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For a Quarter of a Century, Bob Collier Led the Hayseeder's.
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For a Quarter of a Century, Bob Collier Led the Hayseeders

Carrie Jones Mar 10, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—Bob Collier stood in front of the crowd at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel, Friday night, surveying the people gathered, microphone waiting in front of him, and seemed like he was taking it all in. Beyond the dance floor, people dressed in flannels and sequins waited to see … Continue reading For a Quarter of a Century, Bob Collier Led the Hayseeders

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Salt Cod, Boas, and Dancing: Hayseeders Ball Returned Friday Night

Historic event brought music, community and a lot of suspenders to Bar Harbor hotel CARRIE JONES MAR 2, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The numbered badges adorn forty men’s suspenders or hang from their pockets and their guests must show an invitation or they aren’t allowed inside, but there’s still a spirit of community that blossoms past nostalgia and into the smiles, goofiness, and discussion that mark … Continue reading Salt Cod, Boas, and Dancing: Hayseeders Ball Returned Friday Night

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Bar Harbor’s Hayseeders’ Tradition Continues

Eclectic? Yes. Homage? Yes. Carrie Jones BAR HARBOR—They wear numbered badges. Their guests must show an invitation or they aren’t allowed inside. A guestbook and invitation checker is stationed at the front door. Part barn dance, part social affair, part homage to the past, the annual Hayseeders’ Ball occurred between winter storms Friday night at the Atlantic Oceanside. It was once billed as one of … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Hayseeders’ Tradition Continues

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