The idea of isolation takes on a different meaning when on vacation. Thatβs why weβve compiled this list of Opalβs best on-property cabins, cottages, and other tucked-away spaces that marry supreme privacy with the ultimate escape.
During a three-day road trip up the coast of Maine, from Penobscot Bay to Bar Harbor, our writer and New England native, Maggie Wallace, attempts to show her βfrom-awayβ friend that thereβs more to this state than just lobster. In the process, she receives some schooling of her own.
Awards season may be over, but weβve still got our own crop of statues to hand out to a few of the outstanding arts and culture institutions in and around Opal destinations.
The people have spoken. Eleven Opal Collection properties were awarded
Maine-native and photography-guru, Greg Hartford offers up some of his favorite places to wile away a day in Bar Harbor and beyond.
The days are cooling, the sun is setting earlier. Summer is taking its last gasps as we speak. So what better way to say farewell to the season than over a poolside sundowner cocktail at these various Opal properties?
At the top of the list of things to do in Bar Harbor, Maine, for kayakers looking to experience some rugged Downeast mother nature, The Porcupine Islands clustered around Bar Harbor are a curious collection of evergreen-spiked domes with a unique history, to boot.
With their new wall-to-wall renovations, Harborside Hotel, Spa & Marina is doubling down on family fun.
While Bar Harbor restaurants Stewmanβs Lobster Pound and Paddyβs Irish Pub offer cuisines that are worldβs away from each other, what unites them is their approach to the authentic.
When it comes to things to do in Bar Harbor, Maine, we have the perfect ways to spend two days β the first occupied with the offerings at Harborside Hotel, Spa & Marina; the second, a full day in town.
