Bar Harbor offers an array of shops, restaurants and activities.

Discover our quaint, sleepy coastal village during the quieter seasons — late fall, winter and spring.

Fall Flag for the Bar Harbor Merchants Association

Look for the Spring Flag at our members' businesses! DURING COVID 19 MERCHANTS WITH PICK UP/ONLINE SERVICES WILL FLY THE FLAG AND POST DETAILS OF FULFILLMENT METHOD ON THIER STOREFRONT

Think Local First, Bar Harbor Merchants Association

For more than a decade, the Bar Harbor Merchants Association has promoted Bar Harbor as a Four-Season destination.

Look for our Flags

Bar Harbor Merchants Association Spring Flag

The Bar Harbor Merchants Association members fly one of our three different flags when they are open. Not all members are open throughout the entire year, but you can tell when they are by looking for the flag.

During the Covid 19 outbreak members with pick up/online services are flying the flag and posting fulfillment details on their store front.

Click Here for our Covid 19 Business Resource Library

Think Local First

Think Local First: Thinking locally reduces transportation costs and protects our environment, supports local artists, farms, businesses, producers and organizations, and creates a supportive community and more sustainable economy.

Click here for full details of our
Help Us, Help You! Collection

Many of these businesses are fixtures in your community, they donate to class trips, school fundraisers, and countless silent auctions items to local nonprofits.
These businesses are woven into the fabric of your community. Retail stores, Restaurants and Services provide employment to young people in our community, necessary supplies and enjoyment for us all.
Help out these businesses and the limited number of employees they are able to keep at this point.

Let’s help assure that these businesses are able to open again.

The Scoop

During the Covid 19 Outbreak, this Section will not be Updated.
Please check out this spread sheet for information from Island wide businesses: Project Open!
Our Members Section provides links to websites & FB pages for your convenience

The Latest News and Events in Bar Harbor, Maine

Spring is here! With green shoots peeping out and leaves bursting on our trees, your year round shops, businesses and restaurants are here to help you make the most of the season and you family celebration. Whether you want to get out and climb a mountain, bike the Carriage Roads, sit and relax by the ocean or simply enjoy the beauty of our Island’s awakening, Bar Harbor Merchants can help you celebrate the season. Reconnect with the outdoors, nature and your soul treasured adventures, enjoy the birds singing and create memories. For current non donor events also check out our local Chamber of Commerce Events Calendar

Download our current edition of The Open Directory for Bar Harbor Merchants that are open this All Year! (Click on the link for our Project Open Spreadsheet during the Covid 19 outbreak)