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The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
is located in the village of Salisbury Cove (04672) on the
north shore of Mount Desert Island.
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By Car:
from Boston - 5 hours
from Portland - 3 hours
from Augusta - 2.5 hours
from Bangor - 1.25 hours
from Bar Harbor - 15 min.
Driving directions and maps are below.
By Air:
MDIBL is served by two local airports--Bangor
International Aiport (BGR) and Hancock
County/Bar Harbor Regional Aiport (BHB). US Airways is the only commercial carrier with flights
to and from Bar Harbor. Bangor International is approximately
1.25 hours from MDIBL, Bar Harbor Regional is approximately
15 minutes from MDIBL. Driving directions from the airports
to MDIBL are below.
Ground
Transportation:
Rental car agencies are available at both Bangor and Bar Harbor
airports.
At Bangor: Avis,
Budget,
Hertz,
National
At Bar Harbor: Budget,
Hertz,
Enterprise
Car and Taxi service to and from both
airports is also available. We suggest Airport
and Harbor Car Service (207-667-5995; 888-814-5995).
Bar Harbor-Bangor Shuttle Bus Company provides a year-round shuttle service between Bar Harbor and Bangor (204-479-5911).
Local public transportation is available on the Island Explorer Bus System. (operational from late June to early October)
Driving Directions from Bangor Airport
Driving Directions from Bar Harbor Airport
Hotel
Accommodations:
This is a small list of the many local hotels in Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island. For a more complete list of hotels, please visit the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce website. Most hotels listed below are SEASONAL and close in late October. The Atlantic Oakes is open year-round.
Walking
distance:
Bay
Meadow Cottages
207-288-5451
penny@baymeadowcottages.com
Cottages
at Salisbury Cove
207-288-4571
mgaynor@acadia.net
Edgewater
Motel and Cottages
207-288-3491
Driving
Distance (< 5 min.):
Best
Western Inn
207-288-5823 or 800-528-1234
Driving
Distance (in Bar Harbor, ~ 15 min.):
Holiday
Inn/Bar Harbor Regency
207-288-8983
Atlantic
Oakes-by-the-Sea
207-288-5801
B & B's and other hotel listings are
available with the Bar
Harbor Chamber of Commerce.
Maps and Driving
Directions:

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From Boston, Bangor and points
in between:
1. From Boston: I-95 North
from Boston to Bangor area (approx 215 miles).
2. Exit to I-395 (exit 182A).
3. Exit to Route 1A (exit 6A--Coastal
Route/Ellsworth/Bar Harbor)
4. Take Route 1A from Bangor to
Ellsworth (approx 24 miles)
5. Route 1 and 3 merge near the
McDonald's
6. Continue on Route 3 to Mount
Desert Island. At the of the head of the island (Exxon
gas station), it's approx. four miles to Old Bar Harbor
Road. Old Bar Harbor Road will intersect with Rt. 3
on your left.
7. Turn left onto Old Bar Harbor
Road and follow approximately 1/8 mile to Dahlgren Hall/Maren
Conference Center (yellow & white building with
auditorium attached located on the left just beyond
the entrance to the Lab)
Parking:is located down
the laboratory driveway toward the office. Please note
that certain areas are restricted. Overflow parking
is located curbside on Old Bar Harbor Road (on the conference
center side only, please), in the small gravel parking
lot adjacent to the building, or in the field across
the street.
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MAP
from
Bangor International Airport: (BGR)
Exit the airport and continue straight to Union street.
Turn right onto Union and continue straight crossing
over the Penobscot river. At the intersection proceed
straight through the light and Union becomes Wilson
street. Continue on Wilson through Brewer and Wilson
street will become route 1A. Continue on 1A through
Ellsworth until you come to the intersection of routes
3 and 1. Continue straight on route 3 towards Bar Harbor.
Continue on route 3 onto the island. At the stoplight,
veer left staying on route 3. After approximately 4
miles turn left onto Old Bar Harbor Road. Turn left
again 1/10 of a mile further onto the campus.
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| from Hancock County
- Bar Harbor Regional Airport (BHB)
Exit the airport and turn
left at the stop sign onto Route 3. Continue on route
3 onto the island. At the stoplight, veer left staying
on route 3. After approximately 4 miles turn left onto
Old Bar Harbor Road. Turn left again 1/10 of a mile
further onto the campus.
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