The Shore Path Cottage, a lovely, graciously aged house serving as a charming downeast Bed & Breakfast, is on the ocean and just a short walk into town via the famous Shore Path. Family owned and operated for 30 years by the Chester family, the painting of Shore Path Cottage at the top of this page is lovingly rendered by artist Kate Chester. She and her siblings grew up in the cottage, and the rooms are named for them
From your window you can look across our wide lawn, past a field of wild flowers, and through the trees to Frenchman's Bay and the spectacular Porcupine Islands.
Please choose our map link to view our exceptional location in town.
Reserve kayaking and nature tours with Shore
Path Cottage's
expert instructor & guide!
Wi-Fi in the house, on the house! |
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Kayakers in front of one of the Porcupine Islands in the harbor, and the
famed Shore Path at the end of our lawn and along the sea
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Located on a quiet street, but just minutes away from all
the action, the Shore Path Cottage has a charming interior that features large,
sunny rooms with private bath, fireplaces, beautiful architectural details and
books everywhere.
Please choose this link to view the interior of Shore
Path Cottage, and to learn more of the amenities that await you here, in this
quiet corner of Bar Harbor's exceptional beauty and splendor.
In our vegetarian kitchen, most of our breakfast ingredients are organic. We are happy and able to accommodate the following dietary needs: kosher, lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan and macrobiotic.
Shore Path Cottage is the ideal and restful "home port" for your
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Not just
the bright stars from your bedroom
window, the Pleiades, the dippers and the Milky Way
undimmed by city lights...
not just the wide lawn freckled with daisies
and a field of wild flowers,
clover, lupine and poppies ...
not just the wind sighing in the pines,
the waves slapping the rocks like castanets,
or the drizzle of moonlight on the bay,
or the song of the bell buoy
haunting the night ...
It's also our home,
and yours
The Shore Path Cottage,
where we invite you to enjoy
all of the above and more. |
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A stroll along the lawn, on the way to the Shore Path
The Shore Path Cottage is featured in The Maine Explorer's Guide, your "bible"
if Maine is your destination. The cottage, the word used to describe the large
homes in Maine and typical of downeast Maine understatement, is a beautiful example
of Maine Coast architecture. Situated on the ocean, at the end of a quiet, tree-
lined street and just minutes from town by foot, has a highly desirable location
which allows you to park your car in the circular driveway and forget about battling
the summer traffic and still enjoy all that Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park
have to offer.
"This place is enchanting."
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Brad and Kris Rubenstein, Andover MA
"Beautiful, but unpretentious."
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Pandora and Peter Svenson, Stockholm, Sweden |
~ Shore Path Notes ~
Hearts and Flowers at
the Shore Path Cottage When my grandchildren and I have been nibbling on too many gingerbread cookies, my guests have to make do with squares of Ghirardelli chocolates. Although I sometimes find the chocolates left behind, the cookies disappear without a trace ...
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