Seal Harbor Pier Repair Work Approved, Comfort Station Headed to Otter Creek

Agencies request to become contracted municipal services Carrie Jones Nov 19, 2024 MOUNT DESERT—Much of the damage from the January 2024 storms to the Seal Harbor pier will be fixed soon. During its Monday night meeting, the Mount Desert Selectboard approved prep work for a new pole, the installation of the pole, the removal of the comfort station building, and repairs to the pier’s surface. … Continue reading Seal Harbor Pier Repair Work Approved, Comfort Station Headed to Otter Creek

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Bar Harbor Garden Club Honors Veterans

Veterans Day is an entrance-free day for everyone at Acadia National Park Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Nov 11, 2024 BAR HARBOR—Every year on November 11 at 11 a.m., a wreath is laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. “The ceremony is intended to honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces,” according to the U.S. Department of Veterans … Continue reading Bar Harbor Garden Club Honors Veterans

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Mount Desert Man Arrested for Burglary and Criminal Mischief

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Two Crashes Send Two to Hospital

Police logs Shaun Farrar Nov 04, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—On Thursday, October 31, according to the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Department’s public press release, Phillip Widener, 67, of Manchester, Maine, was operating a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle and was stopped in traffic on Route 3 in Bar Harbor. Robert Fernandez, 27, of … Continue reading Two Crashes Send Two to Hospital

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Bar Harbor’s Historic Bells Came Down Today

But They Will Be Back Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 23, 2024 BAR HARBOR—The bells in their green tower at St. Saviour’s Church in Bar Harbor have rung through the decades, through World War II, and epidemics, but this Wednesday, they were pulled off the iconic tower and taken away—not for good, just for repairs. The bells are going to the Sunderlin Foundry in Ruther … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Historic Bells Came Down Today

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Beware of Dragons! And Maybe Justin Bieber as Racers Got Gritty This Weekend

There was no Sir Rendering at the sand belt races Carrie Jones Oct 14, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TOWN HILL—Allison Sasner headed inside to do the brackets for the belt sander races at the Atlantic Brewing Company on Sunday while in the beer garden, Bryce Lambert amped up the crowd of spectators lined up to … Continue reading Beware of Dragons! And Maybe Justin Bieber as Racers Got Gritty This Weekend

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There’s a Place in Bar Harbor Where Secrets and Truths Are Meant to Be Revealed

Carrie Jones Oct 02, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—In an expansive mansion on West Street in Bar Harbor, secrets are aired and rumors debunked. Some of those secrets involve old maps of places like Bear Brook, which is near the Jackson Laboratory. Some of those secrets involve past heroes in the community who wore headsets and relayed … Continue reading There’s a Place in Bar Harbor Where Secrets and Truths Are Meant to Be Revealed

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Partying With Flamboyance

Southwest Harbor’s Harbor House Flamingo Festival CARRIE JONES AND SHAUN FARRAR JUL 13, 2024 Share SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Billed as “whimsical, lighthearted, and decidedly pink,” the Harbor House led, family focused festival brought joy to the streets of Southwest Harbor on Saturday despite a downpour of rain right before the annual flamingo parade. The Harbor House Flamingo Festival began Saturday with a breakfast hosted by the U.S. … Continue reading Partying With Flamboyance

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Second Annual Nihkaniyane Event at the Abbe This Week

DAWNLAND FESTIVAL OF ARTS & IDEAS PREMIERES JULY 12-14 SHAUN FARRAR JUL 07, 2024 BAR HARBOR—This upcoming weekend at the Abbe Museum and College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, it will be all about restoring history and building alliance. The Wabanaki Nations, and others, continue to fight for rights and sovereignty and the Wabanaki Alliance will host its second annual Nihkaniyane event Thursday, July … Continue reading Second Annual Nihkaniyane Event at the Abbe This Week

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Fourth of July Parade Route Remains Despite Construction Slow Down

Bar Harbor Parade Map, Southwest Harbor Fourth Celebrations CARRIE JONES JUN 25, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—There’s bad news and good news about Bar Harbor’s upcoming Fourth of July parade. The bad news is that Town Manager James Smith said that the town had hoped the Main Street project would be completed so as to not impact the annual July Fourth Parade which is sponsored by … Continue reading Fourth of July Parade Route Remains Despite Construction Slow Down

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Window Panes Turns 30 This Month; Owners Celebrate by Giving Back

Shore Path Restoration Fund to Benefit SHAUN FARRAR JUN 12, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Icons aren’t made over night. This year, Bar Harbor’s Shore Path is 143 years old. Also, this year, June 20 to be exact, Greg and Julie Veilleux’s Window Panes celebrates 30 years of business in downtown Bar Harbor. While vastly different, both of these entities are prime examples of community building and … Continue reading Window Panes Turns 30 This Month; Owners Celebrate by Giving Back

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