Bluenose Inn About To Open New Building After 2022 Fire

Scheduled for opening this season Apr 03, 2025 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—Three years after a dramatic fire destroyed a building at the Bluenose Inn in Bar Harbor, the owner has rebuilt it with a new design and plans to open it for guests this summer. The new $9 million Eden Building at the Bluenose Inn was constructed with roughly half as many units as its predecessor … Continue reading Bluenose Inn About To Open New Building After 2022 Fire

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Half of the Bikes in Acadia National Park Are Now Electric

JUL 30, 2024 by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Over the last five years, one activity has clearly established itself as the favorite new thing for tourists to do in Acadia National Park. There was zero electric bike traffic on the park’s scenic carriage roads five years ago, but e-bikes now make up roughly half of all bicycle traffic on the restricted gravel paths, according … Continue reading Half of the Bikes in Acadia National Park Are Now Electric

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Historic MDI hotel closed this year for $10M renovation

MAY 17, 2024 Share By Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News MOUNT DESERT—One of the few remaining hotels on Mount Desert Island built before World War II is undergoing a major $10 million renovation that will keep it closed this summer. The Asticou Inn, overlooking Northeast Harbor in the town of Mount Desert, is not expected to reopen until 2025, according to the inn’s website. The inn is one … Continue reading Historic MDI hotel closed this year for $10M renovation

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