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Why Hundreds of Volunteers Keep Returning to Pick Up Other People’s Trash. A Small Act That Protects an Entire National Park and the Towns Around It.
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Why Hundreds of Volunteers Keep Returning to Pick Up Other People’s Trash.

A Small Act That Protects an Entire National Park and the Towns Around It. Carrie Jones Apr 27, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—Even before the sun had burned the chill off the shoulders of Eagle Lake Road, the ditches were already confessing and spilling their small, sorry secrets into giant trash bags: cigarette butts, Fireball nips, … Continue reading Why Hundreds of Volunteers Keep Returning to Pick Up Other People’s Trash.

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Remembering Walter Churchill Also Known as Barry Gutradt Also Known as an Icon.
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Remembering Walter Churchill Also Known as Barry Gutradt Also Known as an Icon.

Carrie Jones Apr 19, 2026 MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Walter Churchill documented the lives of Mount Desert Island High School athletes for free, game after match after meet after game, sharing the images of kids performing, striving, celebrating, and sometimes suffering losses. Walter captured it all and he captured it with heart for almost two decades, gifting the people of Mount Desert Island his talents. No watermarks. … Continue reading Remembering Walter Churchill Also Known as Barry Gutradt Also Known as an Icon.

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In Bar Harbor, Students Explore Science — and Possible Futures. Plus a quick note from us about why we might be a bit light on news today (and the next few days).
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In Bar Harbor, Students Explore Science — and Possible Futures.

Plus a quick note from us about why we might be a bit light on news today (and the next few days). Carrie Jones Apr 17, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. BAR HARBOR—Three elementary students bounced toward an Acadia National Park ranger stationed in the library at Bar Harbor’s elementary school. The ranger held a giant bone in her hand. … Continue reading In Bar Harbor, Students Explore Science — and Possible Futures.

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Princesses, Snowmen, and a Full Pit Orchestra: ‘Frozen’ Lands in Bar Harbor. Historic Criterion Theatre Hosts ACT Musical for First Time in Years.
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Princesses, Snowmen, and a Full Pit Orchestra: ‘Frozen’ Lands in Bar Harbor.

Historic Criterion Theatre Hosts ACT Musical for First Time in Years. Carrie Jones Apr 16, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. BAR HARBOR—A cluster of people stand on the Criterion Theatre stage, late Monday afternoon, pondering artificial holiday trees that will soon be a forest. A cluster of dancers and students are told to go try on costumes … Continue reading Princesses, Snowmen, and a Full Pit Orchestra: ‘Frozen’ Lands in Bar Harbor.

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He Taught Generations to Look Up and Look Around: The Life of Bob Chaplin The North Star For So Many, Mr. C. Died This Week.
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He Taught Generations to Look Up and Look Around: The Life of Bob Chaplin

The North Star For So Many, Mr. C. Died This Week. Carrie Jones Apr 09, 2026 BAR HARBOR—In towns like Bar Harbor, you measure a life by the echoes. You measure them, if you measure them at all, by the laughter that lingers after the door shuts and by the stories that refuse to sit still. Bob Chaplin made stories. He was a tall man, … Continue reading He Taught Generations to Look Up and Look Around: The Life of Bob Chaplin

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A Radio Man, a Dog, and a Night at the Shelter. Why Chris Popper Is Sleeping at the SPCA This April.
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A Radio Man, a Dog, and a Night at the Shelter.

Why Chris Popper Is Sleeping at the SPCA This April. Carrie Jones Apr 06, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. TRENTON—Some people spend Saturday night on the couch, half-watching a movie and promising themselves they’ll go to bed early. And then there’s Chris Popper, who will spend his night in Trenton in a place of wagging tails, curious … Continue reading A Radio Man, a Dog, and a Night at the Shelter.

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On a Cold Morning and a Thursday Afternoon, Warm Traditions Carry Easter Across Mount Desert Island.
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On a Cold Morning and a Thursday Afternoon, Warm Traditions Carry Easter Across Mount Desert Island.

Carrie Jones Apr 05, 2026 BAR HARBOR—In the soft bright chill of a Maine morning, as the sun began its morning pilgrimage across the Northern sky, families gathered at the Bar Harbor Inn in Bar Harbor and waited for the signal that would send hundreds of small boots and sneakers and a few fancy shoes racing across the grass. More than 3,000 Easter eggs lay … Continue reading On a Cold Morning and a Thursday Afternoon, Warm Traditions Carry Easter Across Mount Desert Island.

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On Acadia’s Winter Roads, the Groomers Go First. Why Mark Fernald Spends His Winters Grooming Acadia.
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On Acadia’s Winter Roads, the Groomers Go First.

Why Mark Fernald Spends His Winters Grooming Acadia. Carrie Jones Mar 14, 2026 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—On the morning he turned 73, Mark Fernald sat in the Friends of Acadia office wearing a gray beanie and his signature blue fleece, looking like a man who had already spent a good portion of his life outdoors and was in no hurry to stop. All winter long, before … Continue reading On Acadia’s Winter Roads, the Groomers Go First.

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They’ve Spent 25 Years Helping Bar Harbor. Now Bar Harbor Is Showing Up for Them. Bar Harbor Rallies for Diver Ed and Edna After Cancer Diagnosis
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They’ve Spent 25 Years Helping Bar Harbor. Now Bar Harbor Is Showing Up for Them.

Bar Harbor Rallies for Diver Ed and Edna After Cancer Diagnosis Carrie Jones Mar 04, 2026 BAR HARBOR—Money can’t buy love, but sometimes it can reflect the love that people have built, cultivated, and grown in a community. That’s not quite right when it comes to Eddie and Edna Monat. They don’t just cultivate love. They cultivate joy, silliness, adventure, and superhero acts of conservation, … Continue reading They’ve Spent 25 Years Helping Bar Harbor. Now Bar Harbor Is Showing Up for Them.

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Pedaling for a Purpose:

Local Riders Train in Acadia for the Trek Across Maine and They Want You to Join Them Carrie Jones Feb 17, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — Often on a cool late-spring morning before the tourist traffic thickens and the buses begin to idle along the Park Loop Road, a small pack … Continue reading Pedaling for a Purpose:

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