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Halloween Parade Offers a Joyful Moment Before a School’s Big Move. Ghostbusters, Dancing Librarians, and a Very Determined Little Parade-Goer as Conners Emerson Brings The Treats to Bar Harbor.
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Halloween Parade Offers a Joyful Moment Before a School’s Big Move.

Ghostbusters, Dancing Librarians, and a Very Determined Little Parade-Goer as Conners Emerson Brings The Treats to Bar Harbor. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. BAR HARBOR—Cameras flashed. Phones recorded. People on the sidewalks rocked out as the Conners Emerson School band played “Ghostbusters” as they marched down the streets of Bar Harbor. Kids smiled. … Continue reading Halloween Parade Offers a Joyful Moment Before a School’s Big Move.

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After Losing Their Mother to Cancer, a Bar Harbor Family Works to Help Others. What began with an idea Ed Douglas dreamed up in 2022 has become an annual fundraiser for local cancer support and Wings of Eden, an envisioned end-of-life care home.
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After Losing Their Mother to Cancer, a Bar Harbor Family Works to Help Others.

What began with an idea Ed Douglas dreamed up in 2022 has become an annual fundraiser for local cancer support and Wings of Eden, an envisioned end-of-life care home. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Coastal Kayaking Tours and Acadia Bike. BAR HARBOR—As you entered Mainely Meat on Dreamwood Hill Sunday, a poster taped onto the wood by the … Continue reading After Losing Their Mother to Cancer, a Bar Harbor Family Works to Help Others.

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At Open Table, the Meal Is Only Part of What’s Being Served. NOURISH brought farmers, artists, chefs, volunteers, and neighbors to the same table—and raised money for an organization built on the belief that feeding people can also feed a community.
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At Open Table MDI, the Meal Is Only Part of What’s Being Served.

NOURISH brought farmers, artists, chefs, volunteers, and neighbors to the same table—and raised money for an organization built on the belief that feeding people can also feed a community. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by ArtWaves. BAR HARBOR—By the time Kathryn Strand declared she’d just had her best meal of the year, the people at the long tables had … Continue reading At Open Table MDI, the Meal Is Only Part of What’s Being Served.

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At Reef Point, Farrand’s Legacy Finds a New Public Path At Beatrix Farrand’s former estate in Bar Harbor, a landscape designer is using surviving stones, bulbs, and fragments of the original garden to create something new that keeps the past visible.
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At Reef Point, Farrand’s Legacy Finds a New Public Path

At Beatrix Farrand’s former estate in Bar Harbor, a landscape designer is using surviving stones, bulbs, and fragments of the original garden to create something new that keeps the past visible. Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Birch Bay Retirement Village. “We must keep time with Nature,” Beatrix Farrand wrote, “and follow her forms of expression in different places … Continue reading At Reef Point, Farrand’s Legacy Finds a New Public Path

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14 99+ She Bakes; She Remembers; She Builds. For DeLaney Bracy, every whoopie pie is part business venture, part family tradition, and part love letter to the grandmother who taught her to bake.
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She Bakes; She Remembers; She Builds.

For DeLaney Bracy, every whoopie pie is part business venture, part family tradition, and part love letter to the grandmother who taught her to bake. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Geddy’s. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—When DeLaney Bracy first decided she wanted to sell baked goods, she wasn’t sure exactly what she wanted to make. Cookies were everywhere. Cakes were difficult to … Continue reading She Bakes; She Remembers; She Builds.

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14 99+ Colin Woodard Asked What Holds a Country Together. Acadia Senior College Has Its Own Answer. At this year's Clunan Lecture, Woodard spoke of stories that connect Americans. The lecture itself was part of another story — the legacy of two people whose idea became a lasting MDI institution.
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Colin Woodard Asked What Holds a Country Together. Acadia Senior College Has Its Own Answer.

At this year’s Clunan Lecture, Woodard spoke of stories that connect Americans. The lecture itself was part of another story — the legacy of two people whose idea became a lasting MDI institution. Carrie Jones Sep 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. BAR HARBOR—There is a quote that Acadia Senior College sometimes uses in its programs. “Sometimes, a strong institution … Continue reading Colin Woodard Asked What Holds a Country Together. Acadia Senior College Has Its Own Answer.

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A New Front Door for the Quietside. The Acadia Chamber of Commerce opened its new Southwest Harbor visitor center Thursday, celebrating a more visible location and its role connecting visitors with the island’s working communities.
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A New Front Door for the Quietside.

The Acadia Chamber of Commerce opened its new Southwest Harbor visitor center Thursday, celebrating a more visible location and its role connecting visitors with the island’s working communities. Carrie Jones Sep 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop. SOUTHWEST HARBOR— The rain fell, the microphone came out and was tucked away, and two town managers stopped laughing and smiling … Continue reading A New Front Door for the Quietside.

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What Tremont Is Doing For Its Kids. After one kickball game exposed a need among local children, Tremont residents began building something that could last beyond a couple of Sundays.
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What Tremont Is Doing For Its Kids.

After one kickball game exposed a need among local children, Tremont residents began building something that could last beyond a couple of Sundays. Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Aug 31, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. TREMONT—They came to the ball field behind the Tremont Consolidated School in cars, trucks, bicycles, and by foot. Some came lugging 24-packs of water. Some carried … Continue reading What Tremont Is Doing For Its Kids.

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She Needed a Bike. Southwest Harbor’s Community Made Sure She Got One. At the almost-annual Bike Rodeo, police, Lions Club members, local businesses, and emergency responders came together to help local kids ride safer—and look out for one another.
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She Needed a Bike. Southwest Harbor’s Community Made Sure She Got One.

At the almost-annual Bike Rodeo, police, Lions Club members, local businesses, and emergency responders came together to help local kids ride safer—and look out for one another. Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Aug 26, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. BAR HARBOR—Southwest Harbor Police Sergeant Rick Graham smiled and leaned over, Saturday, August 22. His voice had a hushed joy to it as … Continue reading She Needed a Bike. Southwest Harbor’s Community Made Sure She Got One.

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Reading Isn’t Quite Over Yet. At Least Not Here. While national studies show Americans reading fewer books, MDI’s annual library sales offered a weekend-long argument for the enduring appeal of the written word.
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Reading Isn’t Quite Over Yet. At Least Not Here.

While national studies show Americans reading fewer books, MDI’s annual library sales offered a weekend-long argument for the enduring appeal of the written word. Carrie Jones Aug 16, 2026 BAR HARBOR—The doomsday story from The Atlantic went viral this summer. “The End of Reading Is Here,” the headline decried though the article was much deeper than that. Its author, Rose Horowitch, cites research by the National Endowment … Continue reading Reading Isn’t Quite Over Yet. At Least Not Here.

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