More Visitations Than The Fourth?

Acadia National Park Breaks Daily Visitation Record Carrie Jones Oct 30, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Gary Friedmann for State Representative. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—The record-breaking number for visits at Acadia National Park on the October 12 holiday weekend are more than just numbers, according to the park’s Public Affairs Officer Amanda Pollock. They have nuance. They have impact. And they tell … Continue reading More Visitations Than The Fourth?

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Lincoln Man who Drove off 35-foot Cliff Pleads Guilty to Driving Drunk in Acadia National Park

Oct 04, 2024 Share by Marie Weidmayer/Bangor Daily News BANGOR—A man who drunkenly drove off a cliff in Acadia National Park pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday morning. Eric Amos Jipson III of Lincoln pleaded guilty to operating under the influence of alcohol in U.S. District Court in Bangor. A charge of operating under the influence of alcohol .08 or above was dismissed. Jipson was sentenced to six … Continue reading Lincoln Man who Drove off 35-foot Cliff Pleads Guilty to Driving Drunk in Acadia National Park

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Island Explorer Bus System Celebrates 10 Millionth Passenger!

Fare-free, Propane-Powered System Carries Thousands Every Year Carrie Jones Sep 26, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Gary Friedmann for State Representative. BAR HARBOR—”Something is going on,” said the man hopping off the Island Explorer bus at the Bar Harbor Village Green on Wednesday afternoon. The woman behind him made wide eyes. “Something,” she said, eyeing the people standing in clusters on … Continue reading Island Explorer Bus System Celebrates 10 Millionth Passenger!

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Leashes Will Be Required Next Year at Land and Garden Preserve Lands

New Leash rules at Little Long Pond and Hunters Cliffs, no dogs on Harbor Brook Trail Carrie Jones Sep 22, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—People looking for a leash-free experience outside for their dogs will no longer be able to do so during most hours on the Land and Garden Preserve properties on Mount Desert Island. The policies begin in May 2025. Dogs heading out … Continue reading Leashes Will Be Required Next Year at Land and Garden Preserve Lands

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Man Rescued by Airlift from Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park

Shaun Farrar Sep 18, 2024 Share ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Reports of a man having a medical event well up the Beehive Trail by Sand Beach in Acadia National Park on Wednesday morning led to an activation of the park’s search and rescue team, Bar Harbor Fire Department and a Maine Forest Service helicopter. The helicopter staged at the Sand Beach House leach field prior to the … Continue reading Man Rescued by Airlift from Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park

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Second Busiest August in History? Possibly, Park Official Says

As Acadia National Park Visitation Numbers Stay Steady, Agencies Work Toward Housing Carrie Jones Sep 11, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—How many people are visiting Acadia National Park this year? So far, the amount of visitations (though not necessarily visitors) is coming in at 1.2% more than last year through July despite a … Continue reading Second Busiest August in History? Possibly, Park Official Says

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Town Manager Continues Quest to Make Otter Creek a Working Waterfront Again

Lunt presented to Acadia Advisory Commission Carrie Jones Sep 10, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Treats. MOUNT DESERT—Town Manager Durlin Lunt likened the town’s progress toward restoring Otter Creek’s waterfront as something similar to being on a gerbil wheel for years. There have been very nice discussions, he told members of the Acadia Advisory Commission on Monday, September 9, but … Continue reading Town Manager Continues Quest to Make Otter Creek a Working Waterfront Again

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Seawall Opens!

Yankee know-how opens the road now CARRIE JONES JUL 26, 2024 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Seawall Road opened this afternoon after six contractors volunteered to create a temporary fix for the Mount Desert Island road that had been devastated by winter storm surge and closed for months. On the Southwest Harbor side closest to Seawall Hotel, a Southwest Harbor police officer dismantled the “road closed” sign. “When’s … Continue reading Seawall Opens!

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Friends of Acadia Raises the Roof

And Honors Three of Its Own CARRIE JONES JUL 11, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Friends of Acadia’s CEO Eric Stiles said he thought of himself as a wildlife biologist. He liked hiking. He liked nature. He liked it outdoors. “Housing?” Stiles thought. “That’s what developers do?” But, Acadia National Park has 25 vacancies on its meant to be 100-strong year-round staff. The park should have 150 … Continue reading Friends of Acadia Raises the Roof

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Three Local Companies Offer Services to Reopen Seawall Road

MaineDOT Decision Expected Next Week CARRIE JONES JUL 10, 2024 Share SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Three local construction companies might get the go-ahead for temporary fixes to the storm-destroyed Seawall Road, but there are a few issues to sort through first. The road, which is a state road that runs through Southwest Harbor, to national park land was destroyed in a series of winter storms and is not … Continue reading Three Local Companies Offer Services to Reopen Seawall Road

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