Sanding on the Side of Strange. The Belt Sanders Are Real. The Monsters? Debatable. At Atlantic Brewing in Town Hill, belt-sander races, cryptids, barbecue, and a whole lot of joy mark the turn toward fall.

Sanding on the Side of Strange. The Belt Sanders Are Real. The Monsters? Debatable.

At Atlantic Brewing in Town Hill, belt-sander races, cryptids, barbecue, and a whole lot of joy mark the turn toward fall. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR — Two belt sanders sat at the starting line, plugged into orange extension cords, while the crowd gathered with beers, cellphones, and a few creatures that might … Continue reading Sanding on the Side of Strange. The Belt Sanders Are Real. The Monsters? Debatable.

Sanding Ovations: Atlantic Brewing's Belt Sander Races Bring the Cheers From Grit to Glory, Belt Sanders Bring MDI Together

Sanding Ovations: Atlantic Brewing’s Belt Sander Races Bring the Cheers

From Grit to Glory, Belt Sanders Bring MDI Together Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 14, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—This is a place where fathers strap their babies onto carriers on their backs, nestle a hat on their babies’ little heads, and coo at those adorable faces before cheering on decked-out belt sanders going down a … Continue reading Sanding Ovations: Atlantic Brewing’s Belt Sander Races Bring the Cheers

Beer We Go!

Belt Sander Races Hop Into Another Community Celebration CARRIE JONES OCT 9, 2023 Share TOWN HILL—The racers have a year to fine-tune their belt sanders, but then the unthinkable might happen. And it did. “Oh, the decapitation!” moaned Bar Harbor’s Mike Staggs after the fourth head fell off a contestant’s belt sander race entry Sunday afternoon at Atlantic Brewing and Mainely Meat BBQ on the … Continue reading Beer We Go!