KIDS' GUIDE TO MDI
Playgrounds
By: Svatava
Do you know what to do on a nice sunny day? One of the choices is to go on a playground. Don’t know where there’s a playground? Your hotel, inn or motel might own a playground. Here are some others.
One of them is Park Street Playground. It’s a playground on Park St. right next to the YMCA. It’s a small playground with swings, trees, and more. It is a playground perfect for little kids and babies.
Another is Town Hill Playground. Town Hill Playground is a playground in Town Hill. It’s on the same street there is an ice cream shop. Town Hill Playground is a giant playground good for all ages.
Those are the most important playgrounds on MDI. I hope you will have a wonderful time on these playgrounds.
Addresses:
Park St. Playground: Park Street, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Town Hill Playground: Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Diver Ed
By: Lilly
Hi! Today I will be talking about Diver Ed!! Diver Ed is a man who dives down into the ocean and he brings up animals for guests to look at. It is so fun!!
On Diver Ed you get to see REAL life ANIMALS!! For example, sea stars, sea cucumbers, and lobster.
My second reason is that Ed the Diver brings Mini Ed in the ocean...Mini Ed is a little toy so Diver Ed doesn’t get scared.
Last but not least, you have to to to the C.O.A. in Bar Harbor to get on the boat.
WARNING: They have dogs on the boat- hope you’re not allergic!!
Pirate’s Cove
By: Kadyn
If you’re looking for a family place you found it. It is Pirate’s Cove Mini Golf Adventure. It’s a good family place you can go and golf. And you can pick a colored golf ball and different sized golf club.
When you’re done you get to pick a course- Black Beard’s Challenge or Original. Each has 18 holes. If your ball goes off course you can get another one. When you’re done 18 you can spin the wheel and get a prize: tattoos, eye patch, pirate hat, or a pirate token.
So that’s why I think you should go to Pirate’s Cove.
Echo Lake Beach
By: Fisher and Daley
Are you feeling hot? Do you need to cool off? Well then read this then head to Echo Lake!
Do you like water? Well then we have the perfect place for you! Guess what? It’s...ECHO LAKE! It’s the best place to swim. If you want to know if the water is cold or warm, well, if you compare it to the ocean...WARM!
Echo Lake has lifeguards to keep you safe. They also have changing rooms and bathrooms.
Go to Echo Lake now!
YMCA Pool
By: Calvin
The YMCA pool is the best place to swim! The first reason is the water, it is the perfect temperature. The shallowest is 4 feet deep and the deepest is 12 feet. The YMCA also has a diving board and diving plates.
Another reason it is an awesome place to swim- you can do cannonballs, dives, flips or any jump you can think of, even belly flops.
The Y has pool toys like rubber duckies, diving rings, noodles, flippers, floating balls and kick boards.
They also have showers and changing rooms.
That is why the YMCA pool is the best place to swim. The address information for the Mount Desert Island YMCA is 21 Park Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609.
Town Hill Playground
By: Lucian
The Town Hill Playground is a cool playground in my opinion! It has slides, things to swing on, a baseball field, climbing items, and things to hide behind.
The baseball field, sometimes in the spring, has a real game happening. But any other time of the year the field is open to use. Some games you can play on the field is baseball, kickball and tag! The field has it’s own bases so you don’t have to use sticks or rocks.
There is a section of equipment that is made for toddlers and kids younger than 7, but older kids can play there too.
You should go to the Town Hill Playground if you find yourself in Bar Harbor, Maine!
Island Explorer
By: Calvin
Hello. The Island Explorer is the best way to travel!!!
My first reason that the Island Explorer is the best way to travel is because the seas are really comfortable, they are fluffier than pillows. This makes riding along and enjoying the views very nice.
Secondly, the Island Explorer bus goes all over Mount Desert Island, also known as MDI. It goes to all the campgrounds on the island. It will take you to the Park Loop Road.
Another great thing about the Island Explorer is that you don’t have to pay. It’s free!
Allowing dogs is very important, thanks for allowing dogs on the Island Explorer. Jjust make sure they are on a leash!
This is why the Island Explorer is the best way to travel!!!
The Shore Path
By: Calie
Today I am going to tell you about a place to walked called The Shore Path in Bar Harbor, ME. On the Shore Path you can see the pretty ocean and sunset. Also, you can see a beach that you can go down to. At the beach sometimes you can see sculptures of rocks. Another thing you can see is a garden. In the garden are flowers and vegetables. Also, you can see a lot of boats in the water. It starts and/or ends at Wayman Lane and at the Bar Harbor Pier.
WARNING: THERE IS NO RAILING!
Fishing on MDI
By: Daley and Fisher
If you want to know what kind of saltwater fish are and freshwater fish than you can come down here and look.
Saltwater: shark, tuna, blue fish, and black sea bass.
Freshwater: brook trout, landlocked salmon, lake trout, and sunfish.
DO NOT CATCH LIST: Sharks, tuna, bluefin tuna, cod, and atlantic salmon. These are on the do not catch list because they’re a threatened species.
You will need a license to fish.
Town Hill Playground
By: Calvin and Richard
Do you want to go to a playground that is great for younger kids and older kids? Then there is a playground for you!
The Town Hill playground has a field for playing games like t-ball, baseball, soccer, kickball, tag and any game you can think of.
The playground has an area for little kids with equipment that is perfect for little kids. There are slides and swings and a small climbing structure. There is also an area that is perfect for big kids. It has two climbing structures, four slides, and a big climbing wall. There are monkey bars, a sliding bar and swings that are even big enough for grown ups. There is one red additional climbing structure that if you climb to the top, you can see Cadillac Mountain, which is really cool!
There are also little houses that are great for make believe games like the “three little pigs.” The little houses have three windows and one doorway. These are fun for big and little kids.
If you visit the Town Hill playground you will find lots of fun kids to play with, you might even see me! You might see me playing “ship” with my little sister.
If you get hot, you can walk to the Town Hill Market for an ice cream cone!
The playground is very close to town! It is located at Town Hill Playground, Main St. Bar Harbor, ME 04609
