Our Location
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory is located in the small, coastal village of Salisbury Cove, Maine, on the north shore of Mount Desert Island. Salisbury Cove is six miles west of Bar Harbor, 165 miles northeast of Portland, Maine, and 280 miles northeast of Boston.
The Laboratory is set on 189 acres of largely undeveloped land which includes shallow and deep saltwater frontage, a broad intertidal zone, saltwater and freshwater marshes, lakes and streams, and forests and meadows. Cottages for visiting scientists are distributed along the coast, near Hamilton Pond, and in the woods.
Our main campus sits on a picturesque point of land, Laboratory Point, which juts out into Frenchman's Bay. Most campus buildings offer broad views of the ocean.
MDIBL is a short distance by car or bus from other village and town centers on Mount Desert Island including Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, and Somesville. As is true for any location on Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park is readily accessible, and its mountains, lakes, and rocky coast surround us.
