Shops & Galleries
Bark Harbor
Paws-itively a must for pet-lovers!
Paw-tery, clothing, towels, flags, ornaments & figurines in breed specific designs. Bark Harbor specializes in American hand made items that can’t be found everywhere! The most incredible selection of designer collars & leashes. Toys shaped like lobsters, moose & whales.
Gourmet, all natural treats from the “barkery” - corgi cannoli’s and collie éclairs will amaze you. Reward your 2-legged or 4-legged friends with the paw-fect gift from Bark Harbor. (Don’t forget the pet sitters & house sitters!)
Bark Harbor will ship your purchases home or your gifts to the recipients! Help support P.A.W.S. Humane in Calais, the Ark Shelter & many other non-profit animal rescues - we give back with your help! Located at 150 Main Street, just a 1/4 block south of the Village Green.
288-0404
www.bark-harbor.com
Bayside Liquors
Anyone on a Bar Harbor stroll about can approach Bayside Liquors either coming or going, just off Main Street a short distance up from the Town Pier, or through the Cottage Street entrance to Bayside Landing. This popular store has just doubled its size, increasing its exceptional stock including flavored vodkas, rums, tequilas, 20 single malt scotches, five Irish whiskies and cognacs from $1,000 on down!
Bayside Liquors also maintains an enormous variety of sophisticated, quality wines, including some stocked on ice alongside the champagnes, plus assorted beers from Bar Harbor’s micro-breweries available for shipping home, and a supply of Bar Harbor micro-brewery accessories - t-shirts, hats, ‘Blueberry Ale’ pint glasses and other collectibles. The store also is stocked with ‘sundries’ - soft drinks, mixes, ice, candy, cigars, cigarettes and even snacks.
Stop in at Bayside Liquors and feel free to browse; they’re open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 288-2772
Eden Rising
Nestled in the foothills of Acadia National Park, Eden Rising, a family-run business, has been open for over twenty years. Eden, Bar Harbor’s original name, conjures idyllic & positive images and feelings. Rising, moreover, denotes ascending and improving. The owners and helpful staff at Eden Rising are therefore committed to offering gifts of abundance from around the world as reminders and instruments of serenity and joy.
During the cold Maine winter months the Eden Rising family visits eastern lands such as Nepal, Thailand, India, and Bali, and meet with local families and choose gifts to send home. In March and April well-traveled crates of treasures arrive from afar and begin to fill the shelves and grace the walls of Eden Rising. Masks, animal carvings, didgeridoos, bell & dorji, drums, sweaters, dresses, chimes, Buddhas, jewelry, incense, candles, divas and much more create the blissful grounding atmosphere for which they are known. Eden Rising also features a fabulous selection of shoes from Dansko, Earth and more.
Local artisans including painters, potters, jewelers, writers, and musicians also display their work and add to the exceptionally creative and distinctive ambiance. Eden Rising is always filled with friendly and familiar faces. On any given day you can find locals and visitors engaged in conversation or perhaps relaxing with a good book. Beautiful music fills the air as people explore the store’s many nooks and crannies. All are welcome to enjoy the peace and abundance that Eden Rising has to offer.
For an eclectic blend of gifts from the Far East to New England be sure to visit Eden Rising at 39 Cottage Street in the Mayfair Mall. 288-1124
www.edenrising.com
House Wine
House Wine is Bar Harbor’s newest retailer of quality wine and beer. With hundreds of wines from Maine and around the world, you are sure to find what you’re looking for. House Wine specializes in Organic, Biodynamic and Sustainable wines. They also carry a large 1/2 Bottle selection. Their staff is knowlegeable and offers the highest level of individualized customer service.
House Wine is your retail sommelier and will help you find something special to enjoy tonight. Located just a short stroll up Main Street at 227 Main. Open 7 days a week. 288-1200
www.housewineshop.com
Jack's Jewelry
As Maine’s expert tourmaline jewelers and members of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce, Jack’s Jewelry has been providing residents and visitors of Downeast Maine unique hand-crafted jewelry at incomparable prices since 1976. Each tourmaline stone in their collection has been indi-vidually selected for its superior color, cut, and clarity, then set by their master jewelers to compliment its natural beauty. With particular attention to the quality of stones, at Jack’s Jewelry you will find one of the widest selections of colors available in tourmaline. Also, be sure to see one of the state’s widest selections of scarce “watermelon” tourmaline. For tourmaline jewelry at its best, with prices you can afford, be sure to visit Jack’s Jewelry just a block from the town pier. Open daily May - October.
NOW AT TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS!
23 Main Street: Featuring their collection of high quality Sterling Silver tourmaline rings, earrings, pendants, all at manufacturer direct incomparable prices. 288-3594
27 Main Street: Featuring their spectacular collection of 14K white or yellow gold tourmaline rings, earrings, pendants, and bracelets all at manufac-turer direct incomparable prices. Jack’s at 27 Main also carries 14K gemstone jewelry, 14K charms and loose stones. 288-3803
www.jacksjewelry.com
The Scrimshaw Workshop
Visiting the Scrimshaw Workshop (Main Street in Bar Harbor opposite the Village Green) one realizes that quality craftsmanship is the hallmark of this unique shop. The whalers’ art of scrimshaw is this shop’s specialty, but it also offers Bar Harbor’s most extensive selection of gifts and crafts by Maine artisans. Here, in an attractive gallery setting, one finds a price range to suit every pocketbook.
Many scrimshaw collectors who visit the shop comment that this is the best collection of quality scrimshaw in the country. All pieces including men’s and lady’s jewelry, knives and collectable display pieces are strictly hand-engraved by owner Chris Cambridge or by other top scrimshanders from around the country. As a purist and conservationist, there are two things Chris won’t carry - imitation plastic “scrimshaw” or elephant ivory. Instead he displays the most beautiful and fascinating of scrimshaw mediums - centuries-old Fossil Walrus and even older Woolly Mammoth ivory excavated from Alaska’s deep perma-frost.
When the visitor to Bar Harbor wishes to bring home a gift hand-crafted in Maine (not China) - this is the place to buy it. The Scrimshaw Workshop carries a superb collection of hand-thrown pottery, exquisite watercolors by Maine artist Marvin Jacobs, and many gifts depicting Maine’s most celebrated subject: the lighthouse.
Some of the other most popular and unique items offered by The Scrimshaw Workshop include wooden ship models, beautiful Acadia National Park photos, hand-blown glass, and last but not least, the very popular Ikebanas by Georgetown Pottery.
So please stop in and browse, 150 Main Street, where the artistic past and the colorful present come together. 288-4380