Acadia National Park

By Saint Greg

June 26, 2026

I booked Oli’s Trolley for my Acadia National Park tour due to recommendations and reviews. They have a 2.5-hour tour and a 4-hour tour.

I didn’t feel like the 4-hour tour was an option since it left at 11am and got back at 3pm. This is a tender port and we have 7-4 port time so I’m expecting a 3:30 back on board. That makes it a bit risky.

I probably would’ve opted for the 2.5 hour tour either way. It leaves at 10 am and gets me back at 12:30 which should be perfect to have a nice lunch at a restaurant in town. The longer tour would be just a box lunch on the tour.

From what I’ve read the difference is an additional 15 minutes at each stop and one other full 30-minute stop which one of the reviews I read called “underwhelming.”

I got in line 10 minutes before the tour time.

They passed these cards out to everyone who showed their proof of purchase.

I bet he doesn’t have trouble finding work in December.

There are 33 people on our tour. We are the only ship in port right now. The tour guide said it’s not unusual to have three ships.

John D. Rockefeller Jr. was responsible for the 45 miles of carriage roads in Acadia National Park. He didn’t like the look of guard rails so he used 39,000 hand cut pieces of granite instead. They are buried 15 inches deep and weigh 180-240 pounds.

Egg Rock Island is a 12 1/2 acre island that is a wildlife sanctuary for seabirds and harbor seals. The lighthouse was built in 1875.

Princeton Professor Brunnow was responsible for building some of the cliffs in Acadia National Park. This was his 88 room summer cottage. He donated it to Jackson Labs who now use it to house their interns.

It’s tough to see between the trees but that is a sand beach down there.

We are stopping at Thunder Hole.

Thunder Hole isn’t very thunderous today but apparently the water can sometimes go 40 feet high.

Acadia National Park is famous for it’s granite. The Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, and Washington Monument all used granite from here.

This is Otter Cliff on the right. Search and rescue use that cliff for training.

Here we can see the Cranberry Isles. That’s Little Cranberry Island on the left, Great Cranberry Island in the middle, and Sutton island on the right. There is also a Baker Island in the back and Bear Island on the right that we cannot see.

This is Otter Cove. Both sides of it used to be lined with fish houses for the fishermen.

This home was built for the founder of Singer sewing machines. It is now Dick Wolf’s summer home.

This is bridge #17 which is the last bridge that was built in Acadia National Park in 1941.

John Travolta drives horse drawn carriages here in the fall. He uses this gate to access his stable.

Our next stop is Jordan Pond House.

There was an opportunity to eat here but the stop is so short I doubt you could order anything that wasn’t just grab and go.

This is the stop to buy your Acadia National Park souvenirs.

We are back on the road. This is a famous rock climbing location in Acadia National Park.

That is Bubble Rock. Bubble Rock is a 220 ton Glacial erratic boulder that sits on the edge of a cliff.

Eagle Lake is the largest freshwater lake in the park.

From here we can see the ship and Bar Harbor.

Our next stop is the summit of Cadillac Mountain.

In the last hour there was some interference on the speaker system in the trolley. The tour guide said it was due to a mountain rescue that was happening on this mountain.