July 3 and July 5 events, too! Carrie Jones Jul 02, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—We’ve compiled some information on events and celebrations for July 3, July 4, and July 5. Some tips from the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Department are at the end of the article, too. We hope you have … Continue reading Fourth of July Happenings on MDI
A Map, a Mission, and Many Meetings: MDI Launches Housing Talks Carrie Jones Jun 27, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—This week, Noel Musson and Susanne Paul began visiting all the major town governing boards in the Mount Desert Island Region, starting with the Southwest Harbor Select Board. It’s not quite a road trip because the meetings will be spaced apart (often by weeks) and … Continue reading Musson Group Kicks Off MDI Tour to Tackle Housing Planning
Community Round-Up: This Week’s Briefs and Press Releases from the Bar Harbor Story Carrie Jones Jun 27, 2025 Share A QUICK NOTE FROM US: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. Our briefs article is mostly just press releases that we don’t write, or claim to write, but just share from … Continue reading Backside Blast, Black Hawk Helicopters, Awards and Everything in Between
Town Thanks Volunteers Who Came Through For the Manset Pier Carrie Jones Jun 12, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Links Pub. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Town Manger Karen Reddersen reported during the select board meeting, June 10, that there has been a positive step forward for the Seawall Road Project. Acadia National Park received “supplemental funding from Congress to fund storm-related damages and … Continue reading Acadia National Park Brings Good News For Seawall Road Repairs
New project will bring 30 full-time, year-round jobs Carrie Jones Jun 10, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. ELLSWORTH—Witham Family Hotels has begun construction on its new Home2 Suites by Hilton in Ellsworth. On Tuesday morning, Ellsworth officials, representatives from Witham Family Hotels, and Wright-Ryan all gathered with the media on a somewhat muddy site, smiling despite the drizzle … Continue reading Witham Family Hotels Breaks Ground on New Home2 Suites by Hilton in Ellsworth, Maine
Acadia’s Housing Problem Helps Spur New Projects and Ideas for Bar Harbor, Park, and FOA Jun 07, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Multiple housing projects are in the works for Acadia National Park with some projects completed, others well underway, and some in the planning stages. According to the Bangor Daily News’ Bill Trotter, Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider said during a park advisory commission meeting earlier … Continue reading No Place to Live Means Not Many to Hire:
Jun 03, 2025 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—Acadia National Park is trying to figure out how to manage hot spots that get congested during its busy summer tourist season, but its top priorities aren’t the places that social media users might think. Last week, a video of a long line of hikers slowly snaking its way up the ladder trail on The Beehive … Continue reading Acadia Wants To Require Reservations for This Popular Park Attraction
Carrie Jones May 28, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TRENTON—The Acadia Gateway Center which was originally expected to open in June, will likely not open until the end of July. The discussion came during conversation in a League of Towns meeting, May 27. The visitors center is meant to encourage Mount Desert Island visitors to park … Continue reading Acadia Gateway Center Likely Won’t Open Until End of July
Carrie Jones May 07, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—There are five seats up for grabs for full three-year terms on Bar Harbor’s warrant committee, which reviews the budget for town meeting and makes recommendations on that and various land use article amendments. Two seats are open because Julie Berberian, the current vice chair, chose not to run. Jeffrey Young also chose not to run again. Incumbents … Continue reading Updated: Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Candidates Answer Our Questions
Carrie Jones Apr 02, 2025 Share NORTHEAST HARBOR—The chowder lovers waited outside the Neighborhood House in the drizzle, Monday, a straight line heading toward the door. People huddled under the building’s eaves to get out of the rain, making room for each other. “Come closer, come closer,” one woman urged others with a friendly smile as she inched toward an exterior wall. “It will just … Continue reading LUNCH Takes the Chowdah Fest Crown
