Southwest Harbor is ranked as one of the top ten commercial fishing harbors in Maine.
Bass Harbor Lighthouse has been guiding mariners since 1858 and the light has never been turned off!
Sand Beach is composed mostly of crushed seashells and sea urchin skeletons and the water rarely rises above 55 degrees.
Between 1916 and 1921, seven major motion pictures were filmed on Mount Desert Island. More recently, Sand Beach and Thurston's Lobster Pound were featured in The Cider House Rules.
The peak of Cadillac Mountain is the first spot in the United States to see the rays of the sun. (see
"Skylands," a summer estate located in Seal Harbor, was built in 1925 by Henry Ford's son. Today, Martha Stewart owns the opulent home.
The coast of Maine is believed to have formed roughly 550 million years ago on an ancient continent called "Avalonia."
Mount Desert Island measures 107.77 square miles and holds the title of the third largest island off the coast of the continental U.S.
If the rocky coast of Maine was stretched out straight, it would reach from the northern most tip of Maine to the southern tip of Florida. Wow!
