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FOUR BUS & BOAT EXCURSIONS
Check with ferry operators for fares


DAY CRUISE TO NOVA SCOTIA
The CAT leaves Bar Harbor for Novo Scotia at 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and returns at 3:00 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. For reservations, call Bay Ferries (288-3395). Use Bus 1 or Bus 2 to reach the ferry terminal.

CIRCLE TRIP TO CRANBERRY ISLES
Ride Bus 7 to Manset and take the Cranberry Cove ferry to Islesford (244-5822). Visit the Acadia National Park museum. Catch the Cranberry Isles mail boat to Northeast Harbor (244-3575) and ride Bus 5 or Bus 6 back to the Bar Harbor Village Green.

BICYCLE TOUR OF SWANS ISLAND
Ride Bus 7 in the morning from Bar Harbor to Bass Harbor. Take your bicycle on the Swans Island ferry (244-3254) for a one-day tour of Swans Island. Visit the Swans Island Lobster and Marine Museum near the ferry terminal. Board the 4:30 p.m. ferry to return to Bass Harbor and catch the 5:30 p.m. bus back to Bar Harbor.

CAR-FREE SCHOODIC ADVENTURE
Board the Bar Harbor / Winter Harbor ferry (288-2984) at the Bar Harbor Inn pier. The Island Explorer provides connecting transportation from Winter Harbor to Acadia National Park’s Schoodic Point and the neighboring villages of Birch Harbor and Prospect Harbor.






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