The Shore Path is a coastal path in Bar Harbor,

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, United States. Established in 1881, it runs along the shore of Frenchman Bay, from Ells Pier, beside

Agamont Park Agamont Park (originally Bar Harbor Park) is an urban park in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States. It is located at the northern end of the town's Main Street, at its intersection with West Street. The park, set upon a hill, affords 180-degree vie ...

, in the north to an east–west-running continuation of the path at the eastern end of Wayman Lane. To the west of the path, mostly in its southern section, are the properties of several of Bar Harbor's historic "cottages". Several exits along its route lead through to Bar Harbor's Main Street (about away at its most distant point). Cycling is not permitted on the Shore Path. Balance Rock, deposited during an

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, is located on the shore beside the path."Balance Rock along Shore Path, Bar Harbor, ca. 1939"
– Maine Memory Between 2012 and 2016, Bar Harbor's Village Improvement Association (VIA) spent $150,000 repairing and improving of the Shore Path. This work included resurfacing the gravel path and rebuilding seawalls. A new bench commemorating the donor of Glen Mary Park, Mary Shannon, was installed in the fall of 2014. The VIA pledged another $30,000 to improve the path in front of Grant Park, which was redone in coordination with the redevelopment of the park in 2017.Recent projects
– Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association

Route description

From the town pier, the path runs east initially, then south after it passes the lawn of the

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and Uncle Steve's Point. Grant Park is next, just north of the

Balance Rock Inn The Balance Rock Inn is a boutique hotel in the American town of Bar Harbor, Maine. AAA Four Diamond-rated, the structure was built in 1903 as a home for Scottish railroad tycoon Alexander Maitland.Tudor Revival Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architectur ...

-style John Innes Kane Cottage (built in 1904), another (less obvious) exit to Main Street, via Hancock Street, appears. The southern end of the path is marked with a turn leading to Wayman Lane.

Gallery

File:Shore Path 2.jpg, A few feet from the northern end of the path, beside the

File:Balance Rock.jpg, Balance Rock, looking north to

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References

External links

The Shore Path
– Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association

– Acadia Magic {{commons category Bar Harbor, Maine Footpaths in the United States 1881 establishments in Maine