Photos and other bits from multiple events CARRIE JONES NOV 2, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—On Halloween morning a woman in a red vehicle drove down Ledgelawn Avenue, running toward people doing last minute decorating. “Left over candy,” she said, “from the Y.” And then she would hand that person a bag or two of candy. Another woman, Melissa Hepburn, who could no longer do the … Continue reading Halloween Wrap Up
Conners Emerson Parade Today, Ledgelawn Trick or Treat and Tonight’s Halloween Events CARRIE JONES OCT 31, 2023 Share SULLIVAN AND BAR HARBOR—Sightings of the dead woman began in 1799 at the Blaisdell house in Sullivan. But before they saw her, they heard her. A strange noise in the cellar. Then another. Then another. As the new century arrived, so too did Nelly (Hooper) Butler’s voice. … Continue reading The Oldest Ghosts of Bar Harbor and Hancock County
BAR HARBOR—Marie Yarborough distributed the last of the donated Halloween candy on Monday to Ledgelawn residents, and around 3:30 p.m. home owners and renters tacked up the last of the bats and ghosts, checked on inflatable pirate ships, made sure that spider webs were spread out just right, and prepared for an onslaught of Buzz Lightyears and Harry Potters, princesses and pirates, demons, ghouls, and … Continue reading Ledgelawn Continues Halloween Tradition
Bar Harbor Tradition Opens Halloween Weekend BAR HARBOR—Cameras flashed. A band rocked out. Kids smiled. And one young person may have hopped the entire parade route from the Bar Harbor Village Green, down Main Street and up Cottage Street this Friday morning as the Conners-Emerson School continued its tradition of a Halloween parade. The Conners-Emerson building project will have a visioning session on Wednesday, November 9 … Continue reading Conners-Emerson Halloween Parade
What adventures will you have this week in Bar Harbor? I’m just one person and very imperfect, so some weeks there will be more news than others as I try to fit things around my editing novels, podcasting, and writing my own books and actually making a living, but here you go! *By request, at the end of this post, I’m going to paste in … Continue reading Things to Do and Story Round Up October 17
