive-In Theater Boat Cruises
Acadia National Park
Distance: 2.9 mi. (from destination center) Description: This ranger-led cruise through Frenchman Bay includes watching a real-time video of a diver... Read More
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Sargent Mountain Trail
P.O. Box 177
Bar Harbor, Maine Distance: 4.6 mi. (from destination center) Description: Peaceful Sargent Mountain Trail unravels west of the park's loop road for two scenic miles.... Read More
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