A survey of 55 businesses found common ground on housing, tourism, and infrastructure, even as many respondents raised concerns about housing and costs. Carrie Jones Aug 15, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—The process before Bar Harbor’s Sustainable Tourism Task Force is clear: The town’s voter-approved comprehensive plan sets the town’s overall goals for land use. … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Tourism Debate Is More Complicated Than ‘Businesses vs. Residents’

Cruise ships, strategy, and surveys highlight latest discussion. Carrie Jones Jun 13, 2026 BAR HARBOR—The Sustainable Tourism Task Force addressed the cruise ship in the room, June 10, asking how and if the group should discuss cruise ships and cruise visitors when delving into their charge about sustainable tourism. The questions come while several lawsuits and appeals over the rules governing cruise ships in the … Continue reading Seeking Sustainable Tourism, Bar Harbor Encounters an Old Debate.

Bar Harbor Remains an Outlier in Seasonality Consultant Says. Carrie Jones Apr 10, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor’s tourism planning hit some turbulence this week when some task force members questioned numbers and some of the focus behind a key report. The discussion unfolded as the town’s Sustainable Tourism Task Force reviewed a consultant’s report meant to … Continue reading Some Bar Harbor Task Force Members Question Some Data and Rationale in Tourism Study.