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Family Fun

  • Aquaterra Adventures - 207-288-0007 - Aquaterra Adventures can accommodate most ages. The Discovery Sea Kayaking Adventure is great for younger kids to enjoy a relaxed, guided kayak tour with their parents. This adventure includes underwater viewing scopes and crab traps for your adventurous journey.
  • Diver Ed - 207-288-3483 - This is the perfect adventure for kids. Ed dives to the bottom of the sea and you watch the evet on a large viewing screen. When Ed returns to the boat, you get to touch sea stars, lobsters, sea cucumbers and much more.
  • Oceanarium - 207-288-5005 - Rt. 3 Bar Harbor Location - This location offers live specimens, exhibits, and displays of local sea life. There is a lobster hatchery and museum pus you can take the Thomas Bay Marsh Walk with a naturalist. This location has been a family favorite for years!
  • Bar Harbor Bike Shop - 207-288-3886 - Great location, knowledgeable staff, jog strollers, trailers, helmets, close to the Carriage Trails or intown riding.
  • Pirates Cove Miniature Golf -
  • Atlantic Climbing School - 207-288-2521 - Jeff Butterfield and his guide staff can accommodate a family climbing adventure. South Bubble is a good location for beginners with its lower angles, start-at-the-bottom climb, and spectacular views.
  • New England Outdoor Center - 1-800-766-7238 - Matt Polstein and his crew offer moose and wildlife tours in a pontoon boat on Millinocket Lake. They also offer fishing for landlocked salmon and cabin rentals. Snowmobile rentals are available during the snow season. You can feed yourselves well at the River Drivers Restaurant after your adventure. May I suggest the seafood alfredo or lobster pot pie to bring the perfect outdoor day to a close.

If you have had an outstanding experience that is not listed here, please let Steve know about it so that he can personnally check it out and add it to our list.


Aquaterra Adventures
Located on the Waterfront in Bar Harbor
207-288-0007  |  One West Street Bar Harbor, Maine 04609  |   1-877-386-4124