Cadillac Mountain Reservations Delayed Again

Carriage roads and some trails remain closed for birds and due to mud season Carrie Jones Mar 26, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Acadia National Park has delayed the opening of the registration period for drivers to go to the top of Cadillac Mountain, the park’s highest peak. The original registration date had been in February. An article in National … Continue reading Cadillac Mountain Reservations Delayed Again

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Evergreen Yurts:

With a lot of hard work, a family’s dream becomes reality Carrie Jones Mar 26, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—It’s the fall of 2024, and Kaitlin Hodgkins has a baby on her hip, juggling a baby shoe, a blanket, a cell phone that’s going into her pocket, and so many other things as she surveys … Continue reading Evergreen Yurts:

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Transit Hub for Travelers to Mount Desert Island Opening in June

Mar 14, 2025 by Bill Trotter TRENTON—The state is nearing completion of a visitors’ center in Trenton that is designed to help reduce seasonal traffic congestion on Mount Desert Island. The $27 million Acadia Gateway Center is expected to be completed by the end of June, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. The building will be a place where people visiting MDI and Acadia National Park can … Continue reading Transit Hub for Travelers to Mount Desert Island Opening in June

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Protestors Rally to Support Acadia

Carrie Jones Mar 02, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Dozens of protestors on Saturday turned out in Bar Harbor at noon to indicate their support for Acadia National Park and its workers and to protest President Trump’s cuts to the park’s staffing. It was one of at least 145 gatherings in the country located near the 433 national park sites. According to the New York Times, “The National … Continue reading Protestors Rally to Support Acadia

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Five Acadia National Park Fires Were Allegedly Arson

Carrie Jones Feb 26, 2025 Share by Marie Weidmayer/Bangor Daily News ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Five wildland fires at Acadia National Park in a year and a half span were arson, according to federal court records. A request for a search warrant was unsealed in the U.S. District Court of Maine in Bangor on Tuesday, which outlines what the National Park Service alleges were five arson fires started … Continue reading Five Acadia National Park Fires Were Allegedly Arson

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THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Feb 03, 2025 Share 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 me know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this email is a bit long for a lot of inboxes. We … Continue reading THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK

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The Saga of Seawall Road Continues

Southwest Harbor looks for help Carrie Jones Jan 29, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. SOUTHWEST HARBOR— “We need to have a larger voice on this issue,” Southwest Harbor Town Manager Karen Reddersen said to the Southwest Harbor Select Board Tuesday, January 28. “We want there to be a voice.” The select board members agreed that when … Continue reading The Saga of Seawall Road Continues

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Driver of U-Haul That Broke Through Echo Lake Ice This Morning Is Ok

Carrie Jones Jan 18, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT—Early Saturday morning, emergency personnel responded to a report of a 10-foot U-Haul truck in Echo Lake. The driver motored the U-Haul approximately 400 yards over the lake’s ice before the truck broke through. Southwest Harbor Fire Department assisted Mount Desert Fire in the rescue and posted about it on social media. The 75-year-old driver of the truck was able … Continue reading Driver of U-Haul That Broke Through Echo Lake Ice This Morning Is Ok

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MaineDOT Pushes Seawall Road Repairs to Fall 2025

Carrie Jones Jan 15, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Maine Department of Transportation has told the Town of Southwest Harbor and Acadia National Park that the state’s permanent and full repair to 1,000 feet of the Seawall Road will not occur this spring, but is being postponed until fall 2025. “It’s concerning and my recommendation is that … Continue reading MaineDOT Pushes Seawall Road Repairs to Fall 2025

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Councilor Shank Stepping Down

Emergency Moratorium Extended, MLK March Scheduled, Stanwood Place Discontinued Carrie Jones Jan 08, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor Town Councilor Kyle Shank announced during the January 7 council meeting that he is stepping down from his position on the council, February 4. “As many of my friends, fellow councilors, and citizens are … Continue reading Councilor Shank Stepping Down

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