Raw Numbers Show Acadia National Park Memorial Day Visitation Highest on Record.

Carrie Jones Jun 12, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—While Acadia National Park reported that its off-season visitation was the lowest since the COVID pandemic in 2020, the raw numbers for Memorial Day weekend made it the highest on record. The raw traffic counts from the Sand Beach entrance shows that in 2026, there were 9,681 total, besting 2024 by … Continue reading Raw Numbers Show Acadia National Park Memorial Day Visitation Highest on Record.

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Through Storm Clouds and Silence, Communities Remember Their Dead.

Rain forced many ceremonies indoors across parts of Mount Desert Island, but communities still gathered to honor fallen service members and their families. Carrie Jones May 25, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Back in 1957, Bar Harbor had a parade, sponsored by the George Edwin Kirk Post of the American Legion that marched down Cottage Street to … Continue reading Through Storm Clouds and Silence, Communities Remember Their Dead.

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After Record 2025 Crowds, Acadia Expands Island Explorer Service for Earlier Start

Two routes will be active Memorial Day Weekend Carrie Jones Jan 27, 2026 MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Acadia had an all-time record visitation in 2025 and as both Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park continue to work on ways to mitigate either road congestion or decrease serious injury crashes, the Island Explorer will be starting a bit earlier this year and will be running some routes for Memorial … Continue reading After Record 2025 Crowds, Acadia Expands Island Explorer Service for Earlier Start

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Sacrifice, Service, and the Stories We Tell

We Remember Them: Memorial Day Across Mount Desert Island Carrie Jones May 26, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. 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 … Continue reading Sacrifice, Service, and the Stories We Tell

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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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An Island Gives Thanks

Memorial Day Events 2024 CARRIE JONES MAY 27, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—“Thank you for your service” hasn’t always been something Kery Strickland was comfortable hearing. “I’ve spoken with many other veterans throughout the years about this phrase and, for the most part, the vets I’ve spoken with typically feel uncomfortable with being told this phrase. For many years it was even awkward for me … Continue reading An Island Gives Thanks

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More Than a Million Gone

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

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