The Balance Rock Inn is a

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in the American town of

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Four Diamond-rated, the structure was built in 1903 as a home for Scottish railroad tycoon Alexander Maitland.Our story
– Balance Rock Inn official website Maitland was

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's partner in the

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. The hotel is named for Balance Rock, a nearby geological formation that balances on a slender stone fulcrum just off Bar Harbor's

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. The hotel, which was expanded to 27 rooms in 1995, is constructed in the

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and was designed by the noted architectural firm Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul. Its restaurant is called The Veranda.The Veranda
– official website Situated at the eastern end of Albert Meadow, a cul-de-sac off Bar Harbor's Main Street, the hotel stands adjacent to Grant Park and overlooks

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and its

Porcupine Islands The Porcupine Islands are an archipelago of five islands that lie in the Mount Desert Narrows of Frenchman Bay in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States. The Porcupine Islands consist of Sheep Porcupine Island, Burnt Porcupine Island, Rum Key, Long Porcu ...

Gallery

File:Balance Rock Inn.jpg, The hotel viewed from Bar Harbor's

in 2006 File:Balance Rock, Bar Harbor.jpg, alt=, Balance Rock, for which the inn is named

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://www.balancerockinn.com/
Balance Rock Inn
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