Mount Desert Island Marathon

Mount Desert Island Marathon Get REAL Maine. Run MDI! Marathon • Half • Relay • Kids Run
Race day is October 18, 2026 Once you , you’ll see why!

The Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay is North America’s premier destination road race. The award-winning course features miles of pristine terrain passing tranquil lakes, soaring mountains, sleepy Maine villages, and stunning seaside vistas —including Somes Sound, the only fjord on the Eastern Seaboard— all set against the awe-inspiring backdrop of Acadia National Park in peak fall folia

ge season. The Marathon and Team Relay start in the world-famous town of Bar Harbor, while the Half-Marathon starts in the well-to-do village of Northeast Harbor. All three races finish on the quietside of MDI in the hardworking lobster fishing community of Southwest Harbor. Hosted by Crow Athletics and held annually the weekend following Indigenous People’s Day, this fall classic has earned national and international accolades.

06/11/2026
05/20/2026

NORTHEAST HARBOR — After 23 years in Northeast Harbor, Lisa Hall Studios is preparing for its first summer on Main Street.

05/17/2026

Of course we know that guy!
Same person that started a little dance party (errr marathon) here 25 years ago and we are still dancing and very excited for our 25th running!

Keep watching, keep dancing and get ready to RUN MDI in October!

If you aren’t registered yet we recommend you do!! >> RunMDI.org

It’s baby wildlife season! 🐦‍⬛We’re proud to support Acadia Wildlife as a beneficiary of our Beyond the Finish Line Char...
05/08/2026

It’s baby wildlife season! 🐦‍⬛

We’re proud to support Acadia Wildlife as a beneficiary of our Beyond the Finish Line Charitable Fund.

Our first baby bird of the season, a nestling Mourning Dove caught by a cat. This is the time of year when many fledglings jump their nests and are on the ground as the next step towards adulthood. Their parents know their calls and go to them to feed them and the babies grow out feathers and gain strength to fly and experience in their environment. They are very vulnerable to cats during this period. They do not recognize danger yet, are very tame, and most baby birds that we get in our clinic have been caught by cats. You can help. Please keep cats indoors. Do not pick up a baby bird unless a cat has it , or its in the middle of a road in which case it can be moved to the side of the road in cover. This is a normal part of their lives and they should be left alone. If a cat has caught it, it needs to come into the clinic to receive antibiotics. If you are unsure, call us for information before kidnapping a baby from its parents who want it just as you want your own children.

All funds raised from the Acadia Council 5K will be matched by the Maine Association of REALTORS® Foundation and donated...
04/30/2026

All funds raised from the Acadia Council 5K will be matched by the Maine Association of REALTORS® Foundation and donated to local non-profit housing organizations. Proceeds from past Acadia Council fundraising efforts have benefited organizations such as Families First, Habitat for Humanity, Next Step Domestic Violence Project, Friends in Action, Beth C. Wright Cancer Center, Acadia Home for Students and Emmaus Homeless Shelter.

We were on WABI this morning spreading the word for our Annual 5k for Affordable Housing this Saturday, May 2nd! 🏃🏻‍♀️💨

📍 Marlboro Beach, Lamoine
Sign-in 8:30 AM, race starts at 9!

Please join us (running or walking) to help us give back to our community!

Click here to register: https://www.runreg.com/acadia-councils-affordable-housing-5k-lamoine?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleARcM6NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadbx7zAXlxb40F5DqaVMtmPnuh9pcxJf5C2yRskF_RKgzVMannbDlet_u__qQ_aem_z82kgvfa2w6GLKiExQgoXQ

WTG, Olivia and Grace! 💙💚🩵
04/30/2026

WTG, Olivia and Grace! 💙💚🩵

Johnson and Munger grew up in Mount Desert and joined the Mount Desert Elementary School cross country team, where they each discovered a love for running.

04/20/2026
Go, little sister race, go! 🩷
04/08/2026

Go, little sister race, go! 🩷

Smelting, the Millinocket Marathon, cottontail rabbit restoration, and hiking Great Pond Mountain

Happy retirement, Lieutenant Edgecomb! We thank you for your years and years of excellence and professionalism!! 💙
02/26/2026

Happy retirement, Lieutenant Edgecomb! We thank you for your years and years of excellence and professionalism!! 💙

“I enjoyed all my time working for the town of Mount Desert and Bar Harbor … I feel like I earned the respect of most everybody in the community and

02/19/2026

Donations made to this fund go directly to medical invoices

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Bar Harbor, ME
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