Tremont (Maine)

Tremont is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine.

Get in

Get around

See

• 🌍 Bass Harbor Head Light (end of Lighthouse Rd., south of Harbor Dr.). This 1858 lighthouse sits on a scenic ocean cliff. The lighthouse is closed to the public but can be viewed from the park around the lighthouse. For the best views, take the trail and stairs from the parking lot down to the rocky shoreline. Expect a steep climb on the way back up. Free.  

Do

• Island Cruises, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Mid-may to mid Sep. 
• Maine State Ferry. Go to Swan's Island or Frenchboro. 
• The Barn Arts Collective, 130 Tremont Rd. (across from the Tremont School on Route 102), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Performance venue in a barn, organization hosts artists developing new shows and produces shows for audiences of all ages. A new show every week, most are by donation. (updated Sep 2016)

Buy

Eat

• Cap'n Nemo's Restaurant, 45 Harbor Dr. (off of Rt 102A), ☎ [phone]. 3PM-dun. A great place to sit down relax. It has a cozy atmosphere and there is artwork all over the walls. The food is amazing and the portions are large. 
• Seafood Ketch. This staple seafooder on the southernmost part of MDI offers reliable, tasty and fairly priced fare. When you want basic fried or broiled fish or seafood, come here. 

Drink

Sleep

• Ann's Point Inn, Anns Point Rd, ☎ [phone]. 
• Bass Harbor Cottages and Country Inn, 95 Harbor Dr, ☎ [phone]. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: 10AM. Three private cottages facing Bass Harbor close to Bass Harbor Head Light. It was built to provide lodging to tradesmen on Swans Island and in 1911, it became the home of Dr. Thomas Tapley, McKinley's 'horse and buggy' physician. 
• Bass Harbor Inn, Shore Rd, ☎ [phone]. 

Go next

Routes through Tremont

Bar Harbor ← Southwest Harbor ←

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