Martha Tod Dudman Launches New Novel, curio, at Northeast Harbor Library. Carrie Jones Jul 20, 2025 NORTHEAST HARBOR—Martha Tod Dudman has been a lot of things so far in her life: select person, business owner, mother, fundraiser, friend, mentor, director of the Maine Humanities Council. She is one of those people who when blessed with a keen intellect and broad vision can couple that with … Continue reading Letting the Story Fly.
Shaun Farrar Jul 09, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. TREMONT—After months of discussions and brainstorming that initially began with a proposed state legislative action (LD1438) to allow deer hunting on Mount Desert Island, a majority of the people speaking at a Tremont Select Board meeting, July 7, seemed in favor of having a potential deer hunt in the island … Continue reading Public Hearing Attendance Indicates Tremont Residents Possibly Pro Deer Hunt
Hidden Barn Books Transforms a Downtown Barn into a Community Hub Where Story Embraces History Carrie Jones Jul 05, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Sometimes being a little bit lonely when you don’t want to be can create something magical and community focused for an entire town. That’s what happened with Genie Thorndike, whose bit of loneliness inspired a transformation—not just in her life, but in an … Continue reading Cool Old Barn Gets Cool New Life
Plus, some resources. Carrie Jones Jun 16, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—What do cockroaches, stick bugs, and snapping turtles have in common? They all helped kick off summer reading in Bar Harbor. Mr. Drew and His Animals Too wowed young readers on Saturday with live animal presentations to celebrate the start of Jesup’s Summer Reading Program. “Mr. Drew and His Animals, Too were in Bar Harbor … Continue reading Snakes, Bugs, and Books: Mr. Drew Brings the Wild to Jesup’s Summer Reading Program
Ivy Manor’s Musical Season Has Begun Carrie Jones May 17, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Slowly and steadily the Ivy Manor Inn’s lawn has been hosting one musician after another. Walk by in the afternoon and you’ll see tourists and locals hanging out in red chairs, around fire pits, chatting, talking, sipping their drinks. And much of the time? They’ll be listening to music. Last Sunday, American … Continue reading “Making the World Smaller, One Song at a Time:” Eli Lev Comes to Bar Harbor
Carrie Jones Mar 09, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—For a lot of people, writing a novel and publishing it is a dream that requires time, persistence, and effort wrapped up with creativity. It can take years or months. And for some writers, it feels? Impossible. Impossible isn’t a word in Shreya Hosur’s vocabulary. No. Scratch that. Impossible isn’t a word in the Conners-Emerson eighth grader’s personality. … Continue reading Bar Harbor Eighth Grader Publishes Debut Novel
There was no Sir Rendering at the sand belt races Carrie Jones Oct 14, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TOWN HILL—Allison Sasner headed inside to do the brackets for the belt sander races at the Atlantic Brewing Company on Sunday while in the beer garden, Bryce Lambert amped up the crowd of spectators lined up to … Continue reading Beware of Dragons! And Maybe Justin Bieber as Racers Got Gritty This Weekend
Diane Magras brings the power of dreams come true to fourth graders CARRIE JONES MAR 23, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR— Once, there was a very, very, very, small dragon named Large Marge. She lived in Italy in a pizza parlor. She wanted to prove herself to Joe’s Pizza, the place where she wanted to work for, not just live at. However, she didn’t know how … Continue reading Author Returns Home In Conners Emerson Visit
