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New
England lodging >>> Kimball Terrace Inn, Northeast Harbor, Maine
Kimball Terrace Inn, Northeast
Harbor, Maine
 by
Eric H.
NORTHEAST HARBOR, MAINE --Bar Harbor may be the most popular choice
when vacationing in Maine's Acadia National Park, but we prefer
Northeast Harbor, a splendid little village boasting the prettiest
harbor you will ever see. Sunny even when it's cloudy, Northeast
Harbor is quietly confident, as it never panders to the tourist.
Kimball Terrace Inn is your top lodging
choice, with 52 of the 70 spacious rooms having a private balcony
or patio with great views of the Harbor and marina. Kimball Terrace
features a heated pool, tennis, a fine indoor/outdoor dining
experience at the Main Sail, and all the modern amenities (telephone,
cable television and meeting rooms). With perhaps the world's
best backyard, the rolling fields lead to the Harbor, which looks
more stunning with each closer step. Somehow, one gets the feeling
this secluded, sweet-smelling salt-aired locale is about as "Maine"
as it gets.
Everything beautiful about Northeast
Harbor is a short walk from Kimball Terrace In the little downtown
village, you will find an old-time market, a bakery owned by
"The Colonel" (a military-looking man with a crew cut),
some antique stores and a few restaurants. One of them, the Docksider
could be considered your classic Maine restaurant, with charming
"Downeast" waitresses, lobster to die for, unbelievable
clam chowder, and in the summer, salt air flavored outdoor dining
on the doorstep of the Harbor.
Clifton Dock, a five minute walk from
the Kimball Terrace, will sooth your soul. Try walking there
at night, sampling the tall pines, wide open sky, piercingly
bright stars, the bucolic symphony of crickets, and the soothing
sounds of the pristine Maine waters. Boats bob up and down, as
if they were nodding approval at their owner's choice of location.
Soon you become mesmerized by the peacefulness. You forget about
the chill in the air, or the initial plans of getting back to
a nice, warm room to watch the ball game or to the bakery to
buy something sweet. Clifton Dock offers oceans of tranquility,
the perfect place to end a day, or start a new one. The sea is
indeed a great place to become new again.
Although you could spend your entire
vacation in Northeast Harbor, with its rocky coastline, harbor,
open fields, flower gardens, hiking trails, forests and lakes,
you're best off having this village as your point of origin--the
rest of Acadia is just too special to miss. However, if you put
on the blinders and did spend your whole time at Northeast Harbor,
you would not leave disappointed. It is an all-inclusive resort
area that doesn't even know it. Perhaps that is the real appeal
of this special little place, big on Maine atmosphere and short
on tourist trappings. With Kimball Terrace as your "Maine"
lodging choice, Northeast Harbor is ultimately a great place,
indeed, to start your Acadia National Park vacation.
Kimball
Terrace Inn, Northeast Harbor,
Maine. Tel. 1-800-454-6225
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