Golf in Southwest Harbor

Southwest Harbor occupies the quieter, working-fishing-village side of Mount Desert Island, where the boatyards and lobster wharves define the character rather than the souvenir shops and whale-watch boats that dominate Bar Harbor. The Hinckley Company's iconic yacht-building operation has anchored the marine trades here for decades, and the Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving adds to the community's cultural identity. Somes Sound — the only true fjord in the eastern United States, separating Southwest Harbor from Northeast Harbor — provides a dramatic natural boundary and backdrop. The Causeway Club's nine holes serve island residents and the seasonal community who prefer the western shore's lower-key character.