Bar Harbor Rotarians Making A Difference at Home and Around the World

Carlos, 13, hunkered in his father’s arms in the club house of Rotary 2030 in Panama City. His voice came out in a guttural cry as Rotarians from foreign clubs gathered around, taking pictures, making friends, and learning about Carlos’ story. Carlos has cerebral palsy, diagnosed when he was six months old. “He was a normal baby and then ….” The Panamanian Rotarian struggled to … Continue reading Bar Harbor Rotarians Making A Difference at Home and Around the World

Campground Lady Where Friendly People Met

She had stayed at our camper site for nine years, not continuously, but for a couple weeks at a time each summer while her husband came to Maine to abandon the Alabama summer heat. She’d still had to stay home and work those summers, visiting him twice each season. They thought they’d spend a lot more time here soon. But this year, she walks across … Continue reading Campground Lady Where Friendly People Met

What Makes a Place Real?

Where I live, my friends are weird and tourists visit. A lot. They fly or drive and ramble through our national park hitting the TOP TEN DESTINATIONS OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK and when we meet them at our comedy club or at a restaurant, they’ll brag about seeing the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain, about having pop-overs at Jordan Pond, about driving the Park Loop Road … Continue reading What Makes a Place Real?