Maine State Sea Kayak: with us since 2009

Established in 2000 on the quiet "Ecological Side" of Mount Desert Island. We are a small professional sea kayaking tour company dedicated to providing our clients with paddles of the highest quality. Maine State Sea Kayak conducts Ecological Tours on the remote "Western Side" of Mount Desert Island.

Recommended by National Geographic Adventure and Travel & Leisure magazines.

Maine Trail Finder

Finding Maine trails to hike, snowshoe, ski, or mountain bike just got a whole lot easier!

Maine Trail Finder is a free online resource for people-powered trails in the state. Search a growing database of non-motorized, four-season trails to find the right trail for your next adventure. Browse interactive trail maps, trail descriptions, pictures, and trip reports. 

And that’s not all! Check weather conditions and look for nearby geocaches. Create your own account to post trip reports and share your experiences

Mansell Boat Rental Company

Rent a sailboat or motorboat and experience Acadia from the ocean waters surrounding Mount Desert Island, Maine.

Margaret Todd Windjammer Cruises

Visit our historic watercraft from a bygone era! Sail from Bar Harbor aboard the 151-foot Schooner Margaret Todd for a spectacular 1-1/2 to 2 hour Windjammer cruise among the islands of Frenchman's Bay. The only 4-masted schooner to work New England waters in over half a century, the Margaret Todd sails 3 times daily from the Bar Harbor Inn Pier. You won't want to miss this unique Maine experience.

Miss Nina Sailing

We started looking for the perfect boat to offer charters here on Penobscot Bay. We searched long and hard, until one day Miss Nina (formerly One More Hug) came across our radar. She was the one we were looking for! We decided on Miss Nina for her beauty, comfort and safety. Miss Nina has a spectacular cockpit, a warm and roomy pilothouse to escape a chill that may arise in the air, or offer some relief from the sun. The enclosure is tall and all windows, so you never miss out on what’s happening outside. Miss Nina is a motorsailor and any combination of motoring and sailing may take place during our cruise. We offer a variety of sailing packages aboard Miss Nina.

Miss Nina is a 61’ wooden pilothouse ketch, designed by Phil Bolger and built at the legendary Story Shipyard in Essex Massachusetts. She has a very comfortable open seating area in the stern, and a large airy pilothouse with excellent visibility for a warm comfortable escape from the occasionally inhospitable Maine weather. It is an ideal place to escape the sun, eat a meal or congregate and relax around the large teak dinette.

 Her wide open foredeck is a great place to sunbathe, or when the wind pipes up, to catch a little salt spray. Below deck is a large open galley with a second dinette, a soapstone woodstove, settee area, and usually some kind of exquisite food in preparation.