The Best Gym on Mt Desert Island is now open to Mira Monte Guests
Mira Monte summer guests can now enjoy the facilities of the Mt Desert YMCA free of charge thanks to our [...]
Fall Color Has Arrived
Fall has arrived, and leaf-peeping season is here! The forests in and around Bar Harbor are alive with color, and [...]
Mira Monte History Re-Discovered
When we first arrived at the MIra Monte, we never suspected that our unassuming cottage on Mt Desert Street would [...]
The Chapman Family
Mira Monte History: In 1890, Mrs. Hannah Chapman, wife of eminent Philadelphia physician and naturalist Dr. Henry C. Chapman, bought [...]
Mira Monte’s “Almost” President
Each year we continue to discover new details that add to the rich history of the Mira Monte. New research [...]
Monty Presents: “Talk Like a Mainah”
Monty the Beaver is our resident mascot, and he's been after his new guests about the funny way they talk: [...]