Historic Inn in Southwest Harbor for listed at $2.25 million. Shaun Farrar and Carrie Jones Jun 09, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Just one month after the May 1 death of inn owner James King, the Lindenwood Inn at 118 Clark Point Road in Southwest Harbor is for sale with a listing price of $2,225,000. King, 69, of Southwest … Continue reading Lindenwood Inn is For Sale.
While Bar Harbor weighs lodging reforms and a possible moratorium extension, Southwest Harbor works to update ordinances and streamline development review. Carrie Jones Jun 08, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. SOUTHWEST HARBOR AND BAR HARBOR—Two Mount Desert Island Planning Boards are moving forward in different ways as they try to organize processes that could have … Continue reading Two Towns, Two Paths: Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor Tackle Land-Use Challenges.
Southwest Harbor Housing Committee Seeks More Public Input About Short-Term Rentals. Carrie Jones May 30, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—A current inventory of approximately 90% of the town’s dwelling units shows that roughly half are year-round residences with another quarter being used by summer residents and another quarter being used by tourists and visitors for … Continue reading Housing Data Reveals How Southwest Harbor Dwellings Are Being Used, Just About Half are Year-Round Homes.
State inspectors also noted the station is otherwise in “good operational order.” Carrie Jones May 27, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—After a summer of complaints about odors, rats, and seagulls at the EMR transfer station, state environmental officials are requiring a series of operational changes and repairs at the facility over the next several weeks. A recent … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Transfer Station Must Address Odors, Holes, Rats, and Seagulls Following DEP Inspection.
Meet the Teacher Turning Chocolate, Lasers, and Guitars Into Learning. Carrie Jones May 21, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Have you ever had the sort of teacher that helps his students design their own guitars? Michael Brzezowski is that kind of teacher. Or how about a teacher that purchases 15 pounds of chocolate, helps his students use 100-ounces of food-safe … Continue reading Maine Honors a Teacher Who Helps Students Build More Than Projects.
Plus, a lot of briefs. Carrie Jones May 20, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Melanie Lisy and Kalie Hess, two newly elected members of the Select Board, had their first taste of board governance, May 12. One of the the many things they joined the board in deciding was electing Dan Norwood as the new … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Parking Kiosk Plan Clarified and Moving Forward.
Two Years After Storm Damage and with Funding Secured, Seawall Road Still Awaits Permanent Repairs. Carrie Jones May 08, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—When the Seawall Road might receive a permanent fix is still a bit up in the air. After months of closure due to powerful winter storms that decimated the Seawall Road, six local … Continue reading When Will the Seawall Road Be Permanently Fixed?
Southwest Harbor budget is all set. Election is today. Carrie Jones May 05, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—One by one, voters filed into the Pemetic Elementary School gymnasium Monday night. Some left their kids home with a partner to get ready for bed. Some missed their normal evening rituals. Some went to bed a … Continue reading One Night, 130 Voters, and Millions at Stake in Southwest Harbor.
Carrie Jones May 02, 2026 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The deaths of two men at a well-known Southwest Harbor Inn, May 1, is being investigated as accidental. James H. King, 69, of Southwest Harbor and Randy Murray, 69, of Holden both died, May 1, at the Lindenwood Inn, which King owns. “It is being investigated as accidental. We will have to wait until the medical examiner’s report for … Continue reading Inn Owner One of Two Men Dead at Southwest Harbor’s Lindenwood Inn.
A New Parking Era Begins as Board Member Carolyn Ball Says Goodbye. Carrie Jones May 01, 2026 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—It’s only in a few places—all related to the town’s working waterfront—but paid parking in Southwest Harbor is still taking up a lot of energy and work for the the town’s volunteer boards and staff. After some worries from members of the public, at the Select Board’s … Continue reading New Fees, New Kiosks: Southwest Harbor Sets Waterfront Parking Plan.
