Tremont Select Board Discusses Multiple Items Including Property Foreclosures

Approves Extra Money For Bass Harbor Memorial Library, Talks About PFAS and Seawall Road Shaun Farrar Jan 22, 2025 Share TREMONT—With budget season getting wound up for all of the Acadia region towns, the Tremont Select Board eased into its budget preparations at its meeting on Monday, January 21, with a request from the Bass Harbor Memorial Library. Historically, the library has asked for cost … Continue reading Tremont Select Board Discusses Multiple Items Including Property Foreclosures

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Signage Meant to Fight Chris’ Pond Vandalism Approved

Carrie Jones Jan 16, 2025 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—A local pond has been getting a lot of attention in Southwest Harbor lately and not all of it has necessarily been good. The pond, which hosts skating and other winter recreational activities, was the focus of the town’s select board’s extended executive session, which was moved to the beginning of the meeting on Tuesday, January 14. The pond’s … Continue reading Signage Meant to Fight Chris’ Pond Vandalism Approved

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Harbor Committee Recommends Small Cruise Ship Tendering to Town Pier

Group recommend changes to mooring ordinance, work on dock data Carrie Jones Jan 16, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Harbor Committee recommended, Monday night, that the Bar Harbor Town Council continue to explore allowing American Cruise Lines to tender to the town-owned Ells Pier. The small cruise ships are American-flagged and would not require … Continue reading Harbor Committee Recommends Small Cruise Ship Tendering to Town Pier

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Can You Move It? Then, You Can Likely Have It

Despite High Hopes, Historic Caretaker’s Cottage on Hospital Campus Risks Destruction Carrie Jones Jan 10, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. BAR HARBOR—A historic caretaker’s cottage that was once a part of an oceanfront estate is in danger of being torn down despite MDI Hospital CEO Christina Maguire’s hopes to find someone who will take it and move it. Design Review … Continue reading Can You Move It? Then, You Can Likely Have It

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Harry Owen, Who Built a Legacy of Story and Conservation, Dies at 97

Carrie Jones Jan 08, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—On New Year’s Day, Mount Desert Island lost Harry Owen, but his legacy and love for the land will live on. According to his obituary, Harry’s passing was peaceful as he was surrounded by friends at Birch Bay. He was 97. During those 97 years, Harry became a bit of an icon. Possibly more than a bit for … Continue reading Harry Owen, Who Built a Legacy of Story and Conservation, Dies at 97

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Effie Gott and the 109 Wreaths in Southwest Harbor

GUEST CONTRIBUTOR: JACK RAYMOND Dec 29, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. This post was contributed by Jack Raymond. Jack’s parents owned M.A. Clark in Ellsworth, which had been owned and established by Mary Ann Clark (1860–1943). According to the Ellsworth Historical Society, “Neal A. Raymond inherited Mary Ann Clark’s share of the business and continued to run … Continue reading Effie Gott and the 109 Wreaths in Southwest Harbor

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This Century-old Down East Tradition Delivers Christmas Cheer Wrapped in Red String

Dec 21, 2024 Share by Emily Burnham/Bangor Daily News MOUNT DESERT—The sight of the approaching Sunbeam, the Maine Seacoast Mission’s longtime service vessel, is always a welcome one for residents of Maine’s island communities especially on a frigid winter’s day, just before Christmas. For more than a century, during the holiday season the Sunbeam has visited islands and coastal communities throughout Maine, from Monhegan to the … Continue reading This Century-old Down East Tradition Delivers Christmas Cheer Wrapped in Red String

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Small Towns, Big-Hearted Communities

Photos and videos of some holiday events throughout MDI this weekend Carrie Jones Dec 16, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. MANSET AND MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—There is magic in the air during the holiday season. A good part of that magic? It comes from story, from connection, of having someone take you under their wing and share a precious … Continue reading Small Towns, Big-Hearted Communities

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The First Intergalactic Birch Bay Village Art Exhibition

History and art combine at Northeast Harbor Library through December Shaun Farrar Dec 10, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—“The wonderful thing about art as an activity is you can do it as you age, it’s not expensive like keeping a horse, it doesn’t depend on the weather, and you can do it almost … Continue reading The First Intergalactic Birch Bay Village Art Exhibition

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Early Morning Car Fire Destroys Vehicle in Bar Harbor

POLICE LOGS: Deer (and a pole) Wreak Havoc on Vehicles on MDI Shaun Farrar Nov 26, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—On Tuesday, November 26, at approximately 5:40 a.m., Tyler Hiles, 20, of Holden, was driving a 2016 Kia Sorrento south on Route 3 in Bar Harbor when, according to Bar Harbor Fire Chief Matt … Continue reading Early Morning Car Fire Destroys Vehicle in Bar Harbor

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