A “significant drop” in Canadians visiting the U.S. this summer has resulted in a drop in business of nearly 20 percent for the seasonal ferry that operates between Bar Harbor and Nova Scotia, according to the ferry operator. Continue reading Fewer Canadians Are Coming to Maine This Summer on the CAT
Carrie Jones Jul 10, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. BAR HARBOR—Hard work. Fortitude. Resilience. Cheers and applause. The Friends of Acadia annual meeting, at the Bar Harbor Club, on July 9, celebrated the organization’s and Acadia National Park’s successes in the past year and also noted that things have been a bit different this year especially … Continue reading Friends of Acadia’s Annual Meeting Highlights Acadia’s Wins and Worries
With Floats, Food, and Fireworks: Mount Desert Island Pulls Off Another Memorable Fourth Carrie Jones Jul 05, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—Sometimes it takes an entire community to prepare for a holiday and the Independence Day celebrations on Mount Desert Island are no exception. The effort begins well before the actual the day. Floats are … Continue reading Building a Parade, Feeding More Than a Town:
Carrie Jones Jul 03, 2025 Share A QUICK NOTE FROM US: The following is a press release from Acadia National Park that came out July 3 at 3:30 p.m. and is sent to multiple news agencies (hence the same headlines, etc.). We’re a few minutes late with it because we are out covering other things. There is just two of us here. Apologies! Our earlier … Continue reading Multiple Incidents and Fatalities in Acadia National Park Leading up to July 4 Weekend
It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Jun 30, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things on the town … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
A Map, a Mission, and Many Meetings: MDI Launches Housing Talks Carrie Jones Jun 27, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—This week, Noel Musson and Susanne Paul began visiting all the major town governing boards in the Mount Desert Island Region, starting with the Southwest Harbor Select Board. It’s not quite a road trip because the meetings will be spaced apart (often by weeks) and … Continue reading Musson Group Kicks Off MDI Tour to Tackle Housing Planning
Community Round-Up: This Week’s Briefs and Press Releases from the Bar Harbor Story Carrie Jones Jun 27, 2025 Share A QUICK NOTE FROM US: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. Our briefs article is mostly just press releases that we don’t write, or claim to write, but just share from … Continue reading Backside Blast, Black Hawk Helicopters, Awards and Everything in Between
And in the near future. Jun 16, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and we may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let us know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
Town Thanks Volunteers Who Came Through For the Manset Pier Carrie Jones Jun 12, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Links Pub. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Town Manger Karen Reddersen reported during the select board meeting, June 10, that there has been a positive step forward for the Seawall Road Project. Acadia National Park received “supplemental funding from Congress to fund storm-related damages and … Continue reading Acadia National Park Brings Good News For Seawall Road Repairs
New project will bring 30 full-time, year-round jobs Carrie Jones Jun 10, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. ELLSWORTH—Witham Family Hotels has begun construction on its new Home2 Suites by Hilton in Ellsworth. On Tuesday morning, Ellsworth officials, representatives from Witham Family Hotels, and Wright-Ryan all gathered with the media on a somewhat muddy site, smiling despite the drizzle … Continue reading Witham Family Hotels Breaks Ground on New Home2 Suites by Hilton in Ellsworth, Maine
