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Cruise Ship Plan Repeal? Turns Out They Like It–Mostly

Bar Harbor Warrant Committee and Planning Board Make Recommendations Carrie Jones Sep 05, 2024 BAR HARBOR—In split votes both the Bar Harbor Warrant Committee and the Bar Harbor Planning Board recommended repealing the town’s current cruise ship disembarkation rules. Those rules place a daily 1,000 cap on cruise ship disembarkations. They also place the rules within the town’s land use ordinance and spawned legal actions … Continue reading Cruise Ship Plan Repeal? Turns Out They Like It–Mostly

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The Island Loses a Giant

Kendall (Duffy) Akerley made the community his family Carrie Jones Sep 04, 2024 BAR HARBOR—While Kendall B. (Duffy) Akerley’s time was ending in this world, he was still getting out some public last words and those words? They were a thank you to a community that he loved so much. Kendall B. (Duffy) Akerley died August 25 after a brief illness. He was 76 and … Continue reading The Island Loses a Giant

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The Parks Changed This Filmmaker’s Dreams

Out There Will Be Right Here: Filmmaker & Composer Screen Feature at Criterion This Wednesday The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—Brendan Hall’s story begins like this: He started making films when he was just twelve. He wanted to be a Hollywood filmmaker. He worked really hard developing his eye for image and cinematographic chops as well as … Continue reading The Parks Changed This Filmmaker’s Dreams

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It’s Hard to Fix What You Don’t See

That’s where the community comes in Carrie Jones Aug 29, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—The high water lines stenciled onto the sides of the shingled buildings keep being placed higher and higher, and the boat that used to sit in the Oceanarium and Education Center’s courtyard is now out in the forest, but Jeff Cumming can … Continue reading It’s Hard to Fix What You Don’t See

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Local Businessman Makes the First Major Donation for Conners Emerson School Construction
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Local Businessman Makes the First Major Donation for Conners Emerson School Construction

Board Chair Hopes Gift Will Inspire Others Carrie Jones Aug 28, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—On the first day back to school, Alexandra Simis, Bar Harbor School Committee chair shared some good news—news that she’s been working toward ever since the project was approved—a local man’s $100,000 gift to the rebuild of the Conners Emerson School, in support of its library. “I just have so much … Continue reading Local Businessman Makes the First Major Donation for Conners Emerson School Construction

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THINGS TO DO ON MDI THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Aug 26, 2024 Share THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and I may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let me know. We hope you have some great adventures this week! To see our Acadia Adventures tab of stories and awesome MDI and ANP things and information, click here. We’re still building it, … Continue reading THINGS TO DO ON MDI THIS WEEK

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Bringing Back Main Character Energy

“The Bar Harbor Showplace” celebrates Carrie Jones Aug 24, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Imagine. It’s 1932, almost 100 years ago. It’s a Monday, not usually considered a big night on the town, even in a Bar Harbor summer season. It’s June 6. And the lavish, the wealthy, the movers and the shakers, the elected officials are all waiting for one big thing: The 1932 Criterion Theatre … Continue reading Bringing Back Main Character Energy

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Dean Unger Wants Just Three Minutes of Your Time

Carrie Jones Aug 22, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Did you know that Beech Hill Road is considered the oldest road on Mount Desert Island? Or that at the end of the Revolutionary War, both Sir John Bernard (the son of the Massachusetts governor) and Madame Barthelmy de Gregoire (Sieur de Cadillac’s granddaughter) both claimed Mount Desert Island, and the island’s ownership was split in half by the … Continue reading Dean Unger Wants Just Three Minutes of Your Time

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Bar Harbor Town Council Talks Cruise Ships

A 2% Vacation Rental Cap Mentioned, Cruise Ship Q and A Set for Thursday Carrie Jones Aug 21, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—On Tuesday, Bar Harbor Town Council Chair Valerie Peacock gave another update on potential Chapter 50, an alternative approach to cruise ship management for the town. The town is currently working with 1,000-daily disembarkation limits approved by voters in November 2022 after a citizens’ … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Council Talks Cruise Ships

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