Bar Harbor Bookstore Icon Deb Taylor Retires After 41 Years. Carrie Jones Sep 03, 2025 BAR HARBOR—When Deb Taylor first came to Bar Harbor to work at Testa’s Restaurant one summer, she fell in love at first sight . . . with a bookstore. “I fell in love with Sherman’s immediately, and spent a lot of tip money there,” Taylor said. “When I decided to … Continue reading A Story Well Told.
Martha Tod Dudman Launches New Novel, curio, at Northeast Harbor Library. Carrie Jones Jul 20, 2025 NORTHEAST HARBOR—Martha Tod Dudman has been a lot of things so far in her life: select person, business owner, mother, fundraiser, friend, mentor, director of the Maine Humanities Council. She is one of those people who when blessed with a keen intellect and broad vision can couple that with … Continue reading Letting the Story Fly.
Hidden Barn Books Transforms a Downtown Barn into a Community Hub Where Story Embraces History Carrie Jones Jul 05, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Sometimes being a little bit lonely when you don’t want to be can create something magical and community focused for an entire town. That’s what happened with Genie Thorndike, whose bit of loneliness inspired a transformation—not just in her life, but in an … Continue reading Cool Old Barn Gets Cool New Life
Plus, some resources. Carrie Jones Jun 16, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—What do cockroaches, stick bugs, and snapping turtles have in common? They all helped kick off summer reading in Bar Harbor. Mr. Drew and His Animals Too wowed young readers on Saturday with live animal presentations to celebrate the start of Jesup’s Summer Reading Program. “Mr. Drew and His Animals, Too were in Bar Harbor … Continue reading Snakes, Bugs, and Books: Mr. Drew Brings the Wild to Jesup’s Summer Reading Program
Briefs and Press Releases: Fun Things to Do on Saturday, Island Explorer MDI Service Begins on June 23, Real Estate, Jax Forum for Discovery, St. Saviour’s Folk Music Series Carrie Jones Jun 13, 2025 Share A QUICK NOTE FROM US: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. Our briefs article is … Continue reading THE 1932 CRITERION THEATRE ANNOUNCES REOPENING CELEBRATION AND STAR-STUDDED 2025 SCHEDULE OF LIVE PERFORMANCES
And in the near future. Apr 07, 2025 Share 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 … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Mar 17, 2025 Share Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on the town and school calendars are cancelled or rescheduled, so … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week. SWH Candidates’ Night is Thursday!
And in the near future. Mar 10, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. 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 me know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this email is a … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
Carrie Jones Mar 09, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—For a lot of people, writing a novel and publishing it is a dream that requires time, persistence, and effort wrapped up with creativity. It can take years or months. And for some writers, it feels? Impossible. Impossible isn’t a word in Shreya Hosur’s vocabulary. No. Scratch that. Impossible isn’t a word in the Conners-Emerson eighth grader’s personality. … Continue reading Bar Harbor Eighth Grader Publishes Debut Novel
Curiosity, a young heart, and a kind spirit define Mount Desert’s town manager Carrie Jones Feb 04, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. MOUNT DESERT—Always ready with a quote, an anecdote, and a quick story to help explain his point, Town Manager Durlin Lunt, Tuesday morning, told the staff of Mount Desert that he intends to retire this August. … Continue reading Durlin Lunt Will Retire This August
