Bar Harbor dining and music with a view

After you've witnessed sunrise from the summit of Cadillac Mountain, in Acadia National Park, continue the panoramic views with breakfast at The Looking Glass, the (almost) hilltop restaurant at Bar Harbor's appropriately named Wonder View Hotel. The glass-walled dining room overlooks Bar Harbor, the Porcupine Islands and out into Frenchman Bay. Gorgeous anytime, but spectacular during foliage season.

What to order? Why the Cadillac Mountain Sunrise ($8.95, two eggs any style, with bacon or sausage, home fries and toast), of course. But if you're up for a splurge, consider the Maine Coast omelet (market price), made with lobster, sauteed sweet peppers, onions, and smoked gouda.

Well respected Bangor chef Arturo Montes is in the kitchen here nightly (except Tues.). His oysters Rockefeller are alone worth an evening visit. Another plus for dinner is that afterward, you can stroll over to the adjacent Bluenose Hotel and listen to pianist Bill Trowell tickle the keyboards in The Great Room lounge. He's so good that most folks treat it as a concert, but there's no entry fee.