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Both Eagles That Fell in Bar Harbor Wednesday Have Died

Carrie Jones Aug 09, 2025 BAR HARBOR—Both bald eagles that fell to the Bar Harbor Road after a mid-air fight Wednesday have died, Acadia Wildlife Center, a local non-profit wildlife rehabilitation clinic and nature center, reported Saturday morning. “Two bald eagles hit the pavement on the Bar Harbor Road after a fight with talons clamped together, spinning downwards,” the center shared. “These kind of fights can … Continue reading Both Eagles That Fell in Bar Harbor Wednesday Have Died

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Island Happenings: Retirement Parties, Water Bill Extensions, Food Pantry Housewarmings Shore to Summit: News releases from around the MDI region
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Island Happenings: Retirement Parties, Water Bill Extensions, Food Pantry Housewarmings

Shore to Summit: News releases from around the MDI region Carrie Jones Aug 08, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. 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. You may have to click through to read it all Our briefs article is mostly … Continue reading Island Happenings: Retirement Parties, Water Bill Extensions, Food Pantry Housewarmings

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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK And in the near future.
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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Aug 04, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Links Pub. 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 us know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this email is … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

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IN THE SHADOW OF THE EAGLE New Abbe Exhibit Soars with Wabanaki Voices, Vision, and History (Plus, upcoming Dawnland Festival of the Arts' lineup)
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IN THE SHADOW OF THE EAGLE

New Abbe Exhibit Soars with Wabanaki Voices, Vision, and History (Plus, upcoming Dawnland Festival of the Arts’ lineup) Carrie Jones Jun 21, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. BAR HARBOR—They gathered in the Abbe Museum after hours, greeted at the door by smiling volunteers and name tags before heading down the hall toward the members-only opening reception for In the Shadow … Continue reading IN THE SHADOW OF THE EAGLE

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Things to do on MDI this week
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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Carrie Jones May 12, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. 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 us know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

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Wabanaki Artist Jennifer Pictou on Art, Storytelling, and Abbe Museum's Dawnland Festival’s Evolution
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Wabanaki Artist Jennifer Pictou on Art, Storytelling, and Abbe Museum’s Dawnland Festival’s Evolution

Carrie Jones May 10, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—The Abbe Museum’s Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas is an event that always catapults art, voice, community, and dialogue into the Bar Harbor landscape and this year’s event brings yet another sharpened focus as it uplifts Wabanaki voices through art, dialogue, and community. Set for July 12–13 at the College of the Atlantic, the free two-day gathering … Continue reading Wabanaki Artist Jennifer Pictou on Art, Storytelling, and Abbe Museum’s Dawnland Festival’s Evolution

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What Do Cigarette Butts, a $20 Bill, and Fireball Nips Have in Common? Earth Day on MDI Nikki Burtis rallies over 200 despite the rain Friends of acadia
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What Do Cigarette Butts, a $20 Bill, and Fireball Nips Have in Common? Earth Day on MDI

Nikki Burtis rallies over 200 despite the rain Carrie Jones Apr 29, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND— In the weeks leading up to Friends of Acadia’s annual spring clean-up day, wherever Nikki Burtis drives, she looks for trash. “I’m usually driving around like looking for where like the trashiest places are so … Continue reading What Do Cigarette Butts, a $20 Bill, and Fireball Nips Have in Common? Earth Day on MDI

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Harbor Committee Recommends Small Cruise Ship Tendering to Town Pier Group recommend changes to mooring ordinance, work on dock data
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Harbor Committee Recommends Small Cruise Ship Tendering to Town Pier

Group recommend changes to mooring ordinance, work on dock data Carrie Jones Jan 16, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Harbor Committee recommended, Monday night, that the Bar Harbor Town Council continue to explore allowing American Cruise Lines to tender to the town-owned Ells Pier. The small cruise ships are American-flagged and would not require … Continue reading Harbor Committee Recommends Small Cruise Ship Tendering to Town Pier

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Can You Move It? Then, You Can Likely Have It Despite High Hopes, Historic Caretaker's Cottage on Hospital Campus Risks Destruction
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Can You Move It? Then, You Can Likely Have It

Despite High Hopes, Historic Caretaker’s Cottage on Hospital Campus Risks Destruction Carrie Jones Jan 10, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. BAR HARBOR—A historic caretaker’s cottage that was once a part of an oceanfront estate is in danger of being torn down despite MDI Hospital CEO Christina Maguire’s hopes to find someone who will take it and move it. Design Review … Continue reading Can You Move It? Then, You Can Likely Have It

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This Century-old Down East Tradition Delivers Christmas Cheer Wrapped in Red String
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This Century-old Down East Tradition Delivers Christmas Cheer Wrapped in Red String

Dec 21, 2024 Share by Emily Burnham/Bangor Daily News MOUNT DESERT—The sight of the approaching Sunbeam, the Maine Seacoast Mission’s longtime service vessel, is always a welcome one for residents of Maine’s island communities especially on a frigid winter’s day, just before Christmas. For more than a century, during the holiday season the Sunbeam has visited islands and coastal communities throughout Maine, from Monhegan to the … Continue reading This Century-old Down East Tradition Delivers Christmas Cheer Wrapped in Red String

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