Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
 

Vacations -

Maine

- Bar Harbor

Shore Path

This series of pictures comes from our walks along the shore path.  We tend to walk at least part of it every day; collecting sea-shells and small stones when the tide is out. 
The start of the Shore Path, showing that even this idyllic place is not immune from the scourge of graffiti vandals.  (Graffiti artists are a completely different species, and would be appalled by this example.) 
Looking back towards Bar Harbor showing Bar Island.  Around low tide, Bar Island is accessible on foot across a natural gravel land bridge. Beware of staying too long or you get stranded on the island until the next low tide!  There is a spectacular view of Mount Desert Island rising above Bar Harbor. 
This was the first time we saw this Zen practice of standing small rocks in the cervices of larger rocks and building small cairns.  In some places, there are some incredibly complex constructions. 
A lobster boat just off Bald Porcupine Island.  Bar Harbor breakwater is awash at high tide except for the "Porcupine Dry Ledge" seen just behind the boat.
Atlantique is one of the most spectacular private houses along the Bar Harbor shore.  Built in 1904 by Fred L. Savage, for John Innes Kane, who was the grandson of John Jacob Astor, and originally called Breakwater, it was entered on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1992.  It was subject to an award winning restoration between 2000-2006.  Savage designed over three hundred buildings in northeastern Maine. 
The public park, located near the start of the shore path, on a very gloomy and overcast day in 2011.  In fact, this was just before we left Bar Harbor to start our journey home. 
A series of views of the rock strewn coast line taken from various walks along the shore path, in varying weather. 
Bald Porcupine Island is another of the islands in Frenchman Bay.  Most of the islands have a gentle slope on the north side while the southern side is steeper. This was caused by the glaciers as they moved south
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