Where to stay in Maine

Hey All!

My husband, my 11 month old daughter and I plan to take a trip to Maine June 25-29. I%26#39;m looking for lots of shopping (antiques, interesting stores, etc.) and loads of lobster!

I%26#39;m also looking for really beautiful sceneries as well. I have no idea where in Maine we should look for a hotel. We won%26#39;t have a car, we%26#39;re flying in.

I read about the LuLu%26#39;s Lobster Boat ride and I%26#39;m really interested in that. I know its in Bar Harbour so with what I%26#39;m looking for is it wise to stay in Bar Harbour?

Thanks! Any info is greatly appreciated!

Where to stay in Maine

To be more specific I%26#39;m more interested in mountains, forests and lakes and less interested in beaches. I definitely don%26#39;t mind beaches but they%26#39;re not something I seek out.

Thanks!

Where to stay in Maine

Bar Harbor definitely has what you are looking for although the antique shopping may have to be a day trip down the coast to Searsport or at least to The Big Chicken Barn just south of Ellsworth.

Bar Harobr is one of the gateway villages to Acadia National Park which has mountains, hiking trails, and small lakes and ponds. Acadia has one short, sandy beach. The rest of the shoreline is rocky with the ocean waves splashing high against the granite rocks.

Bar Harbor in late June is also some place where you don%26#39;t really need a car because you can easily walk to everything in the vilalge and there is a free shuttle bus that will take you to various points on the island and in the Park.

There are lots of places to eat lobster, either as whole lobster, lobster rolls, or more interesting preparations like lobster crepes and lobster omelettes.

One great thing to do, besides the Lulu Lobster Boat, is to have tea and popovers and lobster stew out on the lawn at the Jordan Pond House, overlooking the mountains and the pond itself. A nice hike around the pond before your lunch makes you feel like you deserve those popovers.

Excellent! Thank u so much for your input! I%26#39;m getting very excited!

Hi.

We stayed in Camden and drove up to Bar Harbor for the day. I would highly, highly recommend the Lord Camden Inn, try to get a harbor view.It was a lovely drive up to Bar harbor and we enjoyed wandering around (lovely walking) even though we went in early April and very little was open including the national Park. I would recommend hiring a car for the day.

If you are based in camden you could visit the state park and go on tours from the harbor.

How in the world are you going to get to the mountains, forests and lakes without a caahhh?