Moratorium Talks: What Has a Place in Bar Harbor?

Workshop continues to collect information Carrie Jones Apr 01, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—As the Bar Harbor Planning Board worked through lodging moratorium issues, March 27, its members heard a history of transportation and lodging on Mount Desert Island from Dr. Sean Cox, managing editor of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society’s Chebacco. “It wasn’t an automobile island … Continue reading Moratorium Talks: What Has a Place in Bar Harbor?

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Cadillac Mountain Reservations Delayed Again

Carriage roads and some trails remain closed for birds and due to mud season Carrie Jones Mar 26, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Acadia National Park has delayed the opening of the registration period for drivers to go to the top of Cadillac Mountain, the park’s highest peak. The original registration date had been in February. An article in National … Continue reading Cadillac Mountain Reservations Delayed Again

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Transit Hub for Travelers to Mount Desert Island Opening in June

Mar 14, 2025 by Bill Trotter TRENTON—The state is nearing completion of a visitors’ center in Trenton that is designed to help reduce seasonal traffic congestion on Mount Desert Island. The $27 million Acadia Gateway Center is expected to be completed by the end of June, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. The building will be a place where people visiting MDI and Acadia National Park can … Continue reading Transit Hub for Travelers to Mount Desert Island Opening in June

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Protestors Rally to Support Acadia

Carrie Jones Mar 02, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Dozens of protestors on Saturday turned out in Bar Harbor at noon to indicate their support for Acadia National Park and its workers and to protest President Trump’s cuts to the park’s staffing. It was one of at least 145 gatherings in the country located near the 433 national park sites. According to the New York Times, “The National … Continue reading Protestors Rally to Support Acadia

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Five Acadia National Park Fires Were Allegedly Arson

Carrie Jones Feb 26, 2025 Share by Marie Weidmayer/Bangor Daily News ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Five wildland fires at Acadia National Park in a year and a half span were arson, according to federal court records. A request for a search warrant was unsealed in the U.S. District Court of Maine in Bangor on Tuesday, which outlines what the National Park Service alleges were five arson fires started … Continue reading Five Acadia National Park Fires Were Allegedly Arson

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Acadia National Park Workers Lose Jobs and Job Offers

Carrie Jones Feb 19, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. BAR HARBOR—An already understaffed Acadia National Park lost eight workers on Valentine’s Day, a result of decisions made by the White House. The loss of the probationary workers comes on top of a federal hiring freeze. Approximately 30 job offers had already been rescinded. Now, employees who have worked at … Continue reading Acadia National Park Workers Lose Jobs and Job Offers

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Former Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Shot in Aroostook County Incident

State Police K9 Shot in Same Incident Later Succumbs to Injuries Shaun Farrar Feb 04, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. PORTAGE—A former Hancock County Sheriff’s deputy was shot yesterday while on duty for the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Shane Campbell spent well over a decade in Hancock County before moving to a position up north. He … Continue reading Former Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Shot in Aroostook County Incident

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THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Feb 03, 2025 Share 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 … Continue reading THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK

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The Saga of Seawall Road Continues

Southwest Harbor looks for help Carrie Jones Jan 29, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. SOUTHWEST HARBOR— “We need to have a larger voice on this issue,” Southwest Harbor Town Manager Karen Reddersen said to the Southwest Harbor Select Board Tuesday, January 28. “We want there to be a voice.” The select board members agreed that when … Continue reading The Saga of Seawall Road Continues

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THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Jan 20, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. 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 … Continue reading THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK

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