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13 99+ The Invisible Work Beneath the Flowers. How One Garden Club Helped Shape an Island for 100 Years. What does it look like when a century of quiet volunteers chooses beauty as a way of serving a community?
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The Invisible Work Beneath the Flowers. How One Garden Club Helped Shape an Island for 100 Years.

What does it look like when a century of quiet volunteers chooses beauty as a way of serving a community? Carrie Jones Jul 28, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—The gardens cultivated and enriched by the Garden Club of Mount Desert, the greenhouses the club members have funded, the trees they’ve planted, the bulbs that … Continue reading The Invisible Work Beneath the Flowers. How One Garden Club Helped Shape an Island for 100 Years.

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Bar Harbor’s Original Influencers Were Armed With Paintbrushes. Bar Harbor Historical Society event connects 19th-century painters, contemporary creators, and the community that supports them. You can visit the exhibit all week for free!
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Bar Harbor’s Original Influencers Were Armed With Paintbrushes.

Bar Harbor Historical Society event connects 19th-century painters, contemporary creators, and the community that supports them. You can visit the exhibit all week for free! Carrie Jones Jul 22, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Despite the rain, Saturday, more than 170 people headed to LaRochelle, on West Street, the home of the Bar Harbor … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Original Influencers Were Armed With Paintbrushes.

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"We Value You as You Are": Olympian Celebrates the YMCA's Power to Build Community. YMCA Honors Peacock, MacLeod During Annual Celebration.
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“We Value You as You Are”: Olympian Celebrates the YMCA’s Power to Build Community.

YMCA Honors Peacock, MacLeod During Annual Celebration. Carrie Jones Jul 17, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. BAR HARBOR—For Olympic bobsledder Frank Del Duca, the lesson that best defines the YMCA had nothing to do with athletics. It came years ago, when he was a young employee wondering whether he should remove his earrings before work. His supervisor’s answer has stayed … Continue reading “We Value You as You Are”: Olympian Celebrates the YMCA’s Power to Build Community.

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The Heart of Southwest Harbor Marched Down Main Street Before It Danced on the Green. The Flamingo Festival celebrated the neighbors, volunteers, traditions, and quirks that make a community.
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The Heart of Southwest Harbor Marched Down Main Street Before It Danced on the Green.

The Flamingo Festival celebrated the neighbors, volunteers, traditions, and quirks that make a community. Carrie Jones Jul 14, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—It began with pancakes and ended with a dance party. Festivals like Southwest Harbor’s Flamingo Festival are rarely performances. They’re reunions. They’re celebrations of neighbors. At their best, they are a town telling itself … Continue reading The Heart of Southwest Harbor Marched Down Main Street Before It Danced on the Green.

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More Than a Festival: Dawnland is a Gathering of Hearts, Art, Stories, and Ideas
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Abbe Museum’s Dawnland Festival Returns With Wabanaki Voices and a National Collaboration

A new partnership with the Smithsonian adds a national dimension while keeping Wabanaki voices at the event’s center. Carrie Jones Jul 10, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR— Some festivals entertain. Others enhance and expand the conversation. This weekend, the Abbe Museum’s Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas aims to do both, bringing Wabanaki … Continue reading Abbe Museum’s Dawnland Festival Returns With Wabanaki Voices and a National Collaboration

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Southwest Harbor Flocks Together for Flamingo Festival. There's joy in every plastic bird this weekend. Free to read, link in the bio, just click through.
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No Egrets: Flamingo Festival Brings the Flocking Fabulous Fun to Southwest Harbor This Weekend.

Carrie Jones Jul 09, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Every year, at the Flamingo Festival in Southwest Harbor, there are flamingos, yes, but the pink-filled summer event brims with, joy, community, and gratitude. The parade is full of laughter, the breakfast is full of pancakes. The craft fair and book fair are full of adventures and stories. The annual … Continue reading No Egrets: Flamingo Festival Brings the Flocking Fabulous Fun to Southwest Harbor This Weekend.

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Built by Wind, Water, Snow Shovels, and Hard Work: MDI High's Remarkable Sailing Team Where Character Meets the Coast: How MDI High Sailing Builds Confidence, Teamwork and Grit
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Built by Wind, Water, Snow Shovels, and Hard Work: MDI High’s Remarkable Sailing Team

Where Character Meets the Coast: How MDI High Sailing Builds Confidence, Teamwork and Grit Carrie Jones Jul 07, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Competitive high school sailing isn’t just about wind. It’s not just about luck. It’s about perseverance and intelligence and communication and commitment that doesn’t just happen in the regattas. Early in the … Continue reading Built by Wind, Water, Snow Shovels, and Hard Work: MDI High’s Remarkable Sailing Team

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ArtWaves Celebrates Summer—and the Power of Connection A Summer Solstice gathering highlighted the organization's larger goal: creating a welcoming "third space" where art, wellness and community intersect.
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ArtWaves Celebrates Summer—and the Power of Connection

A Summer Solstice gathering highlighted the organization’s larger goal: creating a welcoming “third space” where art, wellness and community intersect. Carrie Jones Jul 01, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TOWN HILL—For years, ArtWaves has been combining art and community and celebration. That continues this summer which started off with a solstice celebration at the nonprofit’s Town Hill … Continue reading ArtWaves Celebrates Summer—and the Power of Connection

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They Thought the Lobster Boat Races Were Fading. Then the Town Turned It Into a Full-Blown Festival of Fun. Three days. Slippery fish relays. Awesome boats. And a Town That Shows Up For Itself
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They Thought the Lobster Boat Races Were Fading. Then the Town Turned It Into a Full-Blown Festival of Fun.

Three days. Slippery fish relays. Awesome boats. And a Town That Shows Up For Itself Carrie Jones Jun 29, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. TREMONT— Before the lobster boats thundered across Bass Harbor, before the antique cars parked all around Gordius Garage, and before grown adults and kids slipped across the asphalt carrying giant pollock while wearing borrowed fishing gear … Continue reading They Thought the Lobster Boat Races Were Fading. Then the Town Turned It Into a Full-Blown Festival of Fun.

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At Least Four Whoopie Pies. One Mile. Zero Vomiting Allowed.

The World’s Possibly Messiest Mile Returns to Bar Harborm July 3. BAR HARBOR—The runners plotted out strategies. Maybe they should split the bun and shoot the cream. Maybe, instead, they should dunk the whole pie in water? Maybe they should gulp? Slowly chew. Should they sprint? Run? Just walk really fast and try not to vomit? Each of the dozens of contestants in the Whoopie … Continue reading At Least Four Whoopie Pies. One Mile. Zero Vomiting Allowed.

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