accommodations

Hopefully everyone has received their "save the date" post cards by now....
so here come the details...
For those of you driving, im sure everyone knows how to use www.mapquest.com by now. If you would like me to send you directions, please let me know.
For those of you flying, there is an airport right here in Bar harbor, as well as in Bangor. Bangor is about an hour 1/2 from our house.
We live on Mount Desert Island, right in the heart of Acadia national park. The island is broken down into three coves: Bar harbor, Southwest harbor, and Northeast harbor.
You will be driving to Northeast harbor or Southwest harbor to board the ferries for little cranberry island.
All three towns are one street towns, so it's pretty hard to get lost once you arrive into town. there will be signs for the ferries (hard to miss.)
http://www.cranberryisles.com/ferries.html go to this link to view the schedules for the ferries from each harbor as well as the prices.
Many of you will be staying right on little cranberry island in house rentals. But for those of you interested in staying in other accommodations back on the main island... here are some suggestions:
Northeast harbor:
Northeast harbor is the smallest cove of the island. There is only one major hotel

in Northeast harbor:
http://www.kimballterraceinn.com/ (the rates are very reasonable)
this hotel is in the same parking lot as the ferry dock- so definitely the closest.

any other accommodations in Northeast harbor are going to be bed and breakfast's and cottage rentals. The bed and breakfast's are typically in huge, turn of the century, antique style mansions. Much of Northeast harbor is owned by the Rockefeller's and even Martha Stewart has a home here!
http://www.greyrockinn.com/
http://asticou.com/
these are beautiful, but a much more intimate experience to stay in a bed and breakfast (for those of you who never have)
there is also the ability to rent a small cottage. These are really cute, miniature houses that are all over the islands. And the rates can be very reasonable.
http://www.summerhousecottagerentals.com/index.htm

In Southwest harbor:
You may want to consider looking into Southwest harbor- we hope some people will take the ferries from this part of the island so the Northeast harbor ferry doesn't get over swamped.
Southwest Harbor is a little more happening- there are more restaurants, bars, and accommodations.
http://www.harborviewmotelandcottages.com/
these cottages are really quaint and cheap!
http://mansetcottagerentals.com/pages/cottages.htm
there are a lot of hotels that do not have their own websites. Go to google, and type in hotels in southwest harbor... there are plenty. if you find some place you are interested in, just pass it by me and I can tell you if it's a good deal.

In Bar Harbor:
Bar Harbor is by far the biggest attraction of Acadia national park. Everyone flocks to this part of the island. It gets pretty congested in the summer with tourists- lots of restaurants, side walk shops, and the most hotels.
however, it is the farthest from the ferry docks. If some of you are interested in staying a few days extra- then Bar Harbor would be the best cove to stay in. There are tons of activities and things to look into all over the island, but bar harbor has the most.
I will post activities and things to do in the next blog.
hope these links help, and please don't hesitate to email me for suggestions.