The world may be their oyster for travelers, but for explorers like the Vikings, John Cabot, and Samuel Champlain, who came by throughout the centuries, and now for modern-day cruise passengers who… ...

Bar Harbor's statewide market share figures are naturally pretty low. It only controls around 4% of bank deposits in Maine and less than 2% each in New Hampshire and Vermont.

Bar Harbor sits on the eastern shore of Mount Desert Island, Maine, on a glorious coast of sheltered bays and verdant, wooded hills that have long attracted visitors. The town is the epitome of ...

Explore the best of Maine on a drive from Portland to Bar Harbor, where US Route 1 winds through charming seaside towns and rugged coastlines.

Around the world, from Venice to Juneau, Alaska, to Bar Harbor, Maine, residents are rising up against what they consider a scourge on their communities.They fear the vessels that they say pollute ...

Last month, Bar Harbor was named among the 10 best small towns in the Northeast by USA Today readers. Advertisement: Check out the website’s 15 best small towns for a summer vacation .

Bar Harbor, Maine has fined a cruise port operator for violating strict cruise passenger limits. The town says it is imposing a $4 million fine on Goden Anchor LC which owns two cruise ship piers.

Princess Cruises' Sky Princess sits behind Bar Island while in port in Frenchman Bay, Maine last month. (Ashley L. Conti for The Wall Street Journal) Residents in Bar Harbor, Maine, easily passed ...

Bar Harbor, Maine, ranked among the 10 least expensive ocean view vacations in the U.S., with the average price of a weeklong stay at $2,254. The average nightly hotel price is $259, according to ...

Visit Maine. Bar Harbor has long since been a draw for tourists. From the mid-1800s and right through the 1930s, it was a summer haven for the rich and famous, attracting the Astors, Fords ...