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How a Maine Ice Diver Raised a U-Haul From the Bottom of Frozen Echo Lake and a Lot More Even a broken arm doesn't stop him
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How a Maine Ice Diver Raised a U-Haul From the Bottom of Frozen Echo Lake and a Lot More

Even a broken arm doesn’t stop him Feb 07, 2025 Share by Elizabeth Walztoni/Bangor Daily News SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The man Mainers call when they lose something below the surfaces of frozen lakes is having a very unusual year. Greg Canders, of Bangor, typically gets between two and nine calls each January. This year, he’s had five, but they’ve been less typical than the lost snowmobiles and ATVs … Continue reading How a Maine Ice Diver Raised a U-Haul From the Bottom of Frozen Echo Lake and a Lot More

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Golden Anchor Files Complaint Against Bar Harbor Another Court Case Involving Bar Harbor Cruise Ship Changes Emerges
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Golden Anchor Files Complaint Against Bar Harbor

Another Court Case Involving Bar Harbor Cruise Ship Changes Emerges Carrie Jones Feb 03, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR— The Golden Anchor has challenged, in Hancock County Superior Court, the Bar Harbor Board of Appeals decision that upheld the town’s notice of violation against the pier owner, January 31. That notice of violation (NOV) concerns the pier’s lack of a daily town permit to disembark cruise … Continue reading Golden Anchor Files Complaint Against Bar Harbor

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Things to do on MDI this week
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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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Driver of U-Haul That Broke Through Echo Lake Ice This Morning Is Ok
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Driver of U-Haul That Broke Through Echo Lake Ice This Morning Is Ok

Carrie Jones Jan 18, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT—Early Saturday morning, emergency personnel responded to a report of a 10-foot U-Haul truck in Echo Lake. The driver motored the U-Haul approximately 400 yards over the lake’s ice before the truck broke through. Southwest Harbor Fire Department assisted Mount Desert Fire in the rescue and posted about it on social media. The 75-year-old driver of the truck was able … Continue reading Driver of U-Haul That Broke Through Echo Lake Ice This Morning Is Ok

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Signage Meant to Fight Chris' Pond Vandalism Approved
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Signage Meant to Fight Chris’ Pond Vandalism Approved

Carrie Jones Jan 16, 2025 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—A local pond has been getting a lot of attention in Southwest Harbor lately and not all of it has necessarily been good. The pond, which hosts skating and other winter recreational activities, was the focus of the town’s select board’s extended executive session, which was moved to the beginning of the meeting on Tuesday, January 14. The pond’s … Continue reading Signage Meant to Fight Chris’ Pond Vandalism Approved

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Polar Plunging and Peaceful Partying Mount Desert Island Welcomes 2025
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Polar Plunging and Peaceful Partying

Mount Desert Island Welcomes 2025 Carrie Jones Jan 01, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BERNARD—”Crazy!” one of the fifty or so people gathered at Lopaus Point Road as the rain pelted down and the cold ocean waited swathed in fog and gray. This was it. They were headed in, ready for a polar plunge into frigid waters. “This … Continue reading Polar Plunging and Peaceful Partying

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Tuesday Storm Likely To Bring Snow and Tough Driving Conditions Many variations in forecast for snowfall amounts
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Tuesday Storm Likely To Bring Snow and Tough Driving Conditions

Many variations in forecast for snowfall amounts Carrie Jones Dec 23, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Just in time for those who are hoping for a white Christmas, a winter storm that is expected to arrive tonight and last throughout Tuesday is also expected to create potentials for hazardous holiday travel in Hancock County according to the National Weather Service in Caribou’s 2 p.m. and 3 … Continue reading Tuesday Storm Likely To Bring Snow and Tough Driving Conditions

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Deer Population Worries Some in Southwest Harbor Task Force on ambulance service moves forward, ISO and lobster truck permitting discussed
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Deer Population Worries Some in Southwest Harbor

Task Force on ambulance service moves forward, ISO and lobster truck permitting discussed Carrie Jones Dec 17, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Some people in Southwest Harbor are concerned about the implications of a large deer population and that some residents and visitors might be feeding the deer. Worries about the deer herds on Mount Desert … Continue reading Deer Population Worries Some in Southwest Harbor

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Half Price Park Passes May Be in Short Supply This Year Shaun Farrar Dec 06, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—If you have been putting off purchasing your half price Acadia National Park annual pass this month, you may want to get it done. Soon. Acadia National Park holds the distinction of being the only national park to sell its annual pass at a lower price in December. This year, as in years past, the annual pass is sold at half price during the month of December. However, this year there are less annual passes available than normal. “Each year, the park orders a set number of annual entrance passes specific to Acadia National Park, which are valid for the calendar year. The number of annual entrance passes that we order is an estimate of what we are likely to sell. The annual entrance pass costs $70, except in December when it costs $35,” said Acadia National Park Management Assistant John Kelly. Last year, the park increased the price of an annual entrance pass from $55 to $70. Because of that price hike, according to Kelly, “we anticipated visitors would opt to purchase the America the Beautiful—The National Parks and Federal Lands Annual Pass since it costs $80 but provides access to more than 2,000 recreation areas managed by six federal agencies.” That rationale may not have taken into account the thousands of local residents in Hancock County and beyond who may not be planning to visit any national park other than Acadia National Park. AVAILABLE PASSES AND WHERE YOU CAN BUY THEM via NPS/Acadia National Park In 2023 the park had approximately 7,400 passes available for the month of December and the rest of 2024. The park sold approximately 600 of those passes and third party vendors sold approximately 4,100. However, the park ended up having 2,700 unsold by the end of the year. This year, the park has adjusted and reduced the number of annual passes available to a total of 3,200. Those 3,200 passes can be accounted for in the following manner as of the beginning of December. Acadia National Park has kept 1,200 for park sales. Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center received 800. Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce received 500. Harbor House, selling for the Southwest Harbor/Tremont Chamber of Commerce, received 100. Town of Gouldsboro (selling from town office) received 100. Town of Tremont (selling from town office) received 100. That leaves 400 passes remaining and only if all of the third party sellers for this year have been captured above. HOW THEY ARE SELLING As of approximately 4 p.m., December 5, the Harbor House had two passes left to sell and was awaiting more from the park. As of approximately 5 p.m., December 5, the Tremont Town Office had 38 passes left to sell but had not requested any more yet. As of approximately 9:30 a.m., December 6, the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center had approximately 550 passes left to sell. As of Approximately 4 p.m., December 5, both the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce and the Gouldsboro Town Office stated that their passes were selling well but didn’t have exact numbers. You can purchase a discounted annual park pass at the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center at the corner of Main Street and Cottage Street, in Bar Harbor, until 10 p.m. tonight, Friday, December 6, and during regular business hours. They will be there until the end of December or until there are no more cards available, whichever comes first. NEW THIRD-PARTY SELLER AGREEMENT The National Park Service instituted a new third-party seller agreement this year and a couple of towns that traditionally sell the passes in December were caught off guard. The new policy requires third-parties (such as a town or a chamber of commerce) to sell passes all year in order to participate in the discounted program that occurs in December. The towns of Mount Desert and Winter Harbor, both of whom have historically sold park passes during December, were not able to get the agreements signed in time to sell discounted passes this year due to communication snafus. Mount Desert expects to begin selling passes year round this coming year and have discounted passes available again next December. Bar Harbor Story is a mostly self-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Thank you for being here with us and caring about our community, too! Subscribed Thanks for reading Bar Harbor Story ! This post is public so feel free to share it. Share If you’d like to donate to help support us, you can, but no pressure! Just click here (about how you can give) or here (a direct link), which is the same as the button below. To support The Story If you’d like to sponsor the Bar Harbor Story, you can! Learn more here.
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Half Price Park Passes May Be in Short Supply This Year

Shaun Farrar Dec 06, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—If you have been putting off purchasing your half price Acadia National Park annual pass this month, you may want to get it done. Soon. Acadia National Park holds the distinction of being the only national park to sell its annual pass at a lower price in … Continue reading Half Price Park Passes May Be in Short Supply This Year

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Cruise Ship Ballot Question Recount Moves Forward Portia Judson Honored, Reward for Illegal Deer Death on MDI, Comprehensive Plan Event, and other briefs
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Mount Desert Business Receives $200k, LifeFlight Asks People to Please Not Point Lasers at Its Helicopters

Events, Closures, and More Briefs Carrie Jones Nov 22, 2024 Share Each week, we compile briefs and press release and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. This is this week’s briefs LOCAL BUSINESS RECEIVES $200K FROM STATE AUGUSTA—Governor Janet Mills today announced $7 million in grant awards from her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to help Maine technology companies … Continue reading Mount Desert Business Receives $200k, LifeFlight Asks People to Please Not Point Lasers at Its Helicopters

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