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Town of Mount Desert

Hancock County The Town of Mount Desert is located in Hancock County, and incorporated on February 17, 1789 from Mount Desert Plantation. It set off land to form several towns: Eden, now Bar Harbor, (1796); Cranberry Isles (1830); and Manset (1848).

The town is located on Mount Desert Island, between Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor, and Tremont.

Pemetic, Penobscot, Norumbega and Sargent mountains are poised on its northeastern portion, located in Acadia National Park. The Town is made up of the villages of Northeast Harbor (the largest), Seal Harbor, Pretty Marsh, Hall Quarry, Somesville, and Otter Creek.

Somes Sound, most of which is within the Town of Mount Desert, is not a true fjord, as once thought, but is very much like one, having been gouged out by glaciers. The sound is a five-mile long embayment bordered by Norumbega Mt. (852 ft.) to the east, and Acadia (681 ft.) and St. Sauveur Mts.(249 ft.) to the west. At its deepest point, the sound is slighter deeper than 130 feet, and in several places it is about 100 feet deep.

The Newbold Nature Preserve on Squid Island is a small forested area off the western shore of Mount Desert, important to a variety of bird species and managed by the Nature Conservancy.

From Maine: An Encyclopedia (www.themaineencyclopedia.com)

Town Officials

Title NameEmail Address
Manager Michael Macdonaldmanager@mtdesert.org
Municipal Clerk Joelle Nolanjnolan@mtdesert.org
Municipal Treasurer/Tax Collector John Gravestreasurer@mtdesert.org
Single Assessor/E911 Address Officer Kyle Avilaassess@mtdesert.org
Selectman Thomas Richardson
Selectman James (Rick) MooersRick.Mooers@maine.gov
Selectman Jean Bonvilleebonville@myfairpoint.net
Selectman Charles Bucklincebucklin@myfairpoint.net
Selectman Marilyn Damonmdamon50973@roadrunner.com

Town Facts

County: Hancock

School Dist/Dept:
Mount Desert School Department
Mt Desert CSD

Senate District: 28

House District: 35 , 36

Congressional District: 2

Population: 2109

Area: 36.9 sq miles

Pop. Density: 57/sq mile

Longitude: W 68:19:42

Latitude: N 44:19:59

Contact Information

Address:
P. O. Box 248
Northeast Harbor, ME 04662
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Tel: (207) 276-5531

Fax: (207) 276-3232

Office Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30

Website: Official Website

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