![Parking in Bar Harbor – From a Turtle’s Perspective](http://townsquare.media/site/496/files/2020/06/turtle-in-bar-harbor.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Parking in Bar Harbor – From a Turtle’s Perspective
Sometimes you know you shouldn't read the comments, but in this case you definitely should!
Photo Jeff Forthofer
Jeff Forthofer posted the picture above of a turtle in Bar Harbor, in the group Welcome to Bar Harbor's Famous Parking Show. To appreciate the comments, you need to know a couple of things
- Bar Harbor doesn't allow RV parking on the town pier and the turtle lives in that shell
- Bar Harbor has paid parking during the summer for most of the downtown area
- Technically he is "standing" and not parked as he is still in the "vehicle".
- Bar Harbor does have a "no idling" policy
On a serious note, be mindful of the turtles crossing the roads. Remember if you are going to help a turtle cross the road, take him/her to the direction they were headed. If you return them to the side they initially started from, chances are high they'll try to cross the road again.
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