'''Trenton''' is a small town in Hancock County in the U.S. state of Maine. It has a population of less than 1500 people and is situated between the county seat of Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island, the location of '''Acadia National Park'''. '''Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport''' [http://www.bhbairport.com/] is located in Trenton. The town doesn't really have a center as such, but businesses are mainly spread out along the road between Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island. Most of Trenton (West Trenton) is quite rural.
Get in
By air
'''Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport''' Portland and Boston. Tel: +1-207-667-7329.
By sea
'''"The Cat" Ferry''' [http://www.catferry.com ] - runs between nearby Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island and Yarmouth (Canada). Tel: +1-877-359-3760.
By car
Travel north up I-95 towards Bangor until Exit 182A, then briefly follow I-395 until Exit 6A leads you on to Route 1A and south 22 miles to Ellsworth and then onwards via Route 3 to Trenton. Alternatively, drive the old but more scenic Route 1 all the way up the Maine coast to Ellsworth, or take I-95 to Exit 113 (just north of Augusta) and pick up Route 3 there. Follow the signs towards Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park; a causeway connects Trenton with Mount Desert Island.
Get around
Airport & Harbor Car Service - 440 Oak Point Road. Tel: +1-207-667-5995.
See
'''Downeast Water Colors''' [http://www.downeastwatercolors.com/] - 57 Riverfield Road. Tel: +1-207-667-6447. Paintings of local scenes by famous local artist Beth Whitney.
Do
'''Acadia Air Tours''' [http://acadiaairtours.com/] at the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton, offers scenic flights with both gliders and old-fashioned biplanes that allow you to see the entire Ellsworth, Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park area from a unique perspective. Operates year round. Tel: +1-207-667-7627.
'''SeaScape Kayaking Tours & Instructions''' [http://www.openhearthinn.com/kayak.htm] - operating at the '''Open Hearth Inn''' at 1147 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-2930.
Buy
'''Maine's Own Treats''' [http://www.mainesowntreats.com] - 68 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-8888. Maine-made jams, jellies & maple syrup.
'''Maine-ly Maine Gift Shop''' [http://www.mainely-maine.com/] - 33 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-7827. Nautical items, souvenirs, clothes, lighthouse models, homemade fudge, jams, taffy, maple syrup, Minnetonka moccasins, Maine tourmaline, lobster traps and buoys.
'''Country Store Antiques''' - 410 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-5922.
'''Starry Night Antiques''' - 1147 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-3911.
'''Sewing by the Sea''' [http://sewingbythesea.com/] - 11 Periwinkle Lane. Tel: +1-207-664-2558. Fabrics for quilts, garments, outerwear and home decor, plus notions, patterns and books and Pfaff sewing machines.
'''Phil Alley's Acadia Weathervanes''' [http://www.acadiavanes.com/] - 749 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-800-698-5538.
'''Bar Harbor Weathervanes and Cupolas''' [http://www.barharborweathervanes.com/] - 852 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-800-255-5025
'''Black Sheep Trading Company''' [http://blacksheeptrading.com/] - 727 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-664-7474. Sheepskin products.
'''Wood-N-Needles''' - 183 Jordan River Road. Tel: +1-207-667-8039.
'''Trenton Market Place''' - 1007 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-9597. General store.
'''C & G Mini Store''' - 368 Goose Cove Road, West Trenton. Tel: +1-207-667-8945. General store.
Eat
'''Pectic Seafood''' - 367 Bar Harbor Road (across from Rte. 204 junction). Tel: +1-207-667-7566. High-quality, family-run establishment. Open year round, seven days a week, take-out along with limited indoor and outdoor seating. Prepared dishes, retail sea food, lunches, pizza.
'''Kathy's Breakfast and Chowder House''' [http://www.kathysb-c.com] - 952 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-7152. Serves lobster in 14 different ways!
'''Gateway Lunt's Lobster Pound''' [http://http://www.downeastmaineonline.com/Info/DowneastMaineRestaurants/TrentonMaine_GatewayLuntsLobster/VirtualTour.htm], across Rte. 3 from the airport at intersection of Rte. 230. Seasonal. Indoor and outdoor dining, fabulous lobster rolls! Tel: +1-207-667-2620.
'''Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound''' [http://www.trentonbridgelobster.com/index.html] - 1237 Bar Harbor Road, near the bridge to Thompson Island and Mount Desert Island. Tel: +1-207-667-2977. Supplier of lobsters, clams, sea scallops and crabmeat, with seasonally open restaurant. Famous local institution, in business for more than 50 years. Operates one of the few local web cams.
Drink
You will pretty much have to travel to nearby Ellsworth or Bar Harbor for any nightlife!
Sleep
There are a great many more motels and bed and breakfast establishments in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor quite near to Trenton.
'''Acadia Gateway Motel''' [http://www.acadia.net/gateway/] - 329 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-9458. Motel & cottages.
'''Open Hearth Inn''' [http://www.openhearthinn.com] - located near the airport at 1147 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-667-2930. Open year round.
'''Sunrise Motel''' [http://www.sunrisemotorinn.com] - located near the airport at 952 Bar Harbor Road. Tel: +1-207-667-8452. Open from May to October only.
Get out
Beautiful '''Acadia National Park'''[http://www.nps.gov/acad/] is right next door on Mount Desert Island about ten minutes away by car.
Shopping can be done in Ellsworth, 5 minutes north up Route 3.
Blue Hill
Bar Harbor
Contact
'''Acadia Information Center''' [http://www.acadiainfo.com/] - located right on Route 3 in Trenton, with very useful and absolutely free assistance in planning your visit to the Acadia National Park region. Tel: +1-207-667-8550.
''' Trenton Town Hall ''' - 59 Oak Point Road. Tel: +1-207-667-7207.