Bass Harbor (alsoMcKinley) is avillage inHancock County,Maine, United States. It is within the town ofTremont onMount Desert Island, and nearAcadia National Park. With its well-protected natural harbor, it ranks as one of the most lucrativelobster-producing ports in the state.Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse lies at the mouth of the harbor. The village is also the departure point forMaine State Ferry Service transport toSwans Island andFrenchboro.
Bass Harbor was once known as McKinley. In the early 1900s, when a post office was built in the village, federal officials asked what the post office should be named. Someone remarked, "Name it afterthe president for all we care." The post office was named McKinley, and the village was known as McKinley until 1961, when residents petitioned to change the name back to Bass Harbor.[1]
It is located at44°14′24″N68°20′38″W / 44.24000°N 68.34389°W /44.24000; -68.34389 (44.2400807, -68.3439060).[2] The ZIP Code for Bass Harbor is 04653.[3]
Bass Harbor is most famous for itsBass Harbor Head Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built because of an annual report by the Lighthouse Board,[4] declaring that ships required light to assist them in entering the harbor.
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