And some ongoing events. Carrie Jones just now 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. We hope you have some great adventures this week! To check out our news stories and briefs from the past week, click on the archive section, and you’ll see them in … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones just now 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 to … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Bo Greene. Annlinn Kruger. just now Why Can’t We Hear What Soothes, Not What Sells? After the unimaginable tragedy of losing three precious Islanders last weekend, I’ve thought a lot about how we tell stories and what we want to hear. I watched TV crews from all over Maine swarm to the site of the tragedy and then to all corners of Mount Desert Island. … Continue reading Letters from our readers
Mary E. (Graves) Gilley. Walter Francis Cousins. Carrie Jones just now “People We’ve Lost” is a feature of the Bar Harbor Story where we share obituaries of people that the island lost in the previous 1-2 weeks. We’re doing this because we think everyone deserves to be remembered as widely as possible and not behind paywalls or at a cost of $500 for people mourning. … Continue reading People We’ve Lost
The board decided to wait until May to fill a vacant Select Board seat, while a separate nomination to the Municipal Waste Hub Board unraveled after concerns were raised. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The town’s select board has decided to not have a special election to replace former Select Board member Kalie … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Select Board Decides Against Special Election, Nominates—and Then Loses—Waste Hub Candidate
Around Mount Desert Island, the signs of a coming Nor’easter are already appearing—in harbors, on docks, and along the shore. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—This Saturday, there were some signs that mariners were preparing for a potential Northeaster that is currently predicted to hit the region later this weekend and into early next … Continue reading Waiting for the Weather to Turn.
At Beatrix Farrand’s former estate in Bar Harbor, a landscape designer is using surviving stones, bulbs, and fragments of the original garden to create something new that keeps the past visible. Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Birch Bay Retirement Village. “We must keep time with Nature,” Beatrix Farrand wrote, “and follow her forms of expression in different places … Continue reading At Reef Point, Farrand’s Legacy Finds a New Public Path
In Bar Harbor, artists are creating a space for movement, music, collage, and play—an experiment in connection at a time when politics and the news can leave people feeling increasingly divided. Carrie Jones 6 hours ago The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Coastal Kayaking Tours and Acadia Bike. BAR HARBOR — There are times when a community needs a meeting, and times when it … Continue reading What If Community Begins With Making Something Together?
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. by Sabrina Martin/BDN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — Every day from August through October, researchers, volunteers, and visitors gather atop Cadillac Mountain to count hawks, falcons, and eagles migrating over Acadia National Park, data scientists rely on to gauge how climate change is reshaping the region’s ecosystem. The multi-month count comes as key tenets of … Continue reading Acadia Counts Migrating Hawks as Researchers Study Climate Change Impact on Raptors
For DeLaney Bracy, every whoopie pie is part business venture, part family tradition, and part love letter to the grandmother who taught her to bake. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Geddy’s. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—When DeLaney Bracy first decided she wanted to sell baked goods, she wasn’t sure exactly what she wanted to make. Cookies were everywhere. Cakes were difficult to … Continue reading She Bakes; She Remembers; She Builds.
