Guest article by Mike Reynolds with photos from Amy Henderson Jun 15, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. This article was contributed by Mike Reynolds. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—“Gilbert and Sullivan!” — No, seriously. If you mention these names in front of any crowd of around thirty 20 to 35-year-olds anywhere in the area, you will get mixed results. … Continue reading A Beacon Shines on Main Street.
A Tireless Advocate for Kids Steps Away After 15 Years. Carrie Jones Jun 12, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—For 15 years, Susan Reiff Allen has served the students and school staff of the Mount Desert Island region. She’s done more than that, though. As the longest serving board member, Allen has given time in many leadership capacities including … Continue reading As Her Oldest Daughter Went From Kindergarten to Graduation. Susan Reiff Allen Never Left the Table.
Leaving the Island, Carrying the Lessons: MDI High School Class of 2026 Graduates. Carrie Jones Jun 10, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR — Approximately 115 Mount Desert Island High School seniors received their diplomas, June 17, during the high school’s 58th commencement ceremonies. The ceremony in the Bernard Parady Gymnasium celebrated the accomplishments of the students and … Continue reading ‘Keep Moving Forward’: MDI Graduates Embrace the Next Chapter.
Growing weekly event draws more than 100 participants, including Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner. Carrie Jones Jun 10, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop. BAR HARBOR—Jeremy Dougherty lives his life knowing that work means effort, that community is shaped, and that when people do something together and if you add bubbles and music and kids and exercise? Well, if … Continue reading Community Rolls Through Bar Harbor on Final Bike Bus Ride This School Year.
As the school year ends, organizers of Bar Harbor’s Bike Bus hope to reach a milestone that reflects something larger than cycling. Carrie Jones Jun 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop. BAR HARBOR—Jeremy Dougherty has a goal. Okay, this Bar Harbor dad has a couple of goals and they’re pretty connected. The first goal is about the Bar … Continue reading A Weekly Ride Through Town Is Bringing Bar Harbor Together.
Rain forced many ceremonies indoors across parts of Mount Desert Island, but communities still gathered to honor fallen service members and their families. Carrie Jones May 25, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Back in 1957, Bar Harbor had a parade, sponsored by the George Edwin Kirk Post of the American Legion that marched down Cottage Street to … Continue reading Through Storm Clouds and Silence, Communities Remember Their Dead.
Carrie Jones May 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—From a crowded farmers market to youth ballfields and blooming gardens, Mount Desert Island residents and visitors found plenty of reasons to gather last week. Across the island, community life unfolded in small, shared moments from morning through evening. Community life played out in markets, gardens, ballfields, … Continue reading Community Moments Across MDI Mark the Start of the Season
Bike4Briar Ride Aims to Raise Awareness and Funds for Gene Therapy Research. Carrie Jones May 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—We’ve written about Charlie before. About eight months ago, at the height of tourism season, Charlie Nuck and Todd Downey came to Bar Harbor and rode through town on their bikes. It doesn’t sound like … Continue reading One Man, One Bike, One Mission: Charlie Nuck’s Ride for His Niece Begins in Bar Harbor.
Carrie Jones May 01, 2026 BAR HARBOR—On an island where winter winds can sound like grief and summer traffic can test a saint’s patience, there has long been a quiet certainty on Federal Street: if your dog swallowed a lobster buoy or something equally ridiculous, if your old cat stopped eating, if there was a horrifying accident on a Sunday afternoon, you called Dr. Marc … Continue reading After Decades of Sunday Calls and Small Miracles, a Superhero Vet Retires
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.
