Cruise ships have made Bar Harbor popular. But have they ruined it?
Residents debate over how much the town should adapt itself to the cruise ship industry without spoiling what draws the visitors in the first place
Bar Harbor, Maine
RESIDENTS of this scenic coastal town have struggled for the last several years with a conundrum familiar to anyone living in a beautiful place that attracts tourists: How do you maintain its essence when crowds threaten the very qualities they come to enjoy?
Since the late 1990s, Bar Harbor has been a popular port of call for cruise ships. Much of the attraction is nearby Acadia National Park, where deep evergreen forests meet the craggy, glacier-sculpted coast of the Atlantic and where Cadillac Mountain, the highest point along the Eastern Seaboard, offers spectacular views.
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