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Potential Government Shut-Down Worries Some Future Mount Desert Island Vacationers

Others remain hopeful Carrie Jones Sep 25, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. BAR HARBOR—The email came in quietly to one short-term rental owner. “It seems the likelihood that the government will shut down Oct 1, is very high. This of course means that the National Parks are closed, and the main attraction for us to visit Bar Harbor is Acadia. … Continue reading Potential Government Shut-Down Worries Some Future Mount Desert Island Vacationers

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Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park

Carrie Jones Sep 23, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—The National Park Service has removed multiple Acadia National Park signs that refer to climate change. Those signs were at the summit of Cadillac Mountain, one of the park’s most popular spots, as well as Great Meadow. The Trump administration has said that it hopes … Continue reading Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park

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All Buses Head to Bar Harbor . . .

League of Towns Talks Island Explorer and Transportation Carrie Jones Sep 23, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—Several members of the League of Towns, September 23, said that they were concerned about the effectiveness of the newly opened Acadia Gateway Center in encouraging people to leave their cars in Trenton and take the free Island Explorer bus to … Continue reading All Buses Head to Bar Harbor . . .

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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Carrie Jones Sep 22, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. 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 … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

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TikTok Is Changing How People Visit Acadia National Park

Sep 20, 2025 by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Once upon a time, visitors may have relied on printed travel guides from Frommer’s and Fodor’s to plan their trips to Acadia National Park. But that wasn’t the case when Baltimore resident Caitlin Rosing and her friend Amy Lauenstein recently planned a week of travel to Maine’s coast. A video going around social media about Cabbage … Continue reading TikTok Is Changing How People Visit Acadia National Park

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Park Officials Urge Bear Awareness as Sightings Rise on MDI

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Town Hill’s Bear May Be Harvested

Shaun Farrar Sep 17, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. BAR HARBOR—The bear that was first accused of killing two goats and some rabbits in May is now being accused of killing baby rabbits at the same property and not eating them. This behavior that is being attributed to one bear, but there have been sightings of multiple bears at one time on Mount … Continue reading Town Hill’s Bear May Be Harvested

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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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Ruby the Fox Has Died

Acadia Wildlife Center announced the passing of its education ambassador Carrie Jones Sep 13, 2025 BAR HARBOR—The Acadia Wildlife Center announced Friday that Ruby, a red fox, and education ambassador for the center, has died. “Those of you who were fortunate enough to have seen her in person know how special she was,” the center said. “She was the embodiment of flash in the pan. … Continue reading Ruby the Fox Has Died

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When Art Meets Wind: Northeast Harbor’s IODs Set Sail for the World Championship

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

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Acadia Visitor Center in Trenton Opens After Months of Delays

Sep 03, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Ironbound Restaurant – Inn – Gatherings. by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News TRENTON—After months of delays, the state’s new Acadia Gateway Center in Trenton has opened. The $27 million visitors center, which was funded through the Maine Department of Transportation, was expected to open earlier this summer, but construction-related delays resulted in it remaining closed through July … Continue reading Acadia Visitor Center in Trenton Opens After Months of Delays

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