Excellent place to enjoy a sunrise/set, watch some boats, and just enjoy the natural beauty of Maine's coast. The islands add so much character to the bay.

This is simply Maine! Beauty all around with Islands dotting the bay. Cruise ships visit during the summer for great pictures.

If visiting Arcadia, you can see Frenchman Bay from its highest point, make sure you bring that camera, you're gonna need it!

Peaceful and relaxing place to go and enjoy taking photos, going for a walk, or feeding seagulls. Really enjoyed watching the boats coming in and the peaceful terrain. Would go again. Nice walking path that isn't strenuous. Definitely recommend.

Frenchmans Bay is a moderately large area along the west side of Mt Desert Island. Hard to rate as a unit, it offers a great opportunity to see this section of Mt Desert from the water. Sail on the four masted schooner, the Margaret Todd, rent kayaks or use other tour boats. Not highly expensive, there are many different tours... More

Absolutely gorgeous! We got some wonderful photos here. We thought it was lots of fun watching the huge cruise ships sail in (usually in the early morning) and then watching the Margarett Todd Sail Boat sail around. Definitely bring your camera!

Frenchman bay is located on the north to east side of Mt. Desert Island. The port of Bar Harbor is located here and the bay is quite large, extending well up and down the coast from the town. The porcupine islands and a few others dot the bay, with it's many smaller arms and coves. The best overall look of... More

this area of the island is as beautiful as it comes, cruise shipd anchor off shore, some tour boats are also located here.

We used to love to watch the Ferry come and go. Now it is cruise ships. We like to walk the "Bar" over to one of the Porcupine Islands during low tide.