Mount Desert Island named #1 in U.S. and Canada

From the August issue of Travel+Leisure Magazine

Travel+Leisure magazine has released the results of its 2010 reader poll for best island to visit in North America, and it’s our Mount Desert, home of Acadia National Park. The survey asked readers to judge islands on five qualities:

1. natural attractions
2. activities/sights
3. restaurants/food
4. people and
5. value

Those are some pretty nice islands, and it’s great to see how we stack up. Especially interesting is #5, value. Not only are our accommodations affordable (especially here in Lamoine), but most folks don’t have to spend a fortune to get here or endure increasingly impossible airline dramas. Millions of Americans are within a car drive of one day and millions more within two days. No currency conversion fees on your credit card, $3+/gallon gas  nor worries about border crossings and lost passports. The activities are free or reasonably priced and a full price range of restaurants are available. Even the lobster is cheap this year, in the $3-4 range for soft shell.

fall foliage on Northeast Creek, MDI

Hey, September is a terrific month to see the island, so what are you waiting for? Come see the best vacation island in all of North America, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Stay with us and we’ll lend you the kayak in the photo!

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