Bass Harbor (also McKinley) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Hancock County,

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. It is within the town of Tremont on

Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island (MDI; french: Île des Monts Déserts) in Hancock County, Maine, is the largest island off the coast of Maine. With an area of it is the 52nd-largest island in the United States, the sixth-largest island in the contiguous ...

, and near

Acadia National Park Acadia National Park is an American national park located along the mid-section of the Maine coast, southwest of Bar Harbor. The park preserves about half of Mount Desert Island, part of the Isle au Haut, the tip of the Schoodic Peninsula, and ...

. With its well-protected natural harbor, it ranks as one of the most lucrative

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-producing ports in the state.

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse Bass Harbor Head Light is a lighthouse located within Acadia National Park in the southwest portion of Mount Desert Island, Maine, marking the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay. History The history of Bass Harbor Head Light dates to 1855 ...

lies at the mouth of the harbor. The village is also the departure point for

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transport to Swans Island and Frenchboro. Bass Harbor was once known as McKinley. In the early 1900s, when a post office was built in the village, federal officials asked what the post office should be named. Someone remarked, "Name it after the president for all we care." The post office was named McKinley, and the village was known as McKinley until 1961 when residents petitioned to change the name back to Bass Harbor. It is located at (44.2400807, -68.3439060). The ZIP Code for Bass Harbor is 04653.

History

Bass Harbor is most famous for its

. The lighthouse was built because of an annual report by the Lighthouse Board, declaring that ships required light to assist them in entering the harbor.

References

External links

Maine State Ferry Service to Swan's Island

Maine State Ferry Service to Frenchboro

Mount Desert Island Villages in Hancock County, Maine {{Maine-geo-stub