According to the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce: Bar Harbor’s Fourth of July has been voted the #1 Fourth of July celebration in America by the Today Show, and recognized by National Geographic as one of the top ten in the U.S. With a full day of events, there are so many ways to enjoy the holiday, it’s no wonder that people love spending the … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Fourth of July Events!
It rises about 347 feet, but you mostly don’t notice that until the beginning or the end. Schooner Head Path is a 5.6 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Bar Harbor, Maine that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use … Continue reading The Schooner Head Trail
Goldie. Hunter. Rosie. Otis. Necromancer. Alice. Spartacus. Woof Doggy. There is a seemingly never-ending stream of canines that gallivant down Bar Harbor’s Shore Path on Frenchman’s Bay. Their leashes are long, short, red, chained, leather, canvas and sometimes non-existent as they sniff their way down the well-groomed gravel path past rocks and ocean, fences and tourists. The waters are cold and beautiful but the … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Shore Path – Top Things to Do and Dog Places
Carlos, 13, hunkered in his father’s arms in the club house of Rotary 2030 in Panama City. His voice came out in a guttural cry as Rotarians from foreign clubs gathered around, taking pictures, making friends, and learning about Carlos’ story. Carlos has cerebral palsy, diagnosed when he was six months old. “He was a normal baby and then ….” The Panamanian Rotarian struggled to … Continue reading Bar Harbor Rotarians Making A Difference at Home and Around the World
A lot of people claim that the coast of Maine is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and they might be right. Beauty is subjective. We all get to decide what our own personal “Most Beautiful Place in the World is.” For some of us the winner might be Smokey’s BBQ and Lobster, a small no-frills place right across from the … Continue reading Smokey’s BBQ and Lobster is the Most Beautiful Place
Good art, good community, is all about connections and insight, creating and glimpsing into things a little bit more deeply than might make us normally comfortable. It’s about stained-glass nippers, felted rocks, stack upon stack of unfinished projects, the smell of turpentine and glue, the feel of a chalk pastel against the skin. There is something vulnerable about creating, but there’s also something so joyous … Continue reading ArtWaves Building Community and Connection
Above the hustle of Bar Harbor’s Main Street is a green chime clock that once cost $3,350, but now is considered priceless to many. It wasn’t always like this. The clock at First National Bank of Bar Harbor almost didn’t survive past 1969. That was when a crew from A.B. & J.R. Hodgkins hauled a crane up Main Street and prepared to take … Continue reading The Bar Harbor Clock That Ticks On
