How Many Cruise Ships Are Actually Heading to Bar Harbor This Year?
Shaun Farrar Apr 30, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. BAR HARBOR—How many cruise ships will visit Bar Harbor this year is a somewhat moving target. According to the Town of Bar Harbor, the total number of cruise ship passengers visiting Bar Harbor for the 2026 season lies just beneath 50,000. That number would only be reached if none of … Continue reading How Many Cruise Ships Are Actually Heading to Bar Harbor This Year?
Southwest Harbor Extends Its Tobacco Moratorium
Second Mount Desert Island town to have ongoing moratorium; plus, briefs and press releases. Carrie Jones Apr 30, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Southwest Harbor Select Board quickly extended its ban on tobacco specialty stores, April 29. The November 4, 2025, retroactive ban began due to concerns about a lack of land use regulations in … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Extends Its Tobacco Moratorium
Bar Harbor Town Council Candidates Answer Our Questions.
Carrie Jones Apr 29, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—There are seven contenders for three seats on the Bar Harbor Town Council. Vice Chair Maya Caines and Councilor David Kief are running for reelection. They’re challenged by Bryce Lambert, Paul Saltysiak, Charles Sidman, Deborah Vickers, and Nathan Young. On April 15, Tammy Richards announced that she would not … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Council Candidates Answer Our Questions.
The People on the Flats Weren’t Clamming — They Were Counting What’s Still There.
Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Apr 29, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Coastal Kayaking Tours and Acadia Bike. BAR HARBOR—The group of people out in Clark’s Cove near low tide Monday afternoon weren’t clammers. They were College of the Atlantic students and Bar Harbor Marine Resources Committee members. And they weren’t clamming. But what they were doing in the rocky flats had everything to … Continue reading The People on the Flats Weren’t Clamming — They Were Counting What’s Still There.
Why the YMCA Just Bought a House in Bar Harbor.
YMCA Buys Six-Bedroom Home in Bar Harbor Carrie Jones Apr 29, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—The Mount Desert Island YMCA has purchased a home at 2 Rockwood Avenue in Bar Harbor to help house its employees. The single-family home, purchased from Tim and Susan Buell for $650,000, via Erica Brooks of Swan Agency … Continue reading Why the YMCA Just Bought a House in Bar Harbor.
The Cheese House Traffic Light Is Fixed — And Other Updates From Town Leaders at League of Towns Meeting.
Spring Means Budgets, Ballots, and Busy Calendars for Local Governments Carrie Jones Apr 28, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TREMONT—A zoom-only League of Towns meeting, April 28 led to quick updates and action items and snippets into the administrative lives of the staff who lead area towns during a busy town meeting season. There was a bit … Continue reading The Cheese House Traffic Light Is Fixed — And Other Updates From Town Leaders at League of Towns Meeting.
Officer Struck in Last Week’s Pursuit Involved in Another Short Pursuit that Ends With Suspect Crashing Their Car.
Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police, and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. Shaun Farrar Apr 28, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—On April 26, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Officer Nathan Formby, the Bar Harbor officer whose vehicle was struck last week by a fleeing suspect, attempted to stop a vehicle … Continue reading Officer Struck in Last Week’s Pursuit Involved in Another Short Pursuit that Ends With Suspect Crashing Their Car.
Bar Harbor Is Rewriting Some of Its Land Rules. Here’s What Could Change Next.
Plus, recent press releases. Shaun Farrar Apr 28, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—During an April 22 workshop, attending members of the Bar Harbor Planning Board learned what direction the Town Council wanted the town to head when it comes to proposed Land Use Ordinance (LUO) amendments. The members also learned the prioritization of those potential changes. At … Continue reading Bar Harbor Is Rewriting Some of Its Land Rules. Here’s What Could Change Next.
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And in the near future. Carrie Jones Apr 27, 2026 THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and we may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let us know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this email is a bit long for a lot of inboxes. … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Apr 27, 2026 Every week we document the Mount Desert Island region’s government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things on the town and school calendars are cancelled or rescheduled, so make sure … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.