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What is a Slidedoc?

Measuring almost 108 square miles in area, the island is located 150 miles northeast of the Maine-New Hampshire border and 70 miles southwest of the U.S.-Canadian boundary. Access to the island is via Maine Route 3 south from Ellsworth.

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Mount Desert Island (MDI) is the largest island off the coast of Maine and the second largest (behind Long Island, New York) on the eastern seaboard of the United States. Widely known as the home of Acadia National Park and the town of Bar Harbor, it draws millions of visitors each year yet only has an approximate year-round population of about 10,000.

Fun facts


Some famous past and present residents include: 

David Rockefeller & Family, Ford Family

Cap Weinberger, Secretary of Defense under President Reagan

Martha Stewart

Actors Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, John Travolta, etc.

Pronounce “Desert” like “Dessert” since it is of French origin.

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Mount Desert Island

By Suzannah Gray