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Thrillist • May 10, 2022
Beal’s Lobster Pier’s kit comes with oversized brioche hot dog buns that take its rolls to the next level. Plus you’ll get plenty of lobster meat to pile on, homemade mayonnaise and butter, and Maine-made Fox Family chips to eat alongside your lobster.
Yankee Magazine • May 2, 2022
From classic to spicy buffalo to “garlic lovah’s” to gluten-free, Beal’s Lobster Pier has a roll for everyone.
Cruising Odyssey • April 20, 2022
On the north side of the harbor, Beal’s Lobster Pier offers a fuel dock; it’s also the home of a seafood restaurant with picnic tables. Tie up at the dock, and they‘ll deliver fresh seafood to your boat.
Mount Desert Islander • April 20, 2022
Cranberry Cove Ferry, which carries passengers between Southwest Harbor and the Cranberry Isles from late spring to early fall, has found a new home in Southwest Harbor, at Beal’s Lobster Pier on Clark Point Road.
Beal's News Release • April 19, 2022
Beal’s Lobster Pier announced that the Cranberry Cove Ferry, operated by Downeast Windjammer Cruise Lines, will begin using its dock for passengers and tourists who travel to the outer islands starting Friday, May 27th.
Mount Desert Islander • December 30, 2021
Wednesday, Dec. 22, was a disappointing day for local fisherman Nahum Kelley. It was the day that his lobster boat sank in Southwest Harbor. Kelley has been a longtime fisherman out of Beal’s Lobster Pier and has lived in Southwest Harbor his entire life.
Bangor Daily News • December 30, 2021
While direct shipping is steady during the year, with some days seeing 30 or 40 orders, it goes gangbusters during the holiday season. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, Snyder estimated Beal’s would fill as many as 2,500 orders, averaging about 70 a day. On Wednesday, the crew at Beal’s were packing about 120 orders of lobster to send them out in time for New Year’s Eve.
Mount Desert Islander • November 8, 2021
People around the U.S. love their lobster. But when there’s a pandemic and the piers close for the winter, what are cross-country, crustacean-crazed customers to do when they get the urge for fresh lobster rolls? Have them shipped.
CAMPSPOT • September 14, 2021
Beal’s Lobster Pier has been in operation since 1932, and the restaurant served its first customers during its opening in 1969. So yeah, you could say they know what they’re doing when it comes to selling and serving fresh seafood. So grab a couple of lobster rolls, a cup of clam chowder, a piece of Maine blueberry pie, and hell, why not throw it the blueberry soda too. Finally, make sure to sit outside, along the pier, and keep an eye out for a hungry seal looking for scraps from the harbor’s fishing boats.
BuzzFeed • September 4, 2021
At this lobster shack right outside the town of Bar Harbor, you choose your own lobster, and they steam it for you right there. Then you can choose from some extras like clams, corn, and local blueberry pie.
U.S. News • August 25, 2021
Acadia National Park is one of the best places to see fall foliage. While in town, take a whale watching tour and treat yourself to a traditional lobster dinner at Beal's Lobster Pier.
The New York Times • August 1, 2021
If you’re willing to splurge, a lobster roll is a luxurious taste of summer at its simplest.
