Chris Fogg, Executive Director

Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce

207-288-5103

July 21, 2009

Travel and Leisure Magazine recognizes Mount Desert Island as one of the World's Best Islands

Mount Desert Island was recoginzed as one of the World's Best Islands in the current issue of Travel and Leisure Magazine.  Each year, Travel and Leisure's World's Best Awards recognize the best hotels, island, cities, and other categories and this year MDI was rated as the number five island in the world.  To view the rankings on the web, click here.

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The CruiseMaine Coalition in partnership with the Maine Port Authority and the communities of Bangor, Belfast, Boothbay Harbor, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Camden, Eastport, Freeport, Kennebunk-Kennebunkport, Portland, Rockland and several Associate Members including Chase Leavitt & Co., Discover New England, Down East Magazine, FlyBangor, GetEtched, Maine & Co., Maine Office of Tourism, Maine Tourism Association, Maine Department of Transportation, Penobscot Bay & River Pilot’s Association, and the Washington County Commissioner’s Office works to promote these communities to the travel trade, travel media and cruise industry as attractive cruise destinations. We also provide the relative community and business support necessary for these areas to become and remain viable, productive cruise destinations while promoting cultural preservation and responsible tourism.