Perched high on a bluff overlooking the picturesque Frenchman Bay, the Bar Harbor Hotel ~ Bluenose Inn is a stately addition to the view looking back from the water onto Mount Desert Island. The historic property built by the wife of the late American artist, William Morris Hunt, and owned by a progression of America's most influential families has become a standard bearer among the inns offering hospitality to the many visitors who come to appreciate the wild beauty of the Downeast coastline and Acadia National Park.