Frightfully Fun Halloween Events in Store for MDI!

Beginning today! Carrie Jones Oct 15, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Halloween events begin today, and we’re going to update this as a separate article for those of you who are focused on the fights and delights going on around Mount Desert Island. We’ll be updating this pretty constantly as we learn of more events. … Continue reading Frightfully Fun Halloween Events in Store for MDI!

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Carrying the Torch: The Holmes Store, a Century-Old Fixture, Awaits Its Next Keeper.

The Holmes Store Is Thriving—And for Sale. Carrie Jones Aug 21, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Ironbound Restaurant – Inn – Gatherings. NORTHEAST HARBOR—One of downtown Northeast Harbor’s fixtures, The Holmes Store, is for sale. The store has been in Northeast Harbor proper for more than a century with Peggy Richardson as its latest owner and custodian. Here’s the thing: the business … Continue reading Carrying the Torch: The Holmes Store, a Century-Old Fixture, Awaits Its Next Keeper.

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Letting the Story Fly.

Martha Tod Dudman Launches New Novel, curio, at Northeast Harbor Library. Carrie Jones Jul 20, 2025 NORTHEAST HARBOR—Martha Tod Dudman has been a lot of things so far in her life: select person, business owner, mother, fundraiser, friend, mentor, director of the Maine Humanities Council. She is one of those people who when blessed with a keen intellect and broad vision can couple that with … Continue reading Letting the Story Fly.

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Asticou Hotel to Open Mid-July

Shaun Farrar Jul 03, 2025 Share NORTHEAST HARBOR—Exuding the confidence and self-assuredness of someone who has done this before, the Asticou Hotel’s owner Tim Harrington said that the inn will be open, with guests in their rooms, by mid-July. “What should be a two- to three-year project our (team) got done in under a year,” Harrington said. The original plan was to hit the end of June, … Continue reading Asticou Hotel to Open Mid-July

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Asticou Working With Town About Construction Traffic

Mount Desert Progressing on Seal Harbor Comfort Stations Carrie Jones Jun 17, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. MOUNT DESERT—The Mount Desert Selectboard made quick work of its agenda, June 17, with a meeting lasting less than 30 minutes. Despite the shortness of the meeting, the board efficiently appointed a new employee and a new committee member, … Continue reading Asticou Working With Town About Construction Traffic

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New Nolan Way Homes Aim to Bring Year-Round Residents Back to Mount Desert

Hugs, Hope, and Homes: Mount Desert 365 Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing Project Carrie Jones Jun 13, 2025 Share NORTHEAST HARBOR—Champagne poured into plastic glasses, shovels hit the earth, but one of the most striking aspects of Mount Desert 365’s groundbreaking for a new duplex at Nolan Road was the hugs. The hugs were often. The hugs were plentiful. People smiled and laughed and teased each other. … Continue reading New Nolan Way Homes Aim to Bring Year-Round Residents Back to Mount Desert

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Mount Desert Select Board Approves Asticou Permits and Hears Quick Deer Hunting Legislation Update

Town sets shredding event for May Carrie Jones Apr 23, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. MOUNT DESERT—In a quick meeting that lasted just under 30 minutes, April 22, the Mount Desert Selectboard heard a quick update on proposed deer hunting legislation, set a paper shredding event and approved a special amusement permit for the … Continue reading Mount Desert Select Board Approves Asticou Permits and Hears Quick Deer Hunting Legislation Update

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MOUNT DESERT PUTS FULL SALARIES BACK IN PROPOSED BUDGET

Northeast Harbor Skating Rink Update, Land Use Amendments Carrie Jones Mar 19, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. MOUNT DESERT—Full salary recommendations are back in the town budget that will be presented to Mount Desert voters at the upcoming May town meeting. At the last selectboard meeting on March 3, the board members had approved a three-year proposed increase for … Continue reading MOUNT DESERT PUTS FULL SALARIES BACK IN PROPOSED BUDGET

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No Child Left Bookless

Northeast Harbor Library Fundraiser Seeks to Put Books in Every Local Child’s Hands Carrie Jones Feb 16, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. NORTHEAST HARBOR—At the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair, every child will walk away with a book in hand—if the Northeast Harbor Library can reach its $1,800 fundraising goal. “Nationwide, children’s literacy is declining, with … Continue reading No Child Left Bookless

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Mount Desert Selectboard Says No To Proposed Fitness Classes on Tennis Courts

Selectboard member urges drivers to slow down, budget reconfigured after losing shared deputy fire chief Carrie Jones Feb 06, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. MOUNT DESERT—The Mount Desert Selectboard earlier this week turned down Henry Newhall’s proposal to use the marina parking lot and tennis courts in Northeast Harbor Village Green for fitness classes. “It’s something I’m really passionate … Continue reading Mount Desert Selectboard Says No To Proposed Fitness Classes on Tennis Courts

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