No Place to Live Means Not Many to Hire:

Acadia’s Housing Problem Helps Spur New Projects and Ideas for Bar Harbor, Park, and FOA Jun 07, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Multiple housing projects are in the works for Acadia National Park with some projects completed, others well underway, and some in the planning stages. According to the Bangor Daily News’ Bill Trotter, Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider said during a park advisory commission meeting earlier … Continue reading No Place to Live Means Not Many to Hire:

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Acadia Wants To Require Reservations for This Popular Park Attraction

Jun 03, 2025 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—Acadia National Park is trying to figure out how to manage hot spots that get congested during its busy summer tourist season, but its top priorities aren’t the places that social media users might think. Last week, a video of a long line of hikers slowly snaking its way up the ladder trail on The Beehive … Continue reading Acadia Wants To Require Reservations for This Popular Park Attraction

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Acadia Gateway Center Likely Won’t Open Until End of July

Carrie Jones May 28, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TRENTON—The Acadia Gateway Center which was originally expected to open in June, will likely not open until the end of July. The discussion came during conversation in a League of Towns meeting, May 27. The visitors center is meant to encourage Mount Desert Island visitors to park … Continue reading Acadia Gateway Center Likely Won’t Open Until End of July

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Injured Hiker Rescued on Acadia Mountain

Carrie Jones May 17, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLANDER—A woman was rescued May 9 after she injured her ankle hiking near the summit of Acadia Mountain. She was on the Acadia Mountain Trail. “On May 9, 2025 around 1:15 PM, park rangers responded to reports of a 31-year-old female hiker who had injured her ankle,” Acadia National Park Public Affairs Officer Acadia National Park Amanda … Continue reading Injured Hiker Rescued on Acadia Mountain

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Updated: Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Candidates Answer Our Questions

Carrie Jones May 07, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—There are five seats up for grabs for full three-year terms on Bar Harbor’s warrant committee, which reviews the budget for town meeting and makes recommendations on that and various land use article amendments. Two seats are open because Julie Berberian, the current vice chair, chose not to run. Jeffrey Young also chose not to run again. Incumbents … Continue reading Updated: Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Candidates Answer Our Questions

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Mount Desert’s Future Is in Its Residents’ Hands

Comprehensive Planning Committee Hopes More Residents will Respond to Its Survey & Discusses Natural Resources, Public Outreach Carrie Jones May 05, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT—The town’s comprehensive plan committee continued to meet this week and prepared for the town meeting next week, hoping to get more survey responses as well as public awareness about the plan’s update and goals. There are a few open slots … Continue reading Mount Desert’s Future Is in Its Residents’ Hands

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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Apr 28, 2025 Share 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 are on the town and school calendars are cancelled or rescheduled, so … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

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Land and Garden Preserve Explains New Dog Policies

Leashes required at Little Long Pond from 10-4, May 1-September 30 Carrie Jones Apr 10, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. MOUNT DESERT—The vision of the Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve has a one-word explanation: serenity. It’s hard to be serene when people are yelling at dogs, said Director of Natural Lands Tate Bushell. That’s just one … Continue reading Land and Garden Preserve Explains New Dog Policies

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LUNCH Takes the Chowdah Fest Crown

Carrie Jones Apr 02, 2025 Share NORTHEAST HARBOR—The chowder lovers waited outside the Neighborhood House in the drizzle, Monday, a straight line heading toward the door. People huddled under the building’s eaves to get out of the rain, making room for each other. “Come closer, come closer,” one woman urged others with a friendly smile as she inched toward an exterior wall. “It will just … Continue reading LUNCH Takes the Chowdah Fest Crown

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Moratorium Talks: What Has a Place in Bar Harbor?

Workshop continues to collect information Carrie Jones Apr 01, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—As the Bar Harbor Planning Board worked through lodging moratorium issues, March 27, its members heard a history of transportation and lodging on Mount Desert Island from Dr. Sean Cox, managing editor of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society’s Chebacco. “It wasn’t an automobile island … Continue reading Moratorium Talks: What Has a Place in Bar Harbor?

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