For Sale: One Harbor, Nice Town

After years of being in the shadow of its more famous neighbors on Mount Desert Island, Southwest Harbor is discovering the price of being discovered.

After years of being in the shadow of its more famous neighbors on Mount Desert Island, Southwest Harbor is discovering the price of being discovered.
Image subjects: aerial view of Southwest Harbor
view of the harbor
lobsterman with bait
child roller skating with oars in hands
three kids sitting on porch eating ice cream
home in Southwest Harbor
main street in Southwest Harbor

Location: Southwest Harbor

By: Jeff Clark

Photography by: Benjamin Magro

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Our New Books
	Take Heart \| In this collection of verse, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair has collected the work of Maine poets from his popular “Take Heart” column, featuring a poem each week in thirty newspapers across the state and reaching a quarter of a million readers.
	Maine ABC \| Illustrated with distinct Maine icons, such as moose, lobster, and Katahdin, this book has a rhyming verse that will have children singing the words, asking for it to be read again and again, and learning the alphabet in no time.
	Sea Glass Crafts \| Filled with ideas to turn your seaside treasures into home decor—inside and out, practical and decorative, whimsical and serious.
	Moxie: Maine in a Bottle \| The compendium of all things Moxie!