So you booked a summer vacation to Acadia National Park to hike with your dog and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Maybe you are staying in dog friendly Bar Harbor or in neighboring Ellsworth or Trenton. But sometimes Acadia can get overwhelming. There are swarms of tourists with misbehaving children. Don’t you wish you can enjoy…
Let’s be honest – you are not vacationing in Ellsworth to be in Ellsworth. You are probably there because it is the Gateway to Acadia National Park. It’s ~30 min away from Bar Harbor, but it’s a budget friendly town with Airbnb’s that accommodate dogs. Some space away from the crowds of tourists is also…
If you are planning a trip to Maine, you may be going for the wonderful hiking, beautiful coastal views, and because it’s the #1 most dog friendly state in the USA. At least, that’s why I went. I took two weeks in July 2022 to visit Acadia National Park while I was working remotely with…
I took Ezra to Dennis Port, MA in Cape Cod in April over Easter. We stayed at a dog friendly airbnb with a private beach. It was his first time at the beach. It was the first time for both of us to go to Dennis Port and see the Mayflower Beach tides. Being a…
Located 90 minutes from Bar Harbor, Stonington is an idyllic getaway. There are not many sights or things to do; however, the bucolic backdrop with stunning glimpses of the rocky Maine shores makes this a quick ride for an afternoon away from busy Bar Harbor. The delicious food, cute town, and sandy beach make it…
Acadia National Park is one of the best travel destinations with dogs. It’s beautiful, and a majority (if not all of) the national park is dog friendly. That’s rare, because most national parks in the US are not dog friendly. There are so many hikes in Acadia that it’s hard to narrow down the list…
Ezra is my first large breed dog and I’ve had a lot of key learnings along the way. One of the most surprising was in determining the best bed for him. My previous dogs were small breed and slept on small, soft beds from Target or Walmart. I got a similar bed for Ezra in…