About Us
Hello! I am a NYT and internationally bestselling novelist, podcaster and former award-winning newspaper editor and journalist and photographer living in Bar Harbor, Maine. When I am not writing or editing or taking way too many photos, you can find me kayaking, playing with my dogs, and hiking the trails of Acadia.
The Bar Harbor Story is an alternative news and features site that focuses on the people, places and events of Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, and Mount Desert Island. Sometimes we even venture to the rest of Hancock County, Maine.
Bar Harbor Story is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
It’s just me here, Carrie Jones (and occasionally my husband, Shaun), and I’m doing this to make sure local people have free access to information, and I am far from perfect and far from everywhere, but if you have a story idea or event you’d like me to cover, let me know!
But if you’re worried about credentials, I’ve reported for the Bar Harbor Times and Ellsworth American and edited the Ellsworth Weekly, winning numerous Maine Press Awards for reporting (features, spot news, arts, sports, columns) and photography.
So, come hang out! And let me know if there’s something you’d like me to cover!
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You can find me kayaking, playing with my dogs, and hiking the trails of Acadia.
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