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Things to Do and Places to Go
5 Back Road (photos and essays by Brooklin photo-essayist Dick Leighton)
http://www.5backroad.com/journal
Acadia National Park
https://www.nps.gov/acad/index.htm
The Activity Shop (kayak, canoe & paddle board rentals)
https://theactivityshop.com
Asticou Azalea Garden
https://www.gardenpreserve.org/asticou-azalea-garden
Atlantic Boat Company (boat mooring rentals)
https://www.atlanticboat.com
Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.
https://www.barharborwhales.com
Blue Hill Heritage Trust (hiking trails)
https://bluehillheritagetrust.org
Brooklin Boat Yard (boat mooring rentals)
https://brooklinboatyard.com
Buck's Harbor Marina (boat rentals)
http://bucksharbor.com
Castine Kayak Adventures (kayak tours & rentals)
https://www.castinekayak.com
Downeast Scenic Railroad
https://www.downeastscenicrail.org
Events Calendar (local goings-on and things to do)
https://penobscotbaypress.com
Farnsworth Art Museum
https://www.farnsworthmuseum.org
Fort Knox
https://www.fortknoxmaine.com
Friend Memorial Library
https://friendml.org
The Grand (performing arts center)
https://www.grandonline.org
Isle au Haut Boat Services (boat cruises)
https://www.isleauhautferryservice.com
Kneisel Hall Chamber Music
https://kneisel.org
Linda Greenlaw Charters (private boat cruises)
https://lindagreenlawcharters.com
Maine Coast Heritage Trust (hiking trails)
https://www.mcht.org
Maine Island Tours (private boat cruises)
https://maineislandtours.com
Maine Harbors (online site for tides and weather forecasts)
https://www.maineharbors.com
Maine Preservation (online site with historical driving tour of the Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle)
https://www.mainepreservation.org/tours-1
New Surry Theatre (live theater)
https://www.newsurrytheatre.org
Osprey's Echo Sea Kayaking (sea kayaking tours)
https://ospreysecho.com
Opera House Arts (live theater & music performances; films)
https://www.operahousearts.org
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
https://www.maine.gov/mdot/pnbo/
Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary
https://www.birdsacre.com
Surry Arts Barn
https://surryartsandevents.com
Wilson Museum
http://www.wilsonmuseum.org
The WoodenBoat School
https://www.thewoodenboatschool.com
Woodlawn Museum
https://woodlawnmuseum.com
Favorite Restaurants
Aragosta at Goose Cove
(207) 348-6900
300 Goose Cove Road
Deer Isle
www.aragostamaine.com
Arborvine
(207) 374-2119
33 Tenney Hill (Main Street)
Blue Hill
www.arborvine.com
Barncastle
(207) 374-2300
125 South Street
Blue Hill
www.barn-castle.me
Ben and Bill's Chocolate Emporium
(207) 288-3281
66 Main Street
Bar Harbor
www.benandbills.com
The Brooklin Inn
(207) 359-2777
22 Reach Road
Brooklin
www.thebrooklininn.com
Buck's
(207) 326-8688
6 Cornfield Hill Road
Brooksville
www.bucksrestaurant.net
The Fish Net
(207) 374-5270
162 Main Street
Blue Hill
Gott Lunch? Food Truck
(207) 479-0591
(location varies)
Jordan Pond House
(207) 276-3316
2928 Park Loop Road
Seal Harbor
(located inside Acadia National Park)
www.acadiajordanpondhouse.com
Marlintini's
(207) 374-2500
83 Mines Road
Blue Hill
www.marlintinisgrill.com
The Morning Moon Cafe
(207) 359-2919
1 Bay Road
Brooklin
www.themorningmooncafe.com
Riverside Cafe
(207) 667-7220
151 Main Street
Ellsworth
Sandy’s Blue Hill Café
(207) 374-5550
40 Main Street
Blue Hill
www.sandysbluehillcafe.com
Terrace Grille at the Bar Harbor Inn
(207) 288-3351
1 Newport Drive
Bar Harbor
www.barharborinn.com
Union River Lobster Pot
(207) 667-5077
8 South Street
Ellsworth
www.lobsterpot.com
Yanni's Pizza
(207) 374-9999
137 Ellsworth Road
Blue Hill
Groceries and Pharmacies
Blue Hill Co-Op
(207) 374-2165
70 South Street
Blue Hill
Blue Hill Wine Shop
(207) 374-2161
138 Main Street
Blue Hill
Brooklin General Store
(207) 359-8359
4 Reach Road
Brooklin
Hannaford Market
(207) 374-5137
15 South Street
Blue Hill
The Lobster Crate
(207) 374-2099
Route 175
South Blue Hill
Walgreens Pharmacy
(207) 374-3565
17 South Street
Blue Hill
Gifts, Books, Art, Clothes, Etc.
Leaf & Anna
(207) 359-5030
12 Reach Road
Brooklin
Brooklin Candy Co.
(207) 479-5060
103 Bay Road
Brooklin
Blue Hill Bay Gallery
(207) 374-5773
11 Tenney Hill
Blue Hill
Blue Hill Books
(207) 374-5632
26 Pleasant Street
Blue Hill
Mainescape Garden Shop
(207) 374-2833
48 South Street
Blue Hill
The Meadow
(207) 374-3785
140 Main Street
Blue Hill
Randy Eckard Gallery
(207) 374-2510
29 Pleasant Street
Blue Hill
Nervous Nellie's Jams and Jellies
(800) 777-6845
598 Sunshine Road
Deer Isle
Rooster Brother
(207) 667-8675
29 Main Street
Ellsworth
Shopping
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