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
And in the near future. Dec 02, 2024 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 hope … Continue reading THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK
Hundreds Descend on Ledgelawn This Halloween Carrie Jones Nov 01, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—”Duct tape!” one woman called across the grassy front lawn on Ledgelawn mid afternoon on Halloween. “I need duct tape. Stat!” “There is always a need for duct tape,” said another woman scurrying across a lawn that was festooned with a … Continue reading Creepin’ It Real:
Carrie Jones Oct 25, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Gary Friedmann for State Representative. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Are you ready for some holiday events? Maybe a little trick-or-treating? Maybe you just want to help out the residents on Ledgelawn out and donate some candy? Here’s our round-up! LEDGELAWN DONATIONS AND TIMING The residents of Ledgelawn love to put on a spooky Halloween! … Continue reading A Big Happy List of Halloween Events
Local Memorial Day Observances and Thoughts CARRIE JONES MAY 25, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—All the way back in 1868, a young girl wrote a New York official a note. In it, she asked for the city official to place a garland on the grave of an unknown Confederate soldier. Her own father, she said, was buried all the way in Georgia. She wanted, she hoped, … Continue reading More Than a Million Gone
Locals take care of visiting families and each other year after year CARRIE JONES DEC 24, 2023 Share THE NORTH POLE AND MOUNT DESERT—Back in 1937, the Bangor Daily News’ Oscar Shepard asked, “Everybody knows about it. But how many elsewhere are aware that this famous Maine town has a community Santa?” That was almost a 100 years ago. And Santa was a selectman and … Continue reading MDI Has No Shortage of Holiday Elves
Opinion BAR HARBOR AND TOWN HILL—The little girl standing on the Bar Harbor Village Green’s words whispered out into the night air Friday, as she stared at the tree in the town’s gazebo. It wasn’t even lit yet. “Oh, Mommy, it’s so beautiful.” “It is,” her mom said, lifting her up so that she could see it better. “And Santa is coming?” “He’ll be here … Continue reading “Volunteer-Led Cheer: MDI Fosters Stronger Bonds Through Festive Acts of Kindness”
