Bar Island
Encyclopedia
Bar island is a tidal island
across from Bar Harbor
on Mount Desert Island
, Maine
, United States
. The uninhabited island forested mostly in pine and birch is now part of Acadia National Park
. There are walking trails on the island.
A sand and gravel bar exposed only a couple of hours at low tide connects Bar Island to Bridge Street in Bar Harbor. At low tide visitors often walk across, or park cars on the exposed bar. However on the island side in front of a locked gate there is only a small grassy area fringed with dense sea rose bushes, elevated enough to be safe for parking when the tide comes in. Visitors have been known to return from a hike to find their cars submerging and themselves stranded until the tide recedes.
The town of Bar Harbor has repeatedly attempted to obtain jurisdiction over this island connected to it by the eponymous bar, but a 1903 court decision confirmed distant Gouldsboro
retains jurisdiction under its 1798 articles of incorporation.
Tidal island
A tidal island is a piece of land that is connected to the mainland by a natural or man-made causeway that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide. Because of the mystique surrounding tidal islands many of them have been sites of religious worship, such as Mont Saint Michel with its...
across from Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor (CDP), Maine
Bar Harbor is a census-designated place in the town of Bar Harbor in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,552 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Bar Harbor is located at ....
on Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island , in Hancock County, Maine, is the largest island off the coast of Maine. With an area of it is the 6th largest island in the contiguous United States. Though it is often claimed to be the third largest island on the eastern seaboard of the United States, it is actually second...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The uninhabited island forested mostly in pine and birch is now part of Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park is a National Park located in the U.S. state of Maine. It reserves much of Mount Desert Island, and associated smaller islands, off the Atlantic coast...
. There are walking trails on the island.
A sand and gravel bar exposed only a couple of hours at low tide connects Bar Island to Bridge Street in Bar Harbor. At low tide visitors often walk across, or park cars on the exposed bar. However on the island side in front of a locked gate there is only a small grassy area fringed with dense sea rose bushes, elevated enough to be safe for parking when the tide comes in. Visitors have been known to return from a hike to find their cars submerging and themselves stranded until the tide recedes.
The town of Bar Harbor has repeatedly attempted to obtain jurisdiction over this island connected to it by the eponymous bar, but a 1903 court decision confirmed distant Gouldsboro
Gouldsboro, Maine
Gouldsboro is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States on the Schoodic Peninsula. The town was named for Robert Gould, a landholder in the town. The town has many historically separate fishing and summer visitor villages, including Birch Harbor, Prospect Harbor, and Corea...
retains jurisdiction under its 1798 articles of incorporation.