According to footfall, one of the best vacation towns in Maine is Bar Harbor and its fame comes from its location in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island!
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Bar Harbor is epically charming and frequently tops the lists of best coastal towns in the country. Farther DownEast Maine, (which is north-east if you want to get technical) Winter Harbor and Lubec are appealingly cozy. Winter Harbor is cute enough to have two lighthouses in its harbor.
Stonington. Stonington offers much of the same appeal as Portland but at a much slower pace and less commercialization. For good reasons, the town has repeatedly ranked as the most underrated town in Maine. While it's on an island, you don't need a boat, as the drive to Stonington is part of its appeal.
Portland, MaineMaine's Portland shares more than a name with the most famed hipster city in the country; it has a long list of hipster credentials in its own right. For starters, Men's Health ranked it first in a study showing the cities with the most coffee drinkers.
In general, open ocean waters in Maine are considered clean and safe for swimming, however the MHB program, nor anyone else, can ever guarantee that waters are safe for swimming. The coastal zone is a dynamic system, and much can change during a short amount of time.
Old Orchard Beach | Old Orchard BeachThis is voted Maine's #1 beach every year by Maine's largest newspaper. Seven miles of great sand with the centerpiece Palace Playland amusement park which hosts an arcade area.
Coastal Living ranks the best small waterfront communities for its annual Happiest Seaside Town in America issue, and for 2018, the happiest of them all is Ocean City, N.J.