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Kimball Terrace Inn, Northeast Harbor Features a Beautiful Setting
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Acadia National Park, Maine
Article by
Eric Hurwitz. Page updated on 4/20/17.
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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.
To me, Kimball Terrace Inn is a top
lodging choice in the area, 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 Tan Turtle, 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, some antique stores and a few restaurants.
Downtown Northeast Harbor.
One of those restaurants, 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.
Docksider, Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Clifton Dock (pictured left), 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.
Fifteen to 20 minutes will bring you to lively seaside Bar Harbor, the
magnificent sunrises and sunsets at Cadillac Mountain, serene Jordan
Pond, and the spectacular 26-mile Acadia National Park Loop Road with
ocean and mountain views. Here's a sample...
Beyond scenic Acadia National Park. Credit: NPS / Kristi Rugg
Blue Hill Overlook at Cadillac Mountain.Credit: NPS / Kristi
Rugg
Jordan Pond at Acadia National Park.
Sand Beach at Acadia National Park, Maine.
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.
And at the end of the day, isn't it
nice knowing you have a place to return to that feels so comfortable
and welcoming -- and with more nice views? That is why I love
Kimball Terrace Inn and I think you will, too.
Kimball Terrace Inn room with a view. Photo Source Booking.com.
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