36 Hours in Bar Harbor, Me.
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Some resort towns get trendier over the years, but Bar Harbor — a delightful base from which to bike, hike and sail around Maine’s Mount Desert Island — feels deliciously frozen in time.
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Some resort towns get trendier over the years, but Bar Harbor — a delightful base from which to bike, hike and sail around Maine’s Mount Desert Island — feels deliciously frozen in time.
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