Also named for him is Somes Sound, the only naturally occurring fjard on the East Coast of the United States. In 1761, Abraham Somes established the first European village on Mount Desert Island, naming it Somesville. Champlain named the island Isles des Monts Deserts, meaning "island of barren mountains"-now called Mount Desert Island, the largest island in Maine. In early September 1604, French explorer Samuel de Champlain ran aground on a rock ledge believed to be Egg Rock, just off Otter Cliffs, and when he came ashore to repair his boat he met local natives. They speak of Bar Harbor as Man-es-ayd'ik ("clam-gathering place") or Ah-bays'auk ("clambake place"), leaving great piles of shells as evidence of this abundance.
The town of Bar Harbor was founded on the northeast shore of Mount Desert Island, which the Wabanaki Indians knew as Pemetic, meaning "range of mountains" or "mountains seen at a distance." The Wabanaki seasonally fish, hunt and gather berries, clams, and other shellfish in the area. The Abbe Museum features the history and culture of Maine's native people, the Wabanaki. Another principal road, Eagle Lake Road, leads west, from its intersection with Eden Street, Mount Desert Street and Kebo Street, into the national park. Two other streets link Route 3 to Main Street: West Street (the first visitors from the north see) and Cottage Street. It then circumnavigates the eastern portion of Mount Desert Island. Upon entering the town limits from the north, Route 3 turns east onto Mount Desert Street, before turning south onto Main Street at Bar Harbor's Village Green. The town's main access road, from the north or south, is State Route 3, which is the coastal Eden Street taken from the Trenton Bridge. The town is home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and MDI Biological Laboratory.īar Harbor is also home to the largest parts of Acadia National Park, including Cadillac Mountain, the highest point within 25 miles (40 km) of the coastline of the eastern United States. During the summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination and, until a catastrophic fire in 1947, the town was a noted summer colony for the wealthy. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089.
Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
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