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On Mount Desert Island, Holiday Traditions Become Acts of Community Photos of some holiday events throughout MDI this weekend
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On Mount Desert Island, Holiday Traditions Become Acts of Community

Photos of some holiday events throughout MDI this weekend Carrie Jones Dec 15, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—“Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars?” Nora Roberts once wrote. And who can doubt it when an island fills itself with … Continue reading On Mount Desert Island, Holiday Traditions Become Acts of Community

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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK And in the near future.
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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Carrie Jones Dec 08, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. QUICK NOTE: We’ve moved the list of organizations and links to the bottom of this article. If you are receiving this via email, you may have to click through to see it all. THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and we may have missed some things, … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

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3 27 Celebrations Across MDI This Weekend Exemplify What Goodness Actually Is
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Celebrations Across MDI This Weekend Exemplify What Goodness Actually Is

Carrie Jones Dec 08, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—When Lisa Parsons checked kids into the Neighborhood House to enter Santa’s extra workshop in Northeast Harbor, Saturday afternoon, she was all smiles. A little after 2 p.m., more than 100 kids had headed behind the heavy wooden doors with personal elvish assistants—some from the MDI High … Continue reading Celebrations Across MDI This Weekend Exemplify What Goodness Actually Is

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Holiday Happenings A quick list of holiday happenings that we know of
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Holiday Happenings

A quick list of holiday happenings that we know of Carrie Jones Dec 05, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND AND TRENTON—We’ve compiled a quick list of holiday happenings, sorted by date. If you know of other events, please let us know and we’ll update our list. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 BAR HARBOR VILLAGE HOLIDAYS CELEBRATION … Continue reading Holiday Happenings

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For Hotel Workers, a Time to Create Christmas Magic

Witham Family Charitable Christmas brings joy, kindness, and toys to families in Bar Harbor and beyond CARRIE JONES DEC 10, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Christmas tunes crank out of speakers while families gather on the asphalt parking lot outside the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Event Center Saturday morning. Twinkling white lights hung from rafters greet visitors at one of Bar Harbor’s most joyous traditions: Witham Family … Continue reading For Hotel Workers, a Time to Create Christmas Magic

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Santa Arrives In Bar Harbor

Puppets, reindeer, gingerbread houses, and solstice dominate upcoming holiday events BAR HARBOR—Santa Claus came to town last night as the jolly old elf visited the green and read “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” from the town’s cupola to a gaggle of enthused listeners. Santa also helped light the town’s tree at the same location Friday night. The poem, written in the early 1800s by either … Continue reading Santa Arrives In Bar Harbor

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