Former Island Explorer Driver Whose Quick Thinking Saved a Vacationing Mom Has Died

Carrie Jones Apr 18, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Some people will do anything for you even if it might be breaking the rules a little bit. Cindy Orcutt, who died April 2, was that kind of person. And because she was? Another woman survived. Back in the summer of 2008, Cindy was driving an Island Explorer bus. Marjorie Neidecker and her four children were on Cindy’s … Continue reading Former Island Explorer Driver Whose Quick Thinking Saved a Vacationing Mom Has Died

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Remembering Miss Sue, one of Bar Harbor’s Fiercest and Kindest Mama Bears

Sue Freytag Kropff died this week Carrie Jones Oct 27, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—Sue Freytag Kropffspent a lifetime opening doors. Sometimes those were doors of opportunity. Sometimes those were doors to a safe space. Sue Freytag Kropff, formerly of Bar Harbor, always opened the door to her heart. The former business owner, teacher, … Continue reading Remembering Miss Sue, one of Bar Harbor’s Fiercest and Kindest Mama Bears

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The Legacy of “Good for You”

Remembering Edith Robb Dixon BAR HARBOR/WINTER HARBOR—Not many people went to my wedding, but one of those people was Edith Dixon. She was tall and patrician and had a great love of dogs. One night, at Le Domaine, a restaurant in Hancock, Maine, she explained to me about all things dogs, giving me sage advice about grooming and temperament. “You have to love them, but … Continue reading The Legacy of “Good for You”

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