Every Bag Has a Name and Every Name Has a Story The Carol Dyer Memorial began with the death of a beloved children's librarian and became a quarter-century tradition of honoring everyone touched by cancer.

Every Bag Has a Name and Every Name Has a Story.

The Carol Dyer Memorial began with the death of a beloved children’s librarian and became a quarter-century tradition of honoring everyone touched by cancer. Carrie Jones Aug 09, 2026 BAR HARBOR—By the time the light was leaving Bar Harbor on Saturday night, the names had begun to glow. Volunteers walked the paths of the Village Green with candles and lighters, bending over white paper bags … Continue reading Every Bag Has a Name and Every Name Has a Story.

Illuminating Love

The YWCA’s 23rd Annual Carol Dyer Memorial Luminaria Evening CARRIE JONES AUG 02, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—On a Saturday night in August, 2023, as the sun’s light faded and the moon rose, volunteers organized by the MDI YWCA walked through the paths on the Village Green, backs bent, lighters in hand, illuminating one … Continue reading Illuminating Love

Candles Lit, Loved Ones Honored at Carol Dyer Memorial

In Brief: Ferry and visitation numbers, right whales, fire equipment CARRIE JONES AUG 13, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—On Saturday night, as the sun’s light faded and the moon rose, volunteers organized by the MDI YWCA walked through the paths on the Village Green, backs bent, lighter in hand, illuminating one white paper bag after another. On each bag was a name. Each bag represented a … Continue reading Candles Lit, Loved Ones Honored at Carol Dyer Memorial