Trenton (Maine)

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Trenton is a small town in Hancock County in the U.S. state of Maine. It has a population of less than 1500 people and is situated between the county seat of Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island, the location of Acadia National Park. Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport [1] is located in Trenton. The town doesn't really have a center as such, but businesses are mainly spread out along the road between Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island. Most of Trenton (West Trenton) is quite rural.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By air

  • Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport [[2] is located right in Trenton, next to Blue Hill Bay, with direct flights to and from Portland and Boston. Tel: +1-207-667-7329.

[edit] By sea

[edit] By car

Travel north up I-95 towards Bangor until Exit 182A, then briefly follow I-395 until Exit 6A leads you on to Route 1A and south 22 miles to Ellsworth and then onwards via Route 3 to Trenton. Alternatively, drive the old but more scenic Route 1 all the way up the Maine coast to Ellsworth, or take I-95 to Exit 113 (just north of Augusta) and pick up Route 3 there. Follow the signs towards Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park; a causeway connects Trenton with Mount Desert Island.

[edit] Get around

  • Airport & Harbor Car Service - 440 Oak Point Road. Tel: +1-207-667-5995.

[edit][add listing] See

  • Downeast Water Colors [4] - 57 Riverfield Road. Tel: +1-207-667-6447. Paintings of local scenes by famous local artist Beth Whitney.

[edit][add listing] Do

  • Acadia Air Tours [5] at the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton, offers scenic flights with both gliders and old-fashioned biplanes that allow you to see the entire Ellsworth, Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park area from a unique perspective. Operates year round. Tel: +1-207-667-7627.
  • SeaScape Kayaking Tours & Instructions [6] - operating at the Open Hearth Inn at 1147 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-2930.

[edit][add listing] Buy

  • Maine's Own Treats [7] - 68 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-8888. Maine-made jams, jellies & maple syrup.
  • Maine-ly Maine Gift Shop [8] - 33 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-7827. Nautical items, souvenirs, clothes, lighthouse models, homemade fudge, jams, taffy, maple syrup, Minnetonka moccasins, Maine tourmaline, lobster traps and buoys.
  • Country Store Antiques - 410 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-5922.
  • Starry Night Antiques - 1147 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-3911.
  • Sewing by the Sea [9] - 11 Periwinkle Lane. Tel: +1-207-664-2558. Fabrics for quilts, garments, outerwear and home décor, plus notions, patterns and books and Pfaff sewing machines.
  • Phil Alley's Acadia Weathervanes [10] - 749 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-800-698-5538.
  • Bar Harbor Weathervanes and Cupolas [11] - 852 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-800-255-5025
  • Black Sheep Trading Company [12] - 727 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-664-7474. Sheepskin products.
  • Wood-N-Needles - 183 Jordan River Road. Tel: +1-207-667-8039.
  • Trenton Market Place - 1007 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-9597. General store.
  • C & G Mini Store - 368 Goose Cove Road, West Trenton. Tel: +1-207-667-8945. General store.

[edit][add listing] Eat

  • Kathy's Breakfast and Chowder House [13] - 952 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-7152. Serves lobster in 14 different ways!
  • Oak Point Lobster Pound Restaurant - just off the Bar Harbor Road, on Maine Highway 230 (Oak Point Road). Tel: +1-207-667-6998.
  • Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound [14] - 1237 Bar Harbor Road, near the bridge to Thompson Island and Mount Desert Island. Tel: +1-207-667-2977. Supplier of lobsters, clams, sea scallops and crabmeat, with seasonally open restaurant. Famous local institution, in business for more than 50 years. Operates one of the few local web cams.

[edit][add listing] Drink

You will pretty much have to travel to nearby Ellsworth or Bar Harbor for any nightlife!

[edit][add listing] Sleep

There are a great many more motels and bed and breakfast establishments in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor quite near to Trenton.

  • Acadia Gateway Motel [15] - 329 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-9458. Motel & cottages.
  • Open Hearth Inn [16] - located near the airport at 1147 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-667-2930. Open year round.
  • Sunrise Motel [17] - located near the airport at 952 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-8452. Open from May to October only.

[edit] Get out

  • Shopping can be done in Ellsworth, 5 minutes north up Route 3.

[edit] Contact

  • Acadia Information Center [19] - located right on Route 3 in Trenton, with very useful and absolutely free assistance in planning your visit to the Acadia National Park region. Tel: +1-207-667-8550.
  • Trenton Town Hall - 59 Oak Point Road. Tel: +1-207-667-7207.

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