Hosting part of Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island is 108-square miles of rocky shoreline, mountains, valleys, lakes and forests, about two-thirds of which is national parkland.

This large island off the coast of Maine feels like Cyprus on the East Coast, but with lobster and great hiking instead of ...

Mount Desert Island, home to Acadia National Park, has been drawing a certain type of visitor since the mid-1800s. ... On this Maine island, vacation is for rusticating.

MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE – After a last day of hiking at Maine’s Acadia National Park, creeping up the steep face of Precipice, the hand-over-hand ascent on the east side of Mount Desert ...

Taken together, these communities possess the best that Maine has to offer: striking vistas, working waterfronts, charming downtowns, and a mix of summer residents and long-time locals working hard to ...

Plan your visit to these 2025 top travel experiences. The post New England is home to the country’s best island, inn, and ...

After a last day of hiking at Maine’s Acadia National Park, creeping up the steep face of Precipice, the hand-over-hand ascent on the east side of Mount Desert Island, we decide to reward ...

Mount Desert Island makes up about half of Maine’s Acadia National Park, which is one the smallest national parks. It’s easy to explore in a few days.

The first electric school bus in Maine parked at Mount Desert Island High School. Photo courtesy of Sarah Madronal/TNC. Greater efficiency means the school district’s operational expenses for the bus ...