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Cost to Rebuild Glen Mary Wading Pool Makes Tweaks to Plan Necessary
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Cost to Rebuild Glen Mary Wading Pool Makes Tweaks to Plan Necessary

Carrie Jones Sep 16, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—Plans to rebuild the currently broken Glen Mary Pool will likely need to be tweaked after costs for the previous proposal came in too high this past July. During the Parks and Recreation committee’s September 15 meeting, member John Kelly questioned the town’s review process if those tweaks occur. … Continue reading Cost to Rebuild Glen Mary Wading Pool Makes Tweaks to Plan Necessary

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No-Fin Compares to the MDI Sharks Aquathon swimmers averaged 135 laps as kids raise money to keep swim team legacy alive
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No-Fin Compares to the MDI Sharks

Aquathon swimmers averaged 135 laps as kids raise money to keep swim team legacy alive Carrie Jones Feb 06, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe. BAR HARBOR—One stroke. One kick. Another. One lap. One turn. Another. Combine endurance with muscle memory with what seems like choreography. Now add water. Next, imagine swimming 135 laps in the MDI YMCA pool … Continue reading No-Fin Compares to the MDI Sharks

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Two MDI Women Competing in Ice Swimming World Championships in Italy
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Two MDI Women Competing in Ice Swimming World Championships in Italy

Jan 13, 2025 by Emily Burnham/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—Two Mount Desert Island women are competing for the first time in the International Ice Swimming Championships in Trentino, Italy, this week. Puranjot Kaur, a College of the Atlantic graduate and staffer, is best known for her attempts in 2020 and 2021 to swim all the way around Mount Desert Island. Mariah Reading is a Bangor native and a longtime … Continue reading Two MDI Women Competing in Ice Swimming World Championships in Italy

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The Island Loses a Giant

Kendall (Duffy) Akerley made the community his family Carrie Jones Sep 04, 2024 BAR HARBOR—While Kendall B. (Duffy) Akerley’s time was ending in this world, he was still getting out some public last words and those words? They were a thank you to a community that he loved so much. Kendall B. (Duffy) Akerley died August 25 after a brief illness. He was 76 and … Continue reading The Island Loses a Giant

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Village Improvement Association Unveils Glen Mary Pool Concept

Next Stop: Town Council SHAUN FARRAR MAY 07, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR––Glen Mary Pool is one step closer to being a brand-new facility after the Parks and Recreation Committee heard the Village Improvement Association (VIA) presentation of a conceptual new pool plan. Mike Rogers of Lark Studio presented the plan to a packed Council Chambers on May 6. Approximately 25 members of the public attended. … Continue reading Village Improvement Association Unveils Glen Mary Pool Concept

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