After Bar Island Death, Bar Harbor Changes Skiff Access for Winter Months

Park is still reviewing the incident Carrie Jones Feb 12, 2026 BAR HARBOR—After two incidents in Frenchman Bay in the last month, the town has changed one aspect of where it keeps a boat during the winter months. One event involved a boat capsizing and sinking on its mooring. The other was when a young Maryland man died off Bar Island, which is part of … Continue reading After Bar Island Death, Bar Harbor Changes Skiff Access for Winter Months

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Judge Orders $47K in Fines Over Unregistered Bar Harbor Short-Term Rental

Former Council Candidate Loses Short-Term Rental Case in Bar Harbor Carrie Jones Feb 11, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. BAR HARBOR—An Ellsworth District Court judge supported the Town of Bar Harbor’s case against a short-term rental owner at 37 Eden Street in Bar Harbor. The February 2 ruling found that Keith Goodrich has “taken no proceedings since such … Continue reading Judge Orders $47K in Fines Over Unregistered Bar Harbor Short-Term Rental

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More License Plate Reader Cameras Are Coming to Maine’s Coast Bar Harbor Police Chief Speaks to Bar Harbor’s Experience With the Cameras

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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Feb 09, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. 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. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

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Families Say This Bar Harbor Swim Coach Changes Lives

For More Than Two Decades, Jim Willis Has Turned a Small-Town Swim Team Into a Family Carrie Jones Feb 08, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—Somewhere between the concrete walls of the MDY YMCA, the bleachers and the six lanes of its pool, Coach Jim Willis quietly walks and counts and notices things. In a … Continue reading Families Say This Bar Harbor Swim Coach Changes Lives

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Bar Harbor Looks for Honest Feedback Amid Tourism Work

Tourism, Trust, and Tension: Inside Bar Harbor’s Community Debate When Some Feel Even Talking About Things Feels Risky Carrie Jones Feb 07, 2026 BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council seems to collectively have no issues with consultants for the town’s sustainable tourism task force speaking to individuals throughout the community—and keeping those individuals’ identities anonymous—to gather deeper insight into tourism and the community. The discussion … Continue reading Bar Harbor Looks for Honest Feedback Amid Tourism Work

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It’s All the Briefs and Press Releases.

(So, basically all the inside parts of the paper that reporters don’t write themselves, but you should read it.) Carrie Jones Feb 07, 2026 Each week we compile briefs and put them initially only on the website (Substack) and then send them all on Friday or sometimes Saturday if things are chaotic. We do that so that: If you click through to a release that … Continue reading It’s All the Briefs and Press Releases.

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Maryland Man Who Died at Acadia Was a ‘Source of Laughter’

Feb 06, 2026 by Sabrina Martin/Bangor Daily News ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—A man who apparently drowned last week off Bar Island in Acadia National Park has been identified as a restaurant worker from Maryland, according to his friends and family. A Bar Harbor police summary report on the incident, which started on Jan. 28 as a rescue effort after the man had reportedly been trapped on … Continue reading Maryland Man Who Died at Acadia Was a ‘Source of Laughter’

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Street Safety Draft Plan Promises Safer Roads, But School Officials Want More for Kids

Conners Emerson School Committee Feels Vision Zero Draft Plan Currently Lacks Detail for Safety of Student Movement Shaun Farrar Feb 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—At a meeting with a plethora of reports and updates, the Bar Harbor School Committee appeared to be most interested, and slightly troubled, by Principal Dr. Heather Weir Webster’s “sidewalk … Continue reading Street Safety Draft Plan Promises Safer Roads, But School Officials Want More for Kids

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Town Workshops Draft Changes to Music and Entertainment Permits

Bar Harbor Takes a Look at Noise, Music, and Community Impact Carrie Jones Feb 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—It’s a draft. Nothing is solid, and the public will have a time to weigh in, Bar Harbor Town Manager James Smith stressed, February 3, as he introduced a “pure draft” of a potential new … Continue reading Town Workshops Draft Changes to Music and Entertainment Permits

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