Lamoine Man’s Incredible Story of Survival Coming to Reel Pizza Cinerama in powerful documentary. Shaun Farrar Oct 07, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—Two and a half months. 76 days. 1,824 hours. 109,440 minutes. An eternity. No matter how you measure it, surviving for that amount of time in the open ocean in a six-foot … Continue reading 76 Days Adrift.
Northeast Harbor Fleet Hosts Worlds This Week Carrie Jones Sep 07, 2025 NORTHEAST HARBOR—The International One Design (IOD) is the heart and soul of the Northeast Harbor Fleet community—classic, gorgeous historic. When a group of them head out to race, sails aloft, ropes pulled or lax, depending, they soar across the water. They are the kind of sailboat that make people swoon. There will likely … Continue reading When Art Meets Wind: Northeast Harbor’s IODs Set Sail for the World Championship
Carrie Jones Mar 19, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council, Tuesday night, agreed to allow American Cruise Lines (ACL) to tender passengers at the town’s pier. “I think we’re ready to do this,” Council Chair Valerie Peacock said. Hers was the only comment in public before the council unanimously approved it 5-0. The possibility of ACL disembarking passengers at Ells Pier in downtown … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Council Allows Small Cruise Line to Disembark on Town’s 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
And some other town news CARRIE JONES JUL 23, 2024 Share SOUTHWEST HARBOR—A giant sailboat hasn’t been turning heads in Southwest Harbor this week—not exactly. It’s more like it’s raising those heads and chins and gazes as people look to the skies to locate the top of the largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world. The M5 has been docked in Southwest Harbor since last week. One … Continue reading Largest Single-Masted Ship Visits Southwest Harbor
