Manset

Places of Interest

Claremont Hotel

Hotel

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The Claremont Hotel is a historic hotel on Claremont Road in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Built in 1883, the main hotel building is one of the only 19th-century hotels to survive on Mount Desert Island.

Southwest Harbor Public Library

Library

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The Southwest Harbor Public Library is the public library serving Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Southwest Harbor Public Library was built in 1895. On March 17, 1888 the Tremont Public Library Association was formed for the purpose of looking after books and raising funds for a permanent building.

Bear Island Light Station

Lighthouse

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Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889. Bear Island Light Station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Manset.

Places in the Area

Southwest Harbor

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Southwest Harbor is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. Located on Mount Desert Island, the population was 1,756 at the 2020 census. The municipality contains within it the villages of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Seawall, Wonderland, and Pemetic Hills.

Northeast Harbor

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Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous.

Tremont

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Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, an area commonly referred to by residents as the "quiet side".

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