In the Woods

Beautiful handmade wood pieces. Mixed in amongst all the crappy touristy stores is this fantastic find!
Prices are fantastic. All is reasonable.
Bowls, serving utensils, cutting boards and platters. Children’s toys and puzzles. Bird houses. Wine racks. Christmas ornaments and décor.
There’s so much stuff in here. And the smell is amazing!

I’ve only been here once so far — I don’t get up to Bar Harbor as often as I’d like. But one weekend in Bar Harbor, I was walking by this cool little store called In The Woods. I had been by there before, but I never went in.
I was surprised that I had never checked out this store before. There’s all sorts of cool stuff, like this giant rocking horse built for kids and kids at heart. I got one of those ball in cup games, but I can’t wait to go back there and see what else they have. I absolutely LOVE the floppy penguins — I don’t need an excuse, I just think it would be cool to have a floppy penguin. Looks like I have another excuse to go to Bar Harbor again.

Very cool shop, among the small handful of places in Bar Harbor to get a unique, authentic, hand-​crafted gift or souvenir (see also Scrimshaw Workshop). They purvey a wide variety of wooden items such as cooking utensils, serving ware, cutting boards, children’s toys, Christmas tree ornaments, decorative sculptures and figurines, bird houses, oversized chess sets… and much more. There are bins of knobs and spools and dowels and other craft-​project needs; they even have barrels full of odd cedar scraps.
It’s a delightful wooden wonderland. There is a giant hobby horse (I assume not for sale) with a sign encouraging anyone and everyone to take a ride. In the back, there is a seemingly random collection of foreign antiques and craft items (see photos) such as Chinese washing boards, Afghan lassi glasses, and Indian print blocks. Neat stuff.
All of this, every single thing that I saw, was priced reasonably or even downright cheaply. Plus, the upstairs loft hosts the Penobscot River Eco-​Center, which presents information on numerous ecological aspects of the Penobscot watershed. Get some low-​key education while you’re here. And, as a bonus, the shop smells amazing. Don’t miss it in your ambles up and down Main Street.

This is such an adorable shop! Just stepping into it makes me happy like a child again: oh these wooden ducks, big and small, brought back so many childhood memories. The cedar boxes are also a great buy — their fragrance will last decades, and they are perfect for keeping jewel, and other small memorabilia. The wooden cooking ware are very handy as well, definitely better than those with plastic handles.
The staff here was very nice and helpful.
I can’t like this place enough!